International Relations

S. Korea says no suspicious activities by North Korea yet
Jun 18, 2020

S. Korea says no suspicious activities by North Korea yet

South Korea says it hasn’t detected any suspicious activities by North Korea, a day after it threatened with provocative acts at the border in violation of a 2018 agreement to reduce tensions


Jun 18, 2020

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Pompeo meets Chinese officials amid Bolton book revelations
Jun 18, 2020

Pompeo meets Chinese officials amid Bolton book revelations

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii as new revelations about President Donald Trump and China rocked Washington


Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected
Jun 18, 2020

Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected

A new book by former national security adviser John Bolton says President Donald Trump pleaded with China’s president during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects by purchasing more American farm products


Bolton: Trump said Xi was right to detain ethnic minorities
Jun 18, 2020

Bolton: Trump said Xi was right to detain ethnic minorities

Former national security adviser John Bolton is alleging in his new book that President Donald Trump told China's leader he was right to build detention camps to house hundreds of thousands of ethnic minorities


AP Analysis: N. Korea's dramatic bang part of measured plan
Jun 18, 2020

AP Analysis: N. Korea's dramatic bang part of measured plan

Just two years ago, the leaders of the two Koreas shared drinks, belly laughs and aspirational vows for peace over three highly orchestrated summits


Trump OKs bill to punish China over ethnic crackdown
Jun 17, 2020

Trump OKs bill to punish China over ethnic crackdown

President Donald Trump has signed legislation that seeks to punish China for its crackdown on Uighurs and other ethnic minorities


Judge: Gay couple's child was US citizen at birth in Canada
Jun 17, 2020

Judge: Gay couple's child was US citizen at birth in Canada

A federal judge has ruled that the State Department must recognize that the daughter of a gay couple in Maryland has been a U.S. citizen since her birth in Canada via a surrogate last year


US seeks lower tariffs overseas, fewer duty-free imports
Jun 17, 2020

US seeks lower tariffs overseas, fewer duty-free imports

The Trump administration plans to carry on with its confrontational approach to world trade, pressuring other countries to lower their tariffs on U.S. products and perhaps making it harder for imports to enter the United States duty free


China, India disavow clash but pledge to end border standoff
Jun 17, 2020

China, India disavow clash but pledge to end border standoff

China and India have accused each other of instigating deadly border clashes between their forces this week, pledging to safeguard their territory but also to try to end a standoff between soldiers from the two sides that began last month in the disputed Himalayan frontier


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