China warns North Korea: You’re on your own if you go after the US first
BEIJING – China won’t come to North Korea’s help if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, a state-owned newspaper warned Friday – but it would intervene if Washington strikes first. The Global Times newspaper is not … Read More
Al Shabab militants ban starving Somalis from accessing aid
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Somalia is suffering its worst drought in 40 years. Mogadishu: Islamist militants in Somalia have imposed a ban on humanitarian assistance in areas they control, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to choose between death from starvation and disease or … Read More
Why Expulsion of US Diplomats From Russia Caught Washington Off Guard
Washington has once again misread Moscow, not expecting that a series of anti-Russia measures adopted under the Obama and Trump administration would result in the large-scale expulsion of US diplomats from Russia, Pavel Salin, the director of the Center for … Read More
Trump Doubles Down on Threats Against North Korea as Nuclear Tensions Escalate
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump escalated his war of words with North Korea on Thursday by declaring that his provocative threat to rain down “fire and fury” might not have been harsh enough, as nuclear tensions between the two nations … Read More
President Donald Trump Press Conference: North Korea Paul Manafort 8/10/17
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War With North Korea Not Imminent, Officials Say, but U.S. Would Still Win
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A day after President Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury,” his top diplomat and defense chief sent a more nuanced message on Wednesday, reinforcing the capacity of the United States to win any war while reassuring Americans that … Read More