Mar 03 U.S., South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy By Hyung-Jin Kim, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 22:26 March 2, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes… Continue watching
Mar 02 North Korea's Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown By Foster Klug, Emily Wang, Associated Press Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for a 60-plus-hour ride home, ending a trip to Vietnam that saw a… Continue reading
Mar 01 Otto Warmbier's parents blame North Korea 'evil regime' for son's death By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Fred and Cindy Warmbier rebuked President Donald Trump, who said he takes Kim Jong Un "at his word" that he was unaware of alleged mistreatment of Otto Warmbier. Continue reading
Mar 01 North Korea's Kim tours Hanoi after summit breakdown By Foster Klug, Associated Press Kim Jong Un on Friday seemed confident and poised — a world leader taking his place on the international stage — as he met with Vietnam President Nguyen Phu Trong. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: North Korean foreign minister disputes Trump's account of Hanoi summit breakdown By Jonathan Lemire, Deb Riechmann, Foster Klug, Associated Press Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said the North was ready to offer in writing a permanent halt of the country's nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and that Washington wasted an opportunity that "may not come again."… Continue reading
Feb 28 Donald Trump said he believes Kim Jong Un played no role in death of Otto Warmbier By Associated Press The University of Virginia student had been visiting North Korea with a tour group when he was detained. A court there sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor for the alleged offense. Continue reading
Feb 28 How far off is a deal? 4 takeaways from the Trump-Kim summit By Gretchen Frazee The summit in Hanoi ended early with no deal, but U.S. officials said they were still “optimistic” they could come to an agreement in the future. Continue reading
Feb 28 In a summit first, Kim Jong Un takes U.S. media questions By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press North Korea leader Kim Jong Un answered questions from American journalists on two separate occasions during the summit in Vietnam. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Trump answers questions after North Korea summit ends abruptly with no deal By Associated Press 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. Continue reading