Politics

Trump: N. Korea will be rich, protected if it forgoes nukes

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that North Korea "would be very rich" — and he promised the Kim family dynasty "very adequate protection" to stay in power...

Trump meets Chinese Vice Premier amid tough trade talks

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump stepped into a round of tough trade talks with China on Thursday after the White House confirmed a meeting between the U.S. president and Chinese...

US, China officials gather in DC in hopes of averting trade war

WHITE HOUSE — Officials of the world’s two largest economies are to hold talks in Washington this week in a continuing attempt to avert a possible all-out trade war. One the eve...

Vietnam widens anti-corruption campaign by cleaning the ruling party

TAIPEI — The ruling Communist Party of Vietnam will call together hundreds of members who it believes can resist corruption and rigorously review others to ease a growing problem for the...

Turkey, US could head for collision over Iran nuclear deal

ISTANBUL — Turkey has pushed back hard against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned of serious consequences, with...

Malaysian Ex-PM, 92, stuns world by returning to power

The 92-year-old former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has stunned the world by emerging from retirement to win Wednesday's parliamentary election. Mahathir and his coalition of opposition parties, called the Alliance...

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