WHITE HOUSE � North Korea said Friday that it was still willing to sit for talks with the United States at any time, (in) any format,” after President Donald called off a summit with the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un.Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, …
Day: May 25, 2018
Trump Says Chances for North Korea Summit Revived
WHITE HOUSE �South Korea said Saturday it is carefully watching the developments between the United States and North Korea, after 24 hours of uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump canceled then mused about reinstatement of a historic summit June 1…
Asia Surprised Trump Canceled North Korea Nuclear Summit
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA North Korea and its neighbors in the region reacted with caution to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to cancel the U.S.- North Korea nuclear summit.North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan said in a statement r…
A number of analysts tell VOA News there could still be a Trump-Kim summit soon.
“Don’t cancel your reservations for Singapore just yet,” former U.S. deputy secretary of state Anthony Blinken told VOA’s Korean Service. “This is unlikely to be the final word. President Trump and Kim Jong Un are engaged in a high-stakes game of chick…
CAR BOMB KILLS SIX PEOPLE IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA
TRIPOLI, A car bomb explosion killed six people and injured more than 20 people in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi late Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. The blast occurred on Jamal Abdannaser street near Tibisti Hotel, Capt. Tariq al-Kharraz,…
Trump Balks at North Korea’s Rhetoric, but It Has Used Worse
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA � When North Korea slammed U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser John Bolton, its language was very blunt and impolite. But it was milder than its typical crude and inflammatory insults unleashed on other top U…
On Africa’s Terror Landscape, Double Agents Abound
U.S. efforts to combat terrorists based on the African continent are running into a myriad of problems, perhaps none so vexing, or dangerous, as the constantly shifting alliances and aims of the terrorist fighters themselves.No longer beholden to one g…
TWO KILLED IN ARMED CONFLICT WITH MILITIA MEMBERS IN LIBYA
TRIPOLI, Two civilians were killed on Thursday in an armed conflict with militia members in central Tripoli, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the anti-terrorist special deterrent force of the Libyan Ministry of Interior. “Two residents of Ras Hassan…