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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a speech during the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries in Xiamen in southeastern China's Fujian Province on Tuesday.

Putin: North Korea Would 'Eat Grass' Before Giving Up Nukes

3:54pm September 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Speaking at a news conference in China, the Russian leader also said the "military hysteria" whipped up between Washington and Pyongyang "could cause a global catastrophe."

This undated picture released by North Korea's state-run news agency Sunday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looking at what Pyongyang claims is a hydrogen bomb.

North Korea Claims Successful Hydrogen Bomb Test

3:59pm September 03, 2017

by Elise Hu

In its sixth nuclear test, North Korea said it was "successful" in loading a hydrogen bomb onto an intercontinental ballistic missile. President Trump is set to meet with his national security team.

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Passers-by look at the North Korean missile's path over Japan, displayed on a huge screen in Tokyo on Wednesday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and President Trump have agreed to increase pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime after it launched a ba

'All Options Are On The Table': Unease Reigns After North Korean Missile Test

9:35pm August 29, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Some people in Japan woke with unease to a text saying: "Seek shelter," while in South Korea, the response was defiant. In the U.S., President Trump said Pyongyang's message landed "loud and clear."

A man in Seoul, South Korea, watches a TV screen on Saturday showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch.

North Korea Launches Another Missile, This One Over Japan

10:03pm August 28, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

North Korea continues to defy a U.N. Security Council ban on missile launches with its second test in four days. Japanese officials say it soared over their territory before hitting the ocean.

A South Korean soldier at the Seoul Train Station watches footage of North Korea's missile launch on Saturday.

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'Restraint' Appears To Be Over As North Korea Launches Missile Test Again

12:45pm August 26, 2017

by Amy Held

The firing of three short-range missiles was believed to be the first test since the North launched a milestone intercontinental ballistic missile test last month.

Ten Chinese and Russian companies as well as six individuals are targeted by a new round of U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's weapons program. This follows a round of U.N. sanctions.

Trump Administration Unveils New Sanctions To Curb North Korea's Weapons Program

9:30pm August 22, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Ten Chinese and Russian companies and six individuals are targeted. Many were tied to rogue nation's coal and resource trade and its efforts to send workers abroad.

South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror and anti-chemical terror exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise last year.

Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

5:35am August 21, 2017

by Elise Hu

The annual drill between U.S. and South Korean troops comes in the wake of a bitter back-and-forth between North Korea and President Trump.

In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's newest products, in Hawthorne, Calif.

Is AI More Threatening Than North Korean Missiles?

12:56pm August 18, 2017

by Alva Noë

Tesla CEO Elon Musk last week warned that AI is an enormous threat. There can be no doubt that the advent of smart, rather than smart-ish, machines, is a long way off, though, says blogger Alva Noë.

In the American Prospect interview, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon described economic competition between the U.S. and China in apocalyptic terms.

Bannon, Unplugged: White House Strategist Pushes Trade Agenda, Undercuts Colleagues

1:53pm August 17, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Steve Bannon called a liberal journalist to talk China, white nationalism and his "fight" with others in the administration. "They're wetting themselves," he says of his State Department rivals.

President Trump walks out of the White House toward Marine One on the South Lawn on Monday. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans think Trump's response to Charlottesville events was "not strong enough."

Poll: Majority Believes Trump's Response To Charlottesville Hasn't Been Strong Enough

4:24pm August 16, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

After shifting statements from the president about the racist violence in Virginia, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans didn't like the way Trump handled the situation.