U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new economic sanctions Thursday against North Korea for its nuclear threat, targeting individuals and businesses that finance trade with Pyongyang’s reclusive communist regime and funding for its weapons development. The U.S. leader called North Korea’s nuclear bomb and ballistic missile programs “a grave threat to peace and security in our […]
U.S. President Donald Trump called Tuesday for a “great reawakening” of independent sovereign nations, but told world leaders at the United Nations they must collectively confront the rogue leaders of North Korea, Iran and Venezuela. He told the opening session of the U.N. General Assembly that the U.S. “will have no choice but to totally […]
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL — North Korea strongly criticized Tuesday the U.N. Security Council’s decision to impose tough new sanctions against the East Asian nation, and warned the United States would experience the “greatest pain” for playing a leading role in the effort. “My delegation condemns in the strongest terms and categorically rejects the latest illegal and unlawful […]
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump warned Thursday that “it will be a very sad day for North Korea” if the United States takes military action against it. The president, in a news conference in the White House East Room, answered a reporter’s question by saying “hopefully, we’re not going to have to use it [military […]