Donald Trump: ‘I have decided to terminate the planned summit in Singapore’
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North Korea destroys nuke test site in front of journalists
PUNGGYE-RI, North Korea — North Korea carried out what it said was the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists. The blasts at the test … Read More
White House pulls out of summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
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President Trump on Thursday canceled the highly anticipated summit with North Korea that had been set for next month, calling the talks “inappropriate” following the “hostility” displayed in the latest comments from dictator Kim Jong Un. The move to pull … Read More
US, South Korea work to keep North Korea summit on track
WASHINGTON – The United States and South Korea are laboring to keep the highly anticipated U.S. summit with North Korea on track, even after President Donald Trump abruptly said “there’s a very substantial chance” it won’t happen as scheduled. South … Read More
Mike Pompeo lays out steep terms for Iran nuclear treaty
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Mike Pompeo outlines 12 demands to be included in new treaty with Tehran, including removing all its forces from Syria. The US secretary of state has outlined a series of steep demands to be included in a new nuclear treaty … Read More
Paraguay opens its Israel embassy in Jerusalem
Paraguay is the third country after the United States and Guatemala to move its embassy to the disputed city. The status of Jerusalem remains a major hurdle to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Paraguay opened its new … Read More
China encourages US to work for North Korea’s denuclearization
China to continue encouraging the United States and North Korea to work toward latter’s denuclearisation. As reported by the Xinhua News Agency on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said that United States President Donald Trump offered North Korea protections in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. China further said to welcome the initiative taken by the United States to … Read More
Iran announces deadline for Europe to salvage nuclear deal
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Tehran says EU mechanisms must be in place before US sanctions take effect. Miguel Arias Canete (L), European Union Energy Commissioner, during a meeting with Iranian officials in the capital Tehran on May 19, 2018. Iran said it would wait to … Read More
US envoy to Israel: Evangelical Christians firmer Israel backers than many Jews
As David Friedman hails their ‘fervor and devotion’ in NY Times interview, his counterpart Ron Dermer calls devout Christians the ‘backbone’ of US support for Israel. Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, United States Ambassador to Israel David … Read More
Want to understand why Trump keeps winning? Look at Democratic hysteria
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If you want to understand why Donald Trump is president today (and why he could very well win a second term), look to the Democrats’ hysterical response to two of Trump’s major foreign policy achievements over the past week. Last … Read More