Sep 11 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is headed for Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed for Russia, where he is expected to hold a rare meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow's war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: 2,000 feared dead following flooding in Libya In our news wrap Monday, the Red Cross says up to 2,000 people may be dead after flooding from a powerful storm hit eastern Libya, the U.S. marked 22 years since the attacks of September 11, the FDA approved new… Continue watching
Sep 11 Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, expected to meet with Putin By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The meeting has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 09 Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese, Russian guests at North Korea’s 75th anniversary celebration By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea invited visiting Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a paramilitary parade featuring rocket launchers pulled by trucks and tractors, state media said Saturday, in leader Kim Jong Un’s latest effort to display his ties with Moscow and Beijing. Continue reading
Sep 08 Former U.S. intelligence officer for North Korea addresses growing concerns of nuclear threat By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press America's newly retired national intelligence officer for North Korea points to growing concern the North is building up its nuclear capabilities with neighboring South Korea in mind. Continue reading
Sep 05 Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin to discuss arms deal By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press It’s unclear how far Kim and Putin’s military cooperation could go, but any sign of warming relations will worry rivals like the U.S. and South Korea. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Maui receives $95 million grant to strengthen electrical grid In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House announced a grant of $95 million to strengthen the electrical grid on the island of Maui following the wildfires there, a federal judge ruled Rudy Giuliani defamed two Georgia election workers by… Continue watching
Aug 30 North Korea launches missile toward the sea hours after U.S. flies bomber during drills with South Korea By Associated Press The launch came hours after the United States flew at least one long-range B1-B bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea as part of its annual drills with South Korea. Continue reading
Aug 24 Japan’s neighbors share fear and frustration over radioactive water release By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Aug 23 North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit. Continue reading