PYONGYANG, North Korea — In North Korea, summer is not a good time to be a dog. In the sizzling heat, North Korea's biggest brewery is pumping out twice as much beer as usual, Pyongyang residents are lining up to get their "bingsu" — a syrupy treat made with shaved...
North Korea Said To Be Dismantling Key Parts of Launch Site
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June. While Pyongyang could be trying to build trust with...
History Shows Sanctions Fail. Why Does US Impose Them?
What are sanctions and how do they affect a country’s economy? More importantly, do sanctions work? I ask these questions because U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vowed on behalf of President Donald Trump to use the "strongest sanctions in history" to force Iran back to the table and negotiate...
Poll: Majority Approve of Trump's North Korea Effort
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans now approve of President Donald Trump's handling of U.S. relations with North Korea, a change that comes after his historic summit with that country's leader, Kim Jong Un. But most don't believe Kim is serious about addressing the international concerns about his country's nuclear...
Zakaria: North Korea Summit Was Big Win for China
The cancellation of U.S. military exercises with South Korea is one of several troubling outcomes of President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, writes Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. The headline from the summit in Singapore earlier this month, in which Trump described the exercises as "provocative,"...
Americans Own 46% of World's Civilian Guns
There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday. The Small Arms Survey says 393 million of the civilian-held firearms, 46 percent, are in the United States, which...
Little to Show for U.S. From North Korea Summit
SINGAPORE — The summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un wound up in a victory of style and image over real substance. Trump, hours after his historic meeting with Kim, defended the vague final declaration in a show of bluff and bluster in which he sought to make...
Read Text of Historic Joint Statement Signed By Trump and Kim
Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of...
Zakaria: Trump's Deals Are Spin, Not Wins
Nearly 500 days into his presidency, Donald Trump has yet to demonstrate he is the master dealmaker he purports to be, says Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. He observes in his May 25 opinion piece, "By now it is obvious Trump is actually a bad negotiator — an impulsive, emotional...
Trump Cancels Summit, Citing 'Open Hostility' by North Korea
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump on Thursday called off next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, calling the cancellation a "tremendous setback" for peace and stressing that the US military was ready to respond to any "foolish or reckless acts" by the North....