North Korea accuses U.S. of plotting invasion while talking with ‘a smile on its face’

A South Korean, right, and North Korean soldiers stand guard Aug. 13 at Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone. (Yonhap via AP) TOKYO — North Korea’s main newspaper accused the United States on Sunday of staging military drills to prepare an invasion while … Read More

Chinese military to join ‘unprecedented’ Russian joint exercises for first time

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen in Beijing in September 2015 during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. | AP China’s military will for the first time participate with Russia … Read More

Bolton: China, Russia, Iran, And North Korea Are All Meddling In 2018 Election

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This Week ✔@ThisWeekABC NEW: National security adviser John Bolton says in addition to Russia, there’s “sufficient national security concern” that China, Iran, and North Korea are meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections. “Those are the four countries that we’re most concerned … Read More

6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Lombok

A landslide is seen after an earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, Aug. 19, 2018 in this still image obtained from a social media video. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, just hours after a 6.3-magnitude quake shook … Read More

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South’s President Moon Jae-in to meet in Pyongyang in September

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Leaders of rival Koreas to meet in Pyongyang in September. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang sometime in September, … Read More

A major new war is looming — and this one sits worryingly close to home

A “TICKING time bomb” on Australia’s doorstep is counting down to war — and an expert says the world is blind to it. A MAJOR new war is looming — and this one sits worryingly close to home. Asia is … Read More

How South Koreans Are Reckoning With a Changing American Military Presence

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Media coverage in Seoul of President Donald Trump meeting with Kim Jong-un of North Korea in June.CreditAhn Young-Joon/Associated Press In late June, Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of United States Forces Korea, addressed a large uniformed crowd at an outdoor ceremony … Read More

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