BEIJING — China may not be participating directly in the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but in some ways Beijing will be the invisible third party in the room. Like many countries in the region, China will be watching the Trump-Kim summit closely for signs of the possible […]
SINGAPORE — On the eve of the first encounter between a sitting U.S. president and a leader of North Korea, American officials are maintaining any resulting agreement must lead to an end of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threats. There will not be a repeat of “flimsy agreements” made between previous U.S. administrations and […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is defending his preparations for next week’s high-stakes summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, telling reporters on Friday “I’ve been preparing for this all my life.” Before departing Washington for G-7 talks in Quebec, the president said he was taking along “15 boxes of work” he will be reviewing ahead […]
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA — Russia should be invited back to the summits of leading advanced countries, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for the Group of Seven meeting in Canada. Trump, speaking on the South Lawn before boarding the Marine One helicopter, said that while “I have been Russia’s worst […]