A former top national security official says Venezuela is one of Trump's top...
President Donald Trump has focused much of his foreign-policy attention on Iran and North Korea.But Venezuela is reportedly a priority alongside those countries for Trump's national-security team.The...
View ArticleTillerson's new North Korea strategy praised by China and Russia — but...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seemed to lay out a new strategy on North Korea on Tuesday, but the White House followed with a vague statement that seemed to dispute him.China and Russia welcomed...
View ArticleNorth Korea tells UN envoy it's 'important to prevent war,' UN says 'door...
A UN envoy to North Korea emerged with the news that Pyongyang said it is "important to prevent war" with the US.The discussion now must move to how to prevent war, and what direction North Korea wants...
View ArticleThe White House is preparing for the possibility of North Korea collapsing on...
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at an event on Tuesday that he and the White House have been preparing contingency plans for a potential internal collapse of North Korea.Tillerson said his main...
View ArticleA $100 counterfeit 'supernote' found in South Korea could have been made in...
A near-perfect counterfeit US $100 bill, called a 'supernote,' was recently discovered in a South Korean bank.North Korea used to create millions of dollars in counterfeit US notes.There's no evidence...
View ArticleA South Korean journalist was reportedly beaten by Chinese guards at a summit...
Chinese guards under orders of police reportedly dragged off and beat a South Korean journalist to the point of hospitalization at a summit to repair relations between the two countries.South Korea's...
View ArticleThe 8 biggest global threats to watch in 2018
2017 saw a number of predictions on global security become reality.Now, with 2017 coming to a close, many people are wondering what 2018's biggest global threats will be.The Council on Foreign...
View ArticleNorth Korean soldier who defected has been granted Choco Pies for life — a...
The North Korean soldier who recently defected has been promised a lifetime supply of Choco Pies after requesting some in hospital.Millions of Choco Pies used to sell on North Korea's black market each...
View ArticleThe UN's leader is worried the world could 'sleepwalk' into war with North Korea
The UN Secretary-General said "misperceptions and mishandling of situations" could lead to war over North Korea.He warned that such war "will have devastating consequences."US Secretary of State Rex...
View ArticleThe US said it might block North Korean ships — and Pyongyang called it a...
The US said it might "interdict" North Korea's maritime traffic.Pyongyang called it a "big step" toward nuclear war.North Korea consistently makes grand threats, but naval blockades have led to war in...
View ArticleWith all eyes on North Korea, Beijing's massive South China Sea land grab...
With the US making North Korea its top priority, Beijing has continued to militarize artifical islands in the South China Sea. China continues to test other Pacific nations with its increasing and...
View ArticleRussia said Trump and Putin have agreed to share information on North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had agreed in a phone call to exchange information about North Korea and cooperate on...
View ArticleNorth Korea reportedly just launched its own version of Netflix — but there's...
North Korean state media announced a new Netflix-like app available to smartphone users within the country.North Koreans can only consume state-approved media, and can be killed for watching South...
View ArticleA fishing deal with China could be the reason North Korean 'ghost ships' are...
Dozens of boats containing dead bodies from North Korea have washed up on Japan's west coast recently.Experts say this could be due to a fishing deal between North Korea and China.The phenomenon also...
View ArticleHere's what we think is going to happen in 2018
2017 has been a roller coaster — both in the US and abroad, the year ends with the world in a very different place than it was 12 months ago.However, as has become our tradition, the Business Insider...
View ArticleThe mysterious lives of the 3 kids who are believed to be Kim Jong Un's
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is believed to have three children with his wife Ri Sol-ju.There are few details on the kids, but they're believed to be between the ages of 10 months and 7 years...
View ArticleUS Naval Academy discovers 150 year-old battle flags taken from Kim Jong Un's...
The US Naval Academy just discovered a bloody link to the history of North Korea's Kim dynasty.In the 1870s, the US captured forts in Korea and took flags that belonged to a direct ancestor of Kim.The...
View ArticleNorth Korean hackers are targeting cryptocurrency workers with a fake job advert
Cybersecurity firm Secureworks discovers malware in fake bitcoin job advert email.Coding suggests that North Korea's Lazarus Group is behind the attack.Unclear what the aim of the attack is or how many...
View ArticleNorth and South Korea have tried to make peace before — and they could do so...
Despite the tension in the Korean Peninsula, North Korea and South Korea have made important strides towards peace in the last several decades.North Korea has remained deeply insecure and volatile due...
View ArticleAn Australian man has been charged with acting as an agent of North Korea...
An Australian man has been arrested for offenses related to allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea.The man allegedly discussed the sale of ballistic missile technology with the intent of...
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