Korean Peace Talks

U.S. warplanes carried out an airstrike against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, just days after the two sides signed a tentative peace agreement that now seems at risk. The U.S. planes targeted militants in Helmand province who were assaulting a checkpoint held by the Afghan army, according to…

China’s U.N. ambassador says North Korea is suffering “negatively” from the coronavirus and is calling for greater flexibility from the United States and other countries on lifting sanctions against the countryBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressMarch 3, 2020, 12:14 AM4 min readUNITED NATIONS -- China’s U.N. ambassador said Monday that…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s U.N. ambassador said Monday that North Korea is suffering “negatively” from the coronavirus and called for greater flexibility from the United States and other countries on lifting sanctions against the country.Zhang Jun told a news conference a draft resolution proposed by Russia and China in…

COVID-19 is spreading at a slower pace in China, but global infections have topped 90,000. The World Trade Organization has warned of a "substantial" impact on trade while the EU raised the virus risk level. On another busy day of developments, here is the latest on coronavirus: More than 90,000 cases…

In what has been called a “protection racket” and a “blatant shakedown,” President Donald Trump is again pressuring South Korea to increase its contribution to the costs of maintaining U.S. military bases in the country.The mafia-esque terminology employed by commentators seems apt given Trump’s shocking initial demand for a fivefold…

opinionThe Editorial Board USA TODAYPublished 4:58 PM EST Feb 25, 2020In recent years, the war in Afghanistan has played like distressing background noise in the lives of most Americans, accompanied by the relentless trickle of body bags coming home.Now, for the first time after nearly two decades of conflict, the United States and…

The coronavirus is threatening joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, prompting officials to consider scaling them back, according to reports on Monday.Defense Secretary Mark EsperMark EsperPentagon races to counter coronavirus threat on military forces Trump to meet with Taliban leaders 'in the not-too-distant future' Graham: 'Time will tell' if US, Taliban deal…

Donald Trump has praised India as “a democratic, peaceful country” and reaffirmed his close ties to “true friend” Narendra Modi at a huge stadium rally, even as his host faced a fierce public backlash over what critics call attempts to undermine the country’s secular constitution and marginalise its Muslim minority. The brand new, 110,000-capacity…

Albania’s president has appealed to his country to topple its left-wing government.  Ilir Meta – who the ruling Socialist Party has launched impeachment proceedings against - said he hoped people would gather in the capital on 2 March.  The president said he would sign a decree on that day against what he called a…

Taliban, U.S. set ceasefire deal. The United States and the Taliban have reached an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire that will start ‘very soon,’ a senior administration official revealed on Friday, adding that that the U.S. has agreed to reduce its military presence in the country “if the Taliban live…