North Korea wants summit with Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump in capital Pyongyang, CNN reports

Ulan Bator, the Mongolian capital, has been also floated as a possible location of the summit. North Korea is hoping to hold the planned summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Pyongyang, CNN reported, citing … Read More

Pope Francis, In Easter Message, Says “Defenceless” Being Killed In Holy Land

Pope Francis called for peace for “the entire world”. Pope Francis spoke a day after the Syrian army command said it regained most of Eastern Ghouta. Pope Francis begged for peace for “the entire world”, beginning with Syria (Reuters) VATICAN … Read More

UNSC sets largest sanctions list yet over North Korean smuggling

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his … Read More

North Korea is ‘preparing for nuclear test by digging tunnel’

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JAPAN has warned that North Korea is “doing everything possible” to prepare for the next nuclear test by digging a new tunnel. NORTH Korea is gearing up for a new nuclear test by digging an underground tunnel, Japan has warned. … Read More

China ‘still a player’ on North Korea, despite Trump-Kim talks, Japanese official says

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Peace and stability in Asia will top agenda at upcoming summit between Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul, former foreign minister says. China still has a significant role to play on the North Korea nuclear issue, regardless of the planned talks between … Read More

Obama: North Korea’s isolation gives U.S. less leverage in talks

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SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI   TOKYO — Former President Barack Obama said Sunday that negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program are difficult in part because the country’s isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang. … Read More

Seoul to closely cooperate with China, Japan to tackle North Korea issue

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South Korea’s National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) in Tokyo, Japan 13 March 2018. Suh recently met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and discussed the prospect of the denuclearization of the … Read More

How Trump caught his White House and the world by surprise

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(CNN)When White House aides arrived at work Thursday, they were prepared for a market-shaking event that would prompt jitters among US allies and cause heartburn among establishment thinkers, even Republicans. They weren’t prepared for two such events. President Donald Trump … Read More

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