American Support for the Three Seas Initiative
Russia has regained much of its ability to project power abroad. But 12 European Nations have churned out a plan of deterrence, an initiative known as the Three Seas Initiative. It would create a...
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N Korea slams ‘gangster-like’ US in nuclear talks
Tokyo The peace process between the US and North Korea was in crisis today after Pyongyang angrily rejected Washington’s “gangster-like” demand for rapid nuclear disarmament, after two days of intense talks. US Secretary of State...
Pompeo to head to North Korea as doubts mount about its intentions
Washington U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for North Korea on Thursday seeking agreement on a plan for the country’s denuclearization, despite mounting doubts about Pyongyang’s willingness to abandon a weapons programme...
US says Taliban inertia on peace talks ‘unacceptable’
Kabul The US today said the Taliban’s failure to engage in talks to end Afghanistan’s nearly 17-year conflict was “unacceptable” and called on Pakistan to exert more pressure on the militants. US envoy Alice Wells...
Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki on July 16
United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold a summit on July 16 in Helsinki, the Kremlin and the White House said on June 28, firming up the place...
India-US 2+2 dialogue postponed following Pompeo’s mission; Iran oil imports
India and US ties appeared to have entered a phase of uncertainty on Wednesday following Washington’s decision to postpone 2+2 dialogue scheduled for July 6 after Delhi reportedly refused to toe the Trump administration’s...
South Korea says US drills suspended to aid talks with North
SEOUL — South Korea on Tuesday presented a united front with the United States on a decision to call off a major military drill, one week after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he...
Kim Jong Un visits China to discuss next steps on nukes
BEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing starting Tuesday in which he’s expected to discuss with Chinese leaders his next steps after his nuclear summit with...
Trump threatens to re-start military exercises with S Korea if talks fail
Washington US President Donald Trump today defended his decision to stop military exercises with South Korea, saying such “war games” were “provocative and expensive” but threatened to re-start them if talks with North Korea break...
US seeks to assuage Asian allies after North Korea summit
SEOUL — The United States and its Asian allies worked Thursday to paper over any semblance of disagreement over President Donald Trump’s concession to Kim Jong Un that the U.S. would halt military exercises...
