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North Korea ICBM Test Strengthens US Alliances

SEOUL — North Korea’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile is solidifying U.S. alliances in East Asia while exacerbating already difficult relations with adversaries in the region. Most significantly South Korea’s position...

Putin Tells 755 US Diplomats to Leave Russia

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering 755 U.S. diplomats out of the country in retaliation to new U.S. sanctions over Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Putin told a Russian...

US Signals Action Against North Korea Is Necessary; Talks Underway

Senior U.S. officials said Sunday the time for talking about the diplomatic consequences of North Korea's latest missile test is over, since the danger to international peace that Pyongyang poses is...

China Joins Condemnation of North Korea’s Latest ICBM Launch

PENTAGON/WHITE HOUSE — China has condemned North Korea’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, joining criticism by the United States and South Korea. China’s foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday that...

US, South Korea Fire Missiles in Response to North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch

PENTAGON/WHITE HOUSE — U.S. and Republic of Korea militaries fired missiles into South Korean territorial waters in direct response to North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch Friday. A statement from Eighth United States...

North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile

PENTAGON — North Korea launched another intercontinental ballistic missile ((ICBM)) Friday, the second such launch in just a few weeks, the Pentagon said. "We detected and tracked a single North Korea missile launch,”...

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