Sep 03 U.S. considers trade sanctions over North Korea By Associated Press President Donald Trump says the United States is considering halting trade with "any country doing business with North Korea."… Continue reading
Sep 03 Trump raises stakes in escalating North Korean nuclear crisis By Robert Burns, Associated Press President Donald Trump raised the stakes Sunday in an escalating crisis over North Korea's nuclear threats, suggesting drastic economic measures against China and criticizing ally South Korea. Continue reading
Sep 01 U.S. ban on travel North Korea kicks in, with few exceptions By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The ban makes U.S. passports invalid for travel to North Korea and allows the State Department to revoke the passport of anyone who flouts the ban. Continue reading
Aug 31 The U.S. and allies flew bombers over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force. Here’s why that’s important. By Erica R. Hendry, Nick Schifrin Here's what you should know about the demonstration -- a direct response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan earlier this week. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: State Department orders closure of Russian diplomatic sites By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the Russian consulate in San Francisco and two sites in Washington and New York to close in retaliation for Moscow cutting U.S. diplomatic presence in Russia. Also, forecasters are watching a… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Trump turns focus to hurricane victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump visited Missouri to discuss tax reform and the recovery efforts he saw underway in his visit to Texas yesterday. Also, as tensions with North Korea intensify after the firing of a missile over… Continue watching
Aug 30 Analysis: Should the U.S. set a ‘red line’ for North Korea? By Larisa Epatko We asked several analysts about whether the U.S. should draw a “red line” for North Korea and what its latest missile test means. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump says ‘talking is not the answer’ regarding North Korea By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says that "Talking is not the answer" when it comes to North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 4:16 North Korea missile launch over Japan shakes U.S. allies By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin A North Korean missile flew over the Japanese island of Hokkaido early Tuesday, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call it "the greatest and gravest threat" and drawing an aggressive response from South Korea. Meanwhile, President Trump said "all options… Continue watching
Aug 29 Can a ballistic missile defense system shield Guam from North Korea? By Ankit Panda, Council on Foreign Relations Attempts by the United States and Japan to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles headed toward Guam could fail and undermine the credibility of missile defense. Continue reading