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North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills Father of kidnapped Tennessee teenager divorces her mother and accuses her of 'beating the girl, locking her in the basement' and making her 'vulnerable' to 50-year-old teacher U.S. Navy fires warning flare at an Iranian vessel in the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions between the two countries U.S. Air Force launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California as a test amid rising tensions with North Korea 'See you in the Supreme Court!' Trump blasts 'egregious overreach' of San Francisco judge who blocked his sanctuary city crackdown and says liberal lawmakers who protect illegal immigrant criminals 'have blood on their hands' I'm a North Korean... Get me out of here! 'Super-hot' defectors are celebs in South Korea ... (more)

US sets up missile defense in S. Korea as North shows power

U.S. military vehicle moves as South Korean police officers try to block residents and protesters who oppose a plan to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in ... . In this Monday, April 24, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan is greeted as it arrives in Busan, South Korea, for a sc... .

China launches 1st domestically-made aircraft carrier

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a newly-built aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes.

The Latest: USS Carl Vinson exercises with Japan air force

Chief nuclear negotiators, Joseph Yun, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, left, Kenji Kanasugi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, right, and Kim H... . Chief nuclear negotiators from left to right, Joseph Yun, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, Kenji Kanasugi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and... .

Syria still has chemical weapons, USA defense secretary says

While in Israel Friday, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis accused the Syrian government of violating an agreement it made in 2013 to hand over all its chemical weapons. This month, Russian Federation vetoed a Western-backed United Nations resolution that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack.

S.Korea says in talks to hold joint drills with US carrier strike group

South Korea said on Monday it was in talks with Washington about holding joint drills with the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group as it approaches waters off the Korean peninsula amid fears North Korea could conduct another nuclear test. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun gave no further details other than saying Seoul was holding discussions with the US Navy.

Trump’s organized crime ties bring blackmail to the White House

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as he stands surrounded by his daughter Ivanka, his son Eric, Eric Trump's wife Lara Yunaska and his wife Melania , during a campaign victory party after rival candidate Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The words were positively polite, at least for a man convicted of assault and racketeering.

Parker: Strategy, policy are foreign to Trump – Sun, 23 Apr 2017 PST

Foreign leaders and local interlocutors, aka pundits, might as well take a vacation for the next few minutes until Donald Trump's next foreign policy "strategy" surfaces from deep within his amygdala. For to presume a strategy when Trump toys with potentially lethal nations - threatening to tear apart the nuclear agreement with Iran or putting North Korea on notice that doom may befall it any moment - is to imagine that a toddler has given grave consideration to the gravitational aspects of toppling his brother's Lego edifice.

North Korea tells United States and its allies: ‘Don’t mess with us’

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's latest missile test and demanded Pyongyang not conduct any more nuclear tests in a statement that was delayed as the United States and Russian Federation sparred over its language. North Korea has been under United Nations sanctions aimed at impeding the development of its nuclear and missile programs since 2006.

Peaceful outcome for Korean peninsula still possible, says Pence

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves to the audience after delivering remarks to the CEOs of Australian-based companies in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2017. Photo - Reuters U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves to the audience after delivering remarks to the CEOs of Australian-based companies in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2017.

Russian man sentenced to 27 years in hacking case

A federal judge on Friday handed down the longest sentence ever imposed in the U.S. for a cybercrime case to the son of a member of the Russian Parliament convicted of hacking into more than 500 U.S. businesses and stealing millions of credit card numbers, which he then sold on special websites. Roman Seleznev was sentenced to 27 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $170 million in restitution to the business and banks that were the victims of his multiyear scheme.

New actor Trump heightens N. Korea drama: analysts

Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been magnified by the unpredictable new player in the annual drama: Donald Trump. North Korea always intensifies its rhetoric when Seoul and Washington stage annual large-scale joint military drills that it condemns as rehearsals for a potential invasion.

Why Isn’t Jason Chaffetz Running For Reelection? The Move Raises Questions

"I have long advocated public service should be for a limited time and not a lifetime or full career", Chaffetz said in a statement , as The New York Times reports . Chaffetz's decision is likely bad news for Allen and the Democrats, as the district is normally not a competitive opportunity.

North Korea vows to continue testing missiles despite United States warning

A senior North Korean official then accused the United States of bringing the countries to the brink of thermonuclear war. The North conducted two nuclear tests and 24 ballistic missile tests last year, defying six UN Security Council sanctions resolutions banning any testing, and it has launched more missiles this year including a failed attempt at the weekend.