Trump-Kim summit abruptly ends early
The schedule for President Trump and Kim Jong Un’s second day of meetings in Hanoi, Vietnam was abruptly changed Thursday.Trump left the Metropole Hotel, where the summit took place, before 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleTrump-Kim summit ends with no agreement on denuclearization
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit ended without any agreement Thursday."Sometimes you have to walk," Trump said at a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. "This was just...
View ArticleTrump says sanctions are a sticking point in nuclear talks with Kim
President Trump said Thursday a deal on denuclearization could not be reached during his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim wanted all sanctions against North Korea lifted without...
View ArticleTrump: I 'trust' Kim's promise he won't resume nuclear,...
President Trump said Thursday he trusts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not resume testing missile and nuclear warheads despite their failure to reach a denuclearization agreement at their second...
View ArticlePakistan to return captured Indian pilot as US attempts to defuse conflict
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said Thursday that his country would return a captured pilot to India, representing a possible de-escalation in tension between the two countries.Khan told...
View ArticleRubio defends Trump on North Korea: 'No deal is better than a bad...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Thursday defended President Trump, saying that "no deal is better than a bad deal" after a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without an agreement."#KJU is...
View ArticleNew Pentagon plan calls for troops to leave Afghanistan within five years:...
The Pentagon is reportedly floating a new plan that would see all U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan within the next three to five years, The New York Times reported Thursday.The plan is reportedly...
View ArticleDem senator seeks to prevent military intervention in Venezuela without...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced a resolution to prohibit military intervention in Venezuela without congressional approval on Thursday.“It’s critical that the...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump suffers setback in Korea talks | Trump gets praise...
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View ArticlePompeo assures Philippines of US protection in South China Sea
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday visited Manila, where he assured Philippine officials that the Trump administration would provide military support if the country's vessels fell under attack...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia revokes citizenship of bin Laden son Hamza as US searches for him
Saudi Arabia announced Friday it has revoked the citizenship of Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza bin Laden, a day after the State Department announced a $1 million reward for information leading to his...
View ArticleUS airstrike kills 26 more al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
The U.S. military said Friday it killed 26 fighters from Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab a day earlier in an airstrike in Somalia.U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said in a statement that the Thursday...
View ArticlePentagon seeks $2B over five years for Space Force
The Trump administration plans to spend $2 billion over five years to create its Space Force, according to a Defense Department proposal released Friday.The legislative proposal for the new service,...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon sends Congress its Space Force plan | Projects...
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View ArticleUS scaling back annual military drills with South Korea: reports
The Pentagon is preparing to scale back its annual military drills with South Korea amid a push for a potential deal to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, according to multiple reports.The large-scale...
View ArticleEx-NATO supreme commander: North Korea gave Trump a 'non-offer'
Retired Adm. James Stavridis, former supreme allied commander of NATO, told radio host John Catsimatidis in an interview that President Trump made the "right move" in walking away from North Korea at...
View ArticleUS ending spring military drills with South Korea
The U.S. and South Korea said on Sunday that large joint military exercises between the two nations will end as part of a push toward denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.The Pentagon said in a...
View ArticleFailed Trump-Kim summit leaves tough questions
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's failure to reach an agreement at their summit in Vietnam has left the foreign policy world guessing at what comes next.Trump ally Sen. Lindsey...
View ArticleBolton defends result of Trump-Kim summit
National security adviser John Bolton on Sunday declared that President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which ended without an agreement between the two sides, was a "success."“I...
View ArticleUS embassy looking into reports that Pakistan F-16s were used to shoot down...
The United States Embassy in Islamabad is looking into reports that Pakistan used U.S.-built F-16 jets to shoot down an Indian warplane, a spokesperson for the embassy said Sunday.“We are aware of...
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