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
Aug 29 Trump: ‘All options are on table’ after North Korea missile launch By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "all options are on the table" in terms of a U.S. response to North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: North Korea fires missile over Japan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, North Korea fired its second missile in three days, which crossed the Japanese island of Hokkaido and triggered alarms. Also, Trump organization official Michael Cohen reportedly acknowledged contacting Vladimir Putin’s spokesman during the 2016 campaign… Continue watching
Aug 28 What we know about the missile North Korea fired over Japan By Erica R. Hendry Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and President Donald Trump are calling for an emergency meeting of the U.N. security council. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:13 North Korean advances add urgency to U.S. and South Korea war games By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin The U.S. and South Korea are conducting joint military exercises, drills the U.S. says are designed to “enhance readiness” and “maintain stability.” But what the U.S. deems defensive, North Korea calls provocative, with Pyongyang claiming the exercises are driving the… Continue watching
Aug 23 Poll: 61 percent of Americans have little to no confidence in Trump’s ability to handle international crisis By Laura Santhanam Nearly three-quarters of Americans prefer some form of diplomacy over warfare to diffuse tensions between the United States and North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: State Department fields questions on Afghanistan, North Korea By Joshua Barajas State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert will hold a news briefing at 2 p.m. ET. Watch her remarks live here. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 3:55 News Wrap: Tillerson heralds easing of North Korea tensions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, tensions seem to have slightly eased between the U.S. and North Korea, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson noted that Pyongyang is showing signs of restraint. Also, Navy divers found human remains in the U.S. Continue watching