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Singapore mud-sling: A look back at Trump vs. Kim insults
Dotard, meet rocket man.On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands for a photo-op unimaginable only a few ...
Chronology of major events leading to U.S.-North Korea summit
The following is a chronology of major events leading up to the first-ever summit between sitting U.S. and North Korean leaders on Tuesday in Singapore.1992: ...
Huh? China stumped by Ivanka Trump’s ‘Chinese proverb’
Chinese social media users are scratching their heads over a “Chinese proverb” U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and advisor Ivanka posted to Twitter as her ...
Kim Jong Un could give up ICBMs but keep some nuclear forces: experts
After years of effort to develop nuclear missiles that can target the U.S. mainland, is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un really ready to pack ...
At Trump-Kim summit, human rights is a back-burner issue
U.S. President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: “No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than ...
Ten historic moments in U.S.-North Korean relations
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are in Singapore for a summit Tuesday morning that will be the first of ...
Kim and Trump set to meet one-on-one in first-ever U.S.-North Korean leaders’ summit
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, two of the most unlikeliest statesman, were on Tuesday set to kick off the ...
Philippines says Chinese seizures of fish catch at Scarborough Shoal unacceptable
The Philippine president’s office on Monday called Chinese seizures of fish caught by Philippine fishing boats near a disputed shoal unacceptable, and presented three fishermen ...
South Korea surveying war-split families for planned reunions
South Korea on Monday began surveying South Koreans who would be willing to meet their war-separated relatives in North Korea as part of temporary reunions ...
New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern to stay put as birth nears
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday she plans to remain within driving distance of Auckland for the rest of this week as she ...
Kim may employ variety of tactics to gain advantage in upcoming Singapore summit
Dry wit. Disarming humility. An appreciation for wiggle room, and lots of it.After six years of self-imposed isolation from the world stage, North Korean leader ...
Singapore lays on huge banquet for journalists covering Trump-Kim summit
The tiny city-state of Singapore is hosting its largest media contingent ever for the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim ...
Six-year term for pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Leung is harshest handed out so far
A former rising star in Hong Kong’s radical youth opposition was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for rioting and assaulting the police, one ...
Architects of South Korea’s Sunshine Policy on North say it’s paying off
When the United States and North Korea hold a historic summit on Tuesday, supporters of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung say it will be ...
Chinese newspapers contrast SCO security summit success with G-7 disarray
State-run Chinese newspapers Monday crowed about a weekend meeting of a regional security bloc hosted by China, painting it as a harmonious, anti-protectionist counterpoint to ...
State media workers and security offer glimpse into tightly regimented North Korea
During a security lockdown inside and outside Singapore’s five-star St. Regis hotel before the arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, only ...
Kim and Trump to discuss ‘permanent and durable peace-keeping mechanism’ at summit
North Korean state media said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss “a permanent and durable peace-keeping mechanism on ...
Business as usual: North Korean public kept in dark about Trump summit, not told Kim has left town
With all the international attention focused on Singapore and the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang must ...
North Korean leader Kim arrives in Singapore ahead of summit with U.S. President Donald Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore on Sunday for an unprecedented summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, an attempt to address the ...
Australian nurse survives snake bite by using what he had learned in training
An Australian nurse has spoken about how he survived a bite from one of the world’s deadliest snakes by using medical training to instruct his ...