Jul 28 Watch News Wrap: North Korean missile flies further, higher than last launch By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, North Korea launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile that flew higher and farther than its first attempt, which came earlier this month. South Korea said it will work to deploy more U.S. anti-missile systems. Continue watching
Jul 28 Pentagon confirms North Korea launched ballistic missile By Dayana Morales Gomez The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it detected a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea. Continue reading
Jul 27 Analysis: 64 years after the Korean War, the world's coldest and most dangerous peace By Michael D. Mosettig Even after 60-plus years of a fragile peace, South Koreans are fully aware that their efforts to build a modern society and economy are constantly at risk of being turned quickly again into rubble, by accidents, blunders and miscues from… Continue reading
Jul 25 North Korea missile program farther along than believed, report says By Deb Riechmann, Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials believe North Korea will have a reliable, intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon as early as next year, according to a report published Tuesday amid a warning from a top Republican lawmaker who says… Continue reading
Jul 21 U.S. to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea, officials report By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea, U.S. officials said Friday, following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who died in June after falling into a coma in a North Korean prison. Continue reading
Jul 10 How we fail to humanize war By Elizabeth Flock Poet and playwright Harry Newman said we need to better understand how the countries we go to war with are often a lot like us. "Those are connections we don't make, or we're not encouraged to make. And those are… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 5:30 Global security and trade dominate G20 summit By PBS News Hour World leaders from 20 nations concluded their annual summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday, a gathering that was dominated by discussions on trade as well as North Korea’s weapons testing. The meetings also drew tens of thousands of demonstrators who… Continue watching
Jul 08 U.S. bombers join jets from Japan, South Korea for training mission By Associated Press Two U.S. bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula to join fighter jets from South Korea and Japan for a practice bombing run as part of a training mission in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:37 Trump and Putin's closed-door meeting yields contradiction on election meddling By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Trump took office on Friday during the G20 summit, discussing Syria and North Korea, as well as Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 9:48 West must engage with Russia, but can't be 'business as usual,' says U.K. defense secretary By PBS News Hour President Trump plans to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 summit, where they'll likely discuss the fight against the Islamic State, the role of NATO and more. U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching