2016 Weather Report: Extreme and Anything but Normal
Last yearβs global weather was far more extreme or record-breaking than anything approaching normal, according to a new report.
As North Plans Missile Launch, U.S. and South Korea Ready War Games
Military officials said Friday they plan to move ahead with large-scale U.S.-South Korea exercises later this month that North Korea, now finalizing plans to launch a salvo of missiles toward Guam, claims are a rehearsal for war.
Hurricane Franklin Makes Landfall on Mexicoβs Coast
Hurricane Franklin roared ashore on a thinly populated part of Mexicoβs central Gulf coast early Thursday and began weakening as it pounded a mountainous region prone to flash floods and mudslides with rains and heavy winds.
North Korea Details Plan to Fire Missile Salvo Toward Guam
North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried out, it would be the Northβs most provocative missile launch to date.
Trump, North Korea Trade Escalating Threats Of Fire
In an exchange of threats, President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of βfire and fury like the world has never seenβ and the Northβs military claimed Wednesday it was examining plans for attacking Guam.
Tillerson Urges Calm on North Korea, Says No Imminent Threat
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have βno concernsβ after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats, insisting Wednesday he doesnβt believe there is βany imminent threat.β
Trump and North Korea Trade Escalating Threats of Fire
In an exchange of threats, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of βfire and fury like the world has never seenβ and the Northβs military claimed Wednesday it was examining plans for attacking Guam.
Trump Reacts To North Korea Nuclear Threat: 'They Will Be Met With Fire And Fury'
President Donald Trump says that North Korea "had best not make any more threats to the United States" or "they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen."
Nations Race to Prevent Backsliding on North Korea Sanctions
Armed with extraordinary new U.N. sanctions, nations raced Monday to ensure that North Koreaβs biggest trading partners actually carry them out, an elusive task that has undercut past attempts to strong-arm Pyongyang into abandoning its nuclear weapons.
Mary Curtis: Tillerson: U.S. Proposes Sit-Down Talks With North Korea
State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that the U.S. is willing to sit down for talks with North Korea, but only if it relinquishes its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Venezuela Vote Count Allegedly Manipulated
The CEO of the voting technology company Smartmatic says the results of Venezuelaβs election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution were tampered with.
Police Take 2 Venezuela Opposition Leaders from Homes
Two of Venezuelaβs leading opposition figures were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents on Tuesday, in President Nicolas Maduroβs first moves against his enemies since a widely denounced vote giving his government nearly unlimited powers.
Abe, Trump Agree to Action Against North Korea
Japanβs Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and President Donald Trump have spoken by phone and agreed to take further action against North Korea following its latest missile launch.
Luggage Screening Intensified after Australia Airplane Plot
Security remained heightened in airports around Australia with more intense screening of luggage after law enforcement officials thwarted what a police chief described on Monday as a βcredible attempt to attack an aircraft.β
Putin Lays Down a Number: U.S. Must Cut 755 Moscow Diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the United States cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755 people, underlining his displeasure with U.S. sanctions and heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow.
North Korea Test-Fires Second ICBM, Lands In Sea Off Japan
North Korea test-fired on Friday its second intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew longer and higher than its first ICBM launched earlier this month, officials said.
Russia Sanctions Bill Heads To Trump After Senateβs Approval
The Senate has approved a new package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea.
President Trump Holds Joint News Conference With Prime Minister Saad Hariri Of Lebanon
President Trump held a news conference in the Rose Garden with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon.
US Bans Travel For Americans To N. Korea After Warmbier Death
American citizens will be barred by the U.S. from traveling to North Korea beginning next month following a prohibition on using U.S. passports to enter the country, the State Department said Friday.
U.S. To Ban Americans From Traveling To North Korea
The Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea, U.S. officials said Friday, following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who died in June after falling into a coma in a North Korean prison.
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