Trump says launching ‘largest-ever’ package of sanctions against North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States would launch the "largest-ever" package of sanctions against North Korea, intensifying pressure on the reclusive country to giving up its nuclear and missile programmes. South Korean soldiers work on a barricade on the Grand Unification Bridge which leads to the truce village Panmunjom, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, January 19, 2018.

At boot camp, Marine Corps working to integrate training in the #MeToo era

At one high school in Winnetka, Illinois seeing double is part of their daily routine.That's because the sophomore class at New Trier High School in ... -- Seung Yup Woo has a small go-bag with him at all times.

Pence’s approach to troubles in White House: He wasn’t there

In this Feb. 1, 2018, photo, Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington. Credit Pence with good timing when it comes to trying to avoid political messes.

Trump administration drops Cha as pick for Seoul envoy

Victor Cha, a former White House official who had been the Trump administration's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is no longer being considered for the post, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The Washington Post quoted people familiar with the matter as saying Cha, a Korean-American, had raised concerns with White House officials over their consideration of a risky limited strike on North Korea and about the administration's threats to tear up a bilateral trade deal with Seoul.

Ex-North Korean Spy: Kim Jong Un Is Using The Olympics As A Weapon

The North boycotted the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, which came several months after North Korean agents bombed a commercial airliner, killing more than 100 people. Kim Hyon-hui, one of the two agents responsible, was captured before she could take her own life as her partner did.

Rival Koreas agree to form first unified Olympic team

South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung, center, speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korea meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialog... . South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung, center, leaves for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korea meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, We... .

North Korea to send cheering squad in Olympics delegation

South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung, center, speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korea meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialog... . South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung, center, leaves for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korea meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, We... .

Global stocks stabilize after China-led wobble

Asian stock markets were lower on Thursday after Wall Street posted i... . Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.

Trump Taunts Kim: My ‘Nuclear Button’ Is ‘Much Bigger’ Than Yours

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are once again publicly comparing the size of their respective nuclear arsenals, with the president tweeting that the U.S. "nuclear button" is "much bigger & more powerful" than the one controlled by Pyongyang. Trump's comment on Twitter comes in response to Kim's New Year's address in which the Korean leader warned that the whole of U.S. territory is "within the range of our nuclear strike."

North Korea says it’s a ‘pipe dream’ that it will give up nukes

The UN Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang says can reach anywhere on the US mainland. SEOUL: North Korea said it is a "pipe dream" for the United States to think it will give up its nuclear weapons, and called the latest UN sanctions to target the country "an act of war" that violates its sovereignty.

North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ‘an act of war’

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Sunday called the latest U.N. sanctions to target the country "an act of war" that violates its sovereignty, and said it is a "pipe dream" for the United States to think it will give up its nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang says can reach anywhere on the U.S. mainland.

Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in U.S., South Korean drills

A U.S. Air Force U-2s spy plane prepared to land at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday. Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched their combined air force exercise.

US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill

The U.S. and South Korea on Dec. 4 kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an "all-out provocation," days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops -- began Monday morning, Seoul's air force said.

S. Korea says NK showed ‘measured’ reaction to Trump’s visit to Seoul

South Korea said Monday that North Korea showed a "measured" reaction to US President Donald Trump's latest visit to Seoul amid reports on the conditions for direct talks between the US and North Korea. North Korea's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned Trump's trip last Tuesday and Wednesday as a "warmonger's visit for confrontation" to rid the North of its nuclear deterrence.

US, S. Korea start drills in show of force against N. Korea

The United States and South Korea on Saturday started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea. The four-day drills that began in waters off South Korea's eastern coast come as President Donald Trump continues a visit to Asia that has been dominated by discussions over the North Korean nuclear threat.

Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea

South Korean warships joined three US aircraft carriers Saturday in an unusually strong display of naval force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions have been a focus of US President Donald Trump's ongoing tour of Asia. The four-day joint exercise in the western Pacific involves three flattops -- USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt -- and seven South Korean warships including three destroyers, Seoul's defence ministry said.

Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at North Korea

South Korean warships joined three US aircraft carriers Saturday in an unusually strong display of naval force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions have been a focus of US President Donald Trump's ongoing tour of Asia. Nuclear-armed North Korea regularly denounces joint US and South Korean military drills as rehearsals for invasion.