North Korea

North Korea leader holds off on Guam plan, will watch U.S. bit longer – KCNA

(Reuters) -- North Korea's leader received a report from his army on its plans to fire missiles towards Guam and…

US stocks rise as North Korea anxiety eases; Pentagon chief says US favors diplomatic solution

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher Monday, joining most global equity markets that gained…

North Korea leader hints he would hold off on plan to test-fire missiles to Guam after briefing

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been briefed on a plan to fire missiles…

Videographics: What the US anti-missile defense THAAD can do

https://youtu.be/8EI5-opTpPg The United States deployed its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system – known as THAAD – in South Korea…

Analysis: Can US stop a N. Korea missile strike?

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Thursday it would complete a plan within days to launch a…

China suspends North Korean iron, seafood imports

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will halt iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea starting Tuesday as it implements new United…

Guam leader backs ‘punch on the nose’ for Pyongyang

HAGATNA, United States (AFP)--Guam's leader said Monday that "sometimes a bully can only be stopped with a punch in the nose," in…

CIA chief says ‘nothing imminent’ in US-N.Korea standoff

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- CIA director Mike Pompeo offered assurances Sunday there was "nothing imminent" in the US…

Amid calls for restraint, Trump again cites ‘military’ option on N. Korea

by Brian Knowlton, with Yanan Wang in Beijing WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- United States President Donald Trump and his…

Canadian Presbyterian pastor returns home after N. Korea ordeal

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- A Canadian Presbyterian pastor imprisoned in North Korea for more than two years returned home Saturday days after being…

Venezuela calls Trump military threat ‘craziness’

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- United States President Donald Trump's threat of considering military force in Venezuela is "craziness," the South…

US forces ‘ready’ to protect Guam against N. Korea: W. House

(Agence France Presse) -- United States military forces "stand ready" to safeguard Guam after after North Korea threatened to fire…

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