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China Urges US to Make ‘Wise Decision’ Ahead of Tariff Deadline

BEIJING — China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to make a "wise decision" on trade as a deadline for the administration of President Donald Trump to release a...

Trump Salute to North Korean General Raises Eyebrows

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump saluted a North Korean general on the sidelines of this week's summit in Singapore, an unusual show of respect for a military figure of a foreign...

With Trump-Kim Summit Over, What Now?

SINGAPORE — What now? That is the question from the White House in Washington to the Blue House in Seoul — and perhaps also inside the Ryongsong Residence in Pyongyang. Following the historic handshake...

In Singapore, Trump Says He Will Halt US-South Korea ‘War Games’

PENTAGON — The Singapore summit ended Tuesday with the United States and North Korea committing to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But the seemingly biggest headline does not even appear in the official...

5 Russian, 3 Syrian Businessmen Charged in US with Sending Jet Fuel to Syria

Five Russian and three Syrian businessmen were indicted in federal court in Washington Tuesday for alleged money laundering and using a Crimean-based shipping company to send jet fuel to Syria. Along with...

Trump: No More Nuclear Threat from North Korea

SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump declared Wednesday, "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," as he returned home from a summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim...

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