North Korea’s Kim to Meet with Russian President Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are to meet later this month in Moscow.
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North Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided weapon
North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of ‘tactical guided weapon,’ in what may be an attempt to register displeasure with a deadlock in nuclear talks with the United States without causing those coveted negotiations to collapse.
Trump, Kim tease third North Korea summit
President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘would be good,’ writing glowingly of his relationship with the despot and adding that he anticipates the day the repressive state becomes ‘one of the most successful nations’ on Earth.
Trump Set to Host Moon for North Korea Talks
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks Thursday at the White House focused on the goal of both nations to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
Pro-Lifers Argue ‘the Tide Is Turning in America’ as Pain-Capable Abortion Ban Revived in Congress
Pro-life lawmakers are bringing back the fight to ban abortions after five months of pregnancy, saying that’s the point at which scientific evidence shows babies being aborted feel pain.
Pentagon Wants to Test A Space-Based Weapon in 2023
Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based weaponry. They’ve asked for $304 million in the 2020 budget to develop such beams, more powerful lasers, and other new tech for next-generation missile defense. Such weapons are needed, they say, to counter new missiles from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. But just figuring out what might work is a difficult technical challenge.
North Korea Covertly Building Missiles, Nuclear Arms at Civilian Sites
North Korea is covertly developing and testing nuclear arms and ballistic missiles at civilian facilities in a bid to prevent a “decapitation” military strike against its weapons plants and storage depots, according to a report by a UN panel of experts.
Pyongyang ‘rebuilding’ main satellite launch site, photos show
Activity has been detected at a North Korean long-range rocket site, suggesting Pyongyang may be pursuing the ‘rapid rebuilding’ of the facility after the collapse of the Hanoi summit, according to an analysis of satellite imagery.
Cohen’s Credibility Crushed by Republicans as He Accuses President Trump of Criminal Conduct
It’s been described as the hearing heard around the world – with President Trump overseas trying to bring peace with North Korea, Democrats gave a microphone to a witness on a mission to undermine the president. Trump’s ex-lawyer, who once said he would take a bullet for President Trump, instead lambasted the president for hours on Capitol Hill.
White House: Trump, Kim summit ends early without deal
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have failed to reach an agreement at their second summit in Vietnam, but talks between the two nations will continue in the future.
Trump urges ‘my friend’ Kim to abandon nukes, follow Vietnam’s model for economic prosperity
President Trump said Wednesday he’ll know very soon whether ‘my friend Kim Jong Un’ is willing to abandon his nuclear weapons program in return for economic prosperity similar to Vietnam, the host country for their second summit.
‘Substantial progress’: Trump cancels tariff increase on Chinese imports
President Trump on Sunday said the U.S. has made ‘substantial progress’ in trade talks with China and he will no longer increase tariffs on Chinese imports on March 1.
Trump happy if North Korea doesn’t test weapons; peace deal a possibility
US President Donald Trump has said he would be happy as long as North Korea maintains its pause on weapons testing, and he was in no rush to strike a nuclear deal with its leader, Kim Jong Un, when they hold their second summit this week.
Trump under pressure for real results in summit with Kim
Eight months after his breakthrough meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Mr. Trump this week heads into the second denuclearization summit under greater scrutiny to bring back more tangible results from the high-stakes parley in Vietnam.
Trump says he expects to meet North Korea’s Kim again after Hanoi summit
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again after their planned summit next week in Hanoi.
North Korean Christian Imprisoned for Her Faith Tells of Torture, Beatings in Prison
A North Korean Christian, identified only as ‘Prisoner 42’ for security reasons, told Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors the torture and beatings she endured for her faith and how God stayed with her through the brutality.
Venezuela unveils anti-US coalition at United Nations
It was almost a who’s who of America’s foes as Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, was surrounded on Thursday by some of the world’s most notorious human rights violators. He was announcing the formation of a group of countries that he said would defend the United Nations Charter.
U.S. envoy goes to North Korea to prepare second Kim-Trump summit
The Trump administration’s top envoy on the Korean nuclear crisis will meet Wednesday with his counterpart in Pyongyang in preparation for an impending second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
North Korea trying to protect nuclear, missile capabilities: U.N. report
North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and the country is working to make sure those capabilities cannot be destroyed by any military strikes, according to a confidential report by U.N. sanctions monitors.
Spy chief says Russia will attempt to interfere in 2020, contradicts Trump on North Korea’s denuclearization, ISIS defeat
Russia and other actors will attempt to interfere in the 2020 elections, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday, saying such actors will use the tactics they deployed in the 2016 and 2018 campaigns.