North Korea says it may test hydrogen bomb over Pacific Ocean

(Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images) North Korea threatened early Friday to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean in what the nation called the “highest level of hardline countermeasure in history.” The threat followed news that President Trump’s administration … Read More

Iran nuclear deal: US ‘sunset clause’ concern remains – Tillerson

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Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAll seven countries which negotiated the nuclear deal were at the talks US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Washington continues to have “significant issues” with the Iran nuclear deal, after his first talks with his Iranian … Read More

At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea

UNITED NATIONS — President Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the “total destruction’” of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward nuclear weapons. Trump, who has ramped up his rhetoric throughout … Read More

Trump Administration Plans New Sanctions Against Iran

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce new sanctions against Iran as soon as Thursday while also taking steps to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran for now by extending the sanctions relief in the accord, senior administration … Read More

Trump to weigh more aggressive US strategy on Iran

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President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that could allow more aggressive US responses to Iran’s forces, its Shiah Muslim proxies in Iraq and Syria, and its support for militant groups, according to six current and former US officials. The … Read More

UN Security Council steps up new North Korea sanctions

Major US allies in Asia welcomed today (12 September) the UN Security Council’s unanimous vote to step up sanctions on North Korea, with its profitable textile exports now banned and fuel supplies to the reclusive North capped after it its … Read More

North Korea slapped with UN sanctions after nuclear test

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The United Nations has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports. The latter is aimed at starving the North of income for … Read More

North Korea threatens USA with ‘miserable end’ amid fears of missile TODAY

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NORTH Korea has threatened the USA with a “miserable end” amid fears Kim Jong-un’s rogue state is plotting a missile launch TODAY. North Korea, in a ferocious article in one of North Korea’s propaganda channels, have accused America of attempting … Read More

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