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Trump authorizes shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

Earlier Friday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper made the case for giving military commanders the latitude to use land mines as a means to "shape the battlefield" and protect American forces. Critics of the new Trump policy call it dangerous.

North Korea fired two short range projectiles, Seoul reports

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The recent North Korea activities could indicate it wants to show what would happen if Washington fails to meet a year-end deadline set by its leader, Kim Jong Un, for the U.S. to offer a new proposal in their stalemated…

US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea.

Why the U.S. decision in Syria has left some allies anxious

By Layla Quran, Bryan Wood

“I have senior officials behind closed doors asking me, ‘If this is how America treats its comrades in the battlefield, can America be counted on?’”…

Tour boat captain not to blame in deadly Danube crash, experts conclude

By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press

The deadly crash that occurred in May killed 28 people. Most of the victims were South Korean tourists.

North Korea fires missile days before resuming talks with U.S.

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

Japan lodged an immediate protest, saying the missile landed inside its exclusive economic zone.

South Korea's foreign minister on how to reduce nuclear tensions with North Korea

World leaders have been gathered in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Among them is South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha, who joins William Brangham to discuss her country’s current dynamic with North Korea, how…

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WATCH: Moon calls for economic engagement with North Korea

By Associated Press

South Korea's president called for an "international peace zone" between the divided Koreas with U.N. offices and other international groups stationed there.

Seoul says U.S.-North Korea talks will likely resume in coming weeks

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

U.S.-led diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the North Korean nuclear crisis have largely remained stalled since the second Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam in February.

North Korea says talks with U.S. could resume in a 'few weeks'

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

A statement attributed to a North Korean foreign ministry official said potential upcoming working-level talks would be decisive in determining the fate of the country's diplomacy with Washington.