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China warns US of ‘countermeasures’ against possible new tariffs

China says it will take appropriate countermeasures if the United States follows through with additional tariffs on Chinese goods. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he had asked the U.S. trade...

Deadly Earthquake Hits Western Japan

At least three people are dead and 90 others are injured after a strong earthquake struck western Japan Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck just north of...

State of Emergency Declared in Papua New Guinea

A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea after rioting in the remote Pacific island's Southern Highlands province. Angry demonstrators looted and set fire to several buildings in the...

S. Korea flexible on ending joint US military drills

SEOUL — Officials in Seoul are reacting cautiously to the expected suspension of U.S.-South Korea military exercises, but an influential presidential adviser sees it as an important step in the North Korea...

UN Official: ‘Time’ to Talk Human Rights With North Korea

WASHINGTON — Concerned by the lack of any reference to human rights in the joint statement issued at the historic summit between Washington and Pyongyang, the United Nations special rapporteur on North...

Trump Renews Defense of North Korea Agreement

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his defense Sunday of the agreement he reached with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, saying it already has led...

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