North Korea threats at ‘unprecedented, critical’ level, Japan official says

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Bolton: Time running out to deal with North Korea threat Amb. John Bolton, Fox News contributor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, says the rogue nation is getting closer to having the U.S. over a barrel. The threat … Read More

CIA chief: North Korea ‘on cusp’ of nuclear capability

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Image: Reuters North Korea has ramped up its missile testing in recent months. CIA director Mike Pompeo has warned that North Korea is on the cusp of being able to hit the US with a nuclear missile. He stressed Washington … Read More

Obama slams state of US politics in 1st post-presidency campaign stops, calls for rejection of Charlottesville hate

Former President Barack Obama made his much-anticipated first post-presidential appearance on the campaign trail Thursday, speaking at events for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia before elections there next month. Appearing at a rally in Richmond, Virginia with … Read More

EU leaders push back against Trump on Iran nuclear deal

Bloc affirms support for pact despite US administrations refusal to certify compliance; IAEA head says inspections of sites continuing unabated. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, Britain Prime minister Theresa May, center, and French President Emmanuel Macron talk as they arrive … Read More

Federal judge in Maryland delivers second blow against Trump’s new travel ban

Just hours before President Trump’s third attempt at a travel ban targeting majority-Muslim nations was scheduled to go into effect Wednesday, federal judges in Maryland and Hawaii again shut down the controversial measure. In Maryland, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang … Read More

Donald Trump should pursue bigger, better Iran deal: Obama diplomat

Trump is onto something. We shouldn’t walk away from the nuclear agreement but we should get more for American companies and regional security. It was my job in the Obama administration to work with Iran and our allies on implementing … Read More

Puerto Ricans Are Still Without Food, Water, and Power One Month After Hurricane Maria

RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP /Getty Images Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria nearly a month ago, but recovery from the Category 5 storm is just beginning. “People are dying in this country,” San Juan Mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, pointed outon September 30 — prior to President Trump’s visit … Read More

North Korea rejects diplomacy with US for now, source says

Washington (CNN) A North Korean official reaffirmed Pyongyang’s commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching “all the way to the East coast of the mainland US,” on Monday, telling CNN that the rogue nation is currently not interested … Read More

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