Dec 29 Trump says China ‘caught red handed’ selling oil to North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump criticized China on Thursday following reports that Chinese ships transferred oil to North Korean vessels at sea in violation of U.N. sanctions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 14:41 How Trump tried to redefine America’s role in the world in 2017 By PBS News Hour From the moment President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he has aimed to shake the world stage and change the U.S. role abroad. Hari Sreenivasan looks back at the year in Trump foreign policy with Elliott Abrams of… Continue watching
Dec 22 UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The new sanctions also ban the export of food products, machinery, electrical equipment, earth and stones, wood and vessels from North Korea. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Paralyzing cyberattack ‘WannaCry’ traced to North Korea, says U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. has charged that North Korea was the perpetrator of a widespread cyberattack that affected computer systems worldwide last May. Also, crews continue to work to clear the wreckage of the Amtrak derailment that… Continue watching
Dec 19 WATCH: Tillerson re-emphasizes talks with North Korea during Canada trip By Larisa Epatko Rex Tillerson visited Canada for the first time as secretary of state on Tuesday, where he again emphasized the need to prepare for talks with North Korea over de-nuclearization, although "we can’t talk unless North Korea is ready to talk,"… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 13:40 U.S. needs to stop North Korea before they “perfect” missile capability, McMaster says By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump sent Congress his first national security strategy on Monday, laying out his view of American priorities in an unstable world. Judy Woodruff speaks with national security adviser H.R. McMaster, who led the process to devise the new… Continue watching
Dec 18 WATCH: Trump says America will ‘stand up for ourselves’ President Donald Trump said Monday that "America is in the game, and America is going to win."… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 9:48 Policy disputes on North Korea are playing out in public. What does that do to diplomacy? By PBS News Hour At the UN on Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson backed off comments he made this week about open talks with North Korea -- a marked shift in tone after months of tough statements from President Trump and others. William… Continue watching
Dec 15 WATCH: Tillerson backtracks on offer of unconditional North Korea talks By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's declaration before the U.N. Security Council marked a stunning reversal after he proposed discussions with Pyongyang without preconditions earlier this week. Continue reading
Dec 14 Putin says U.S. hurts itself with ‘invented’ Trump collusion case By Vladimir Isachenkov and Kate De Pury, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at allegations of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, saying they have been "invented" by Trump's foes and have hurt the U.S. political system. Continue reading