The biggest risks facing the world in 2018
Every year, Eurasia Group puts out their Top Risks report, and the world pays attention – from Wall Street to Washington. Here is their ranking for the top risks facing the world in 2018. The following...
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South Korea has been calling North Korea everyday for the past 2 years, and...
South Korea has been calling North Korea through a communications hotline every day for about two years, and finally someone answered on Wednesday.The communications equipment sits along the DMZ border...
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US military leader warns not to get hopes up over talks between North and...
The head of the US militaryin South Korea warned against raising hopes over North Korea's peace overture to South Korea.North Korea and the US recently exchanged nuclear threats again, but Pyongyang...
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A North Korean missile launch reportedly failed and blasted one of its own...
A failed North Korean missile test reportedly struck a populated city and may have detonated its unburnt fuel.Photos from around the time of the launch show a building in the city of Tokchon having...
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Trump may be falling into Kim Jong Un's trap by engaging in nuclear threats...
President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that his hard line on North Korea helped open up communications between Seoul and Pyongyang.Trump recently taunted Kim Jong Un with nuclear...
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The US and South Korea are delaying joint military exercises until after the...
President Donald Trump agreed to delay military exercises with South Korea until after the Winter Olympics next month.The exercises, called "Foal Eagle," are normally held from February to April.Trump...
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North Korea has agreed to hold talks with South Korea for the first time in...
North and South Korea have agreed to a dialogue, the first time in more than two years.The upcoming talks will focus on the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.The meeting will be held at the border...
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The US and South Korea just took a huge step towards peace with North Korea
North Korea has reopened communications with South Korea and the US has agreed to suspend military drills during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.There will be two and a half months of quiet on the...
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North and South Korea are starting to talk to each other again, but experts...
This week marked major developments in communications between North and South Korea, as the two countries plan to meet for the first time in two years.Many hope the talks will help both sides resolve...
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9 of the most outrageous things Kim Jong Un has said
Between testing ballistic missiles and eating extravagant amounts of cheese, North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has made plenty of pretty outrageous statements about the United States and life in...
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Pope calls for talks with North Korea in yearly 'State of the World' address
Pope Francis called on Monday for dialogue on the Korean peninsual to ease tensions and work on a ban on nuclear weapons.The Pope also called for the "status quo" to remain in Jerusalem following US...
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It's Kim Jong Un's birthday, but nobody in North Korea is celebrating —...
Monday is Kim Jong Un's 34th birthday.The day isn't a national holiday, unlike his father's and grandfather's birthdays.An expert on North Korea told Business Insider it was too cold and expensive to...
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How North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became one of the world's scariest...
Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader who has presided over his country's shocking, uninvited entrance into the nuclear club, turned 34 on January 8.Kim, current head of the Kim dynasty that's ruled...
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Kim Jong-Un is described as one of the world's scariest dictators. Here's how the youngest leader in North Korea's history rose to power. This video was originally published on January 18, 2016.Join...
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South Korea is looking into an aircraft carrier full of F-35s, which would be...
With a minor change, South Korea could turn its next small helicopter destroyer into a full-fledged aircraft carrier with a few F-35Bs.The F-35B would provide unprecedented sea power.South Korea would...
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Mystery children and sibling rivalries — this is Kim Jong Un's family tree
The Kim family has long kept quiet about exactly who belongs to their sprawling, complex family tree.But thanks mostly to South Korean intelligence, we have a pretty good idea.Few political figures...
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This is one of the US' biggest fears about a war with North Korea
In a potential war with North Korea, the US has a limited ability to evacuate wounded service members from a battlefield in Korea.While the US would maintain an outsize wound-to-kill ratio, North...
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Tillerson and Mattis are reportedly trying to hold Trump back from striking...
President Donald Trump's secretaries of state and defense are trying to persuade him not to strike North Korea, while his national security adviser is pushing for a "bloody nose" attack, according to...
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North Korean officials will walk across the South Korean border for their...
North Korean delegates scheduled to meet their South Korean counterparts will be crossing the contentious military demarcation line separating the border.The demarcation line has been the scene of...
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A hotline will allow Kim Jong Un and the South Korean president to interrupt...
Talks between North and South Korea on Tuesday will be watched by the country's leaders via a live feed.Kim Jong Un and President Moon Jae-in will be able to interrupt at any point during the...
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