Trump says ‘all options on table’ after North Korea fires missile over Japan

Tokyo (CNN)US President Donald Trump has warned Pyongyang that “all options are on the table” after North Korea fired a missile over Japan early Tuesday. Tuesday’s launch was particularly provocative as it was North Korea’s first ballistic missile to fly … Read More

FT: Ukraine crisis will ‘cripple’ Russia-U.S. relations, envoy warns

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U.S.-Russian relations will be “crippled” unless a solution is found to the Ukraine crisis, the newly appointed U.S. envoy on the country has warned, dashing any hopes Moscow may still harbor for rapprochement under Donald Trump’s presidency, according to the … Read More

Kushner chases Trump’s ‘ultimate deal’ in Middle East

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Tel Aviv (CNN)In a bid to restart a moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Thursday. Accompanied by a high-level American delegation, Kushner … Read More

Kushner already had his work cut out in the Middle East. But it just got harder.

JERUSALEM — Presidential son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner returned to the Mideast this week to revive negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. But any optimism that an unconventional Trump administration might be able to jump-start meaningful talks has been complicated … Read More

Afghanistan endorses Trump’s revised strategy; Taliban warns of ‘graveyard’

The Afghan government on Tuesday embraced President Trump’s commitment to “fight to win” in Afghanistan, but the insurgent Taliban vowed the country would become a “graveyard” for U.S. troops if they don’t withdraw. Trump said in a televised speech Monday … Read More

North Korea’s latest threat to South Korea, U.S.: ‘Merciless retaliation’

North Korea threatened South Korea and the United States on Tuesday with “merciless retaliation” over their ongoing joint military drills. Pyongyang warned both countries they “should take the whole responsibility for catastrophic results from (a) reckless war game,” according to … Read More