North Korea
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Trump defends policies on border, North Korea in visit to Las Vegas
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a job well done and saying his…
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North Korea's Kim orders production of more rocket engines, warhead tips: KCNA
EghtesadOnline: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the production of more solid-fuel rocket engines and rocket warhead tips, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a report otherwise…
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North Korea shipments to Syria chemical arms agency intercepted: U.N. report
EghtesadOnline: Two North Korean shipments to a Syrian government agency responsible for the country's chemical weapons program were intercepted in the past six months, according to a confidential…
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North Korea Says U.S. Faces `Merciless Revenge' Over Drills
EghtesadOnline: North Korea threatened the U.S. on Tuesday, saying it will face “merciless revenge” for ignoring Pyongyang’s warnings over annual military drills with South Korea.
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North Korea delays Guam missile firing, U.S. says dialogue up to Kim
EghtesadOnline: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delayed a decision on firing missiles towards Guam while he waits to see what the United States does, the North's state media reported on Tuesday…
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Trump Warns North Korea He Would Strike to Stop Threats to U.S.
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gotten away with provocations and threats for too long and suggested he’s ready to hit the reclusive regime with…
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Putin Puts North Korea Ties Before Missile Threat
EghtesadOnline: In retrospect, said Vladimir Bogdanov, it wasn’t the best time to start the first passenger-ship service between Russia and North Korea shortly before Kim Jong Un shocked the…
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North Korea may have more nuclear bomb material than thought: U.S. think tank
EghtesadOnline: Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile,…
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Trump to speak with Xi, Abe as North Korea, steel issues loom
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, calls that come as frustration builds in the White House…
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North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon
EghtesadOnline: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout the country, the state news…
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Symantec says 'highly likely' North Korea group behind ransomware attacks
EghtesadOnline: Cyber security firm Symantec Corp said on Monday it was "highly likely" a hacking group affiliated with North Korea was behind the WannaCry cyber attack this month that infected…
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Researchers see possible North Korea link to global cyber attack
EghtesadOnline: Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry "ransomware" cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000…
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Trump Mulls Military Options for North Korea. They're All Grim.
EghtesadOnline: Three weeks before becoming president, Donald Trump weighed in on the threat of North Korea developing a nuclear warhead capable of reaching the U.S.: “It won’t happen,” he vowed…
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U.S. Says It's Encouraged by China's Help Pressing N. Korea
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. has gotten encouraging signs that China will act to pressure Kim Jong Un’s regime to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, a State Department official said, but the…
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Pence Visits North Korea Border, `Heartened' by China Moves
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence encouraged China to take action against North Korea while he met with troops a day after Kim Jong Un’s regime defied the Trump administration with…
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Trump Is Willing to Consider a Sudden Strike on North Korea
EghtesadOnline: In the wake of North Korea’s failed medium-range missile test this weekend, President Donald Trump is willing to consider ordering “kinetic” military action, including a sudden…
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North Korea's missile launch threatens whole world, South Korea says
EghtesadOnline: South Korea said on Sunday North Korea's latest missile launch threatened the entire world, warning of a punitive action if it leads to further provocations such as a nuclear…
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North Korean test missile "fizzles" hours before Pence arrives in South
EghtesadOnline: A North Korean missile "blew up almost immediately" on its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said, hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence landed in South Korea…
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North Korea Defies Trump With Missile Test
EghtesadOnline: North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile on Sunday morning that exploded almost immediately after launch, defying warnings from the Trump administration to avoid any…
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Asian shares, won move south on worries over North Korea
EghtesadOnline: Japanese and South Korean shares fell while the won currency came under pressure on Friday, as rising tensions in the Korean peninsula dented confidence in the world's economy.
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China Warns of War Risk as Trump Rattles Saber at North Korea
EghtesadOnline: China warned that a war on the Korean Peninsula would have devastating consequences as the U.S. threatened military retaliation against North Korea if it proceeds with a nuclear…
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Xi Urges North Korea Talks in Trump Call as Tensions Mount
EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that talks were the only way to ease concerns over North Korea, after the U.S. leader sent warships to the region and warned he…
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N. Korea Threatens US Navy
EghtesadOnline: North Korea denounced the US deployment of a naval strike group to the region on Tuesday, warning it is ready for “war” as Washington tightens the screws on the nuclear-armed…
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Xi Buys Time With Trump as Tensions Loom Over North Korea
EghtesadOnline: After predicting a “very difficult” encounter with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump emerged from their first meeting hailing an “outstanding relationship” between chiefs…
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Abe praises Trump's security commitment after call on Syria, North Korea
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised the "strong commitment" of President Donald Trump to global and allied security after his second call with the U.S. leader…
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North Korea calls U.S. strikes on Syria 'unforgivable'
EghtesadOnline: North Korea said on Saturday U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were "an unforgivable act of aggression" that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons…
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At U.S.-China summit, Trump presses Xi on trade, North Korea; progress cited
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to do more to curb North Korea's nuclear program and help reduce the gaping U.S. trade deficit with Beijing in talks…
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Trump’s Xi Summit Tests His Promise to Win on Trade, North Korea
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump gets his chance Thursday to confront the leader of a nation he blames for stealing millions of U.S. jobs and enabling North Korea’s march toward a nuclear…
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North Korea test-fires missile into sea ahead of Trump-Xi summit
EghtesadOnline: North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are…
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'Tough' Tillerson Will Help on North Korea, China Oilman Says
EghtesadOnline: As the head of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson had a knack for doing deals in China, according to Fu Chengyu, the former chairman of Asia’s biggest oil refiner.