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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reviews the guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023.

US defense secretary calls China’s refusal to meet unfortunate

On a stop in Tokyo, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed the importance of communication between Washington's and Beijing's defense authorities.

12 months ago

President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a bilateral meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023, ahead of the start of the G-7 Summit.

Biden, Japan’s prime minister meet ahead of G-7 summit

President Joe Biden met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering of major industrialized nations.

By Josh Boak and Zeke Miller

12 months ago

Impeachment shadows Trump on trip to NATO leaders meeting

Crying foul over timing, President Donald Trump on Monday accused Democrats of scheduling this week’s impeachment hearing to undercut him during his trip abroad for a NATO summit playing out at a crucial moment for the 70-year-old military alliance.

4 years ago

North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free

North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it has no interest in giving Trump further meetings to brag about unless it gets something substantial in return.

4 years ago

High stakes for Putin, Erdogan summit on northeast Syria

Turkey’s president is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in talks crucial to the outcome of Turkey’s latest incursion into northern Syria , and to the broader Syrian war.

5 years ago

The boys of summer have gone: PODCAST

Defense Nerds podcast for Sept. 9 -- Defense spending, Trump's cancelled peace summit, NFL 2019

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

5 years ago

All-Afghan peace summit set for July, but on Taliban terms

A surprise announcement by President Donald Trump seemed to accelerate the expected time frame for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an all-Afghan peace summit planned for July 7-8 in Qatar. The gathering apparently will be held on Taliban terms as there will be no official Afghan government representation.

By Amir Shah, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Kim Jong Un’s sister back in public eye at North Korea’s mass games

The powerful younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a public event in Pyongyang for the first time in more than 50 days, casting further doubt on media speculation that he had ordered her to lay low over the failed nuclear summit with Washington.

5 years ago

Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year’s end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, the North’s state-run media said Saturday.

5 years ago

This nonprofit helps vets — by organizing projects for those vets to help others

Mission Continues is a nonprofit dedicated to giving veterans an opportunity to use their military skills to help under-served communities nationwide.

By Joshua Axelrod

5 years ago

Biological and chemical weapons: the other threats from North Korea

When it comes to North Korea, all eyes are on nuclear weapons, but the lack of attention toward chemical and biological capabilities weakens defense against potential attacks, according to experts in the field.

By Beverly Banks, Medill News Service

5 years ago

US lawmakers back tough stance on North Korea after Trump-Kim summit

“No normalization without denuclearization,” says Sen. Corey Gardner.

5 years ago