カテゴリー: US foreign policy
State media plays down agreement, in contrast to Donald Trump’s assertion it is the ‘biggest deal anyone has ever seen’ Reaction in China to the US trade deal has been muted, with state media playing down news of the agreement signed in Washington and …
End to hostilities is a key demand of Washington before any peace deal could be signed The Taliban’s ruling council has agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, …
Dictator’s comments come ahead of a year-end deadline for US to soften stance on missile programmeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure security at a ruling party meeting ahead of a year-end deadline…
The tranche of documents show that in trying to paint the best pictures, those involved delivered the worstDuring the Vietnam war, the daily US military briefings were known to journalists as the Five O’ Clock Follies, described by one of the AP report…
Interviews with key insiders reveal damning verdict on conflict that cost 2,300 US livesHundreds of confidential interviews with key figures involved in prosecuting the 18-year US war in Afghanistan have revealed that the US public has been consistentl…
Pyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearizationThe Guardian view on North Korea: a brewing nuclear crisisNorth Korea insulted Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong…
North Korea claims test success at rocket launch sitePyongyang threatens return to Trump ‘dotard’ insultsDonald Trump said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un risks losing “everything” and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it ha…
State media says test will change regime’s ‘strategic position’ amid further tensions with USNorth Korea has carried out a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site, a rocket testing ground US officials once said Pyongyang had promised t…
President and chairman of American Chamber of Commerce told to sign statement saying decision not to enter Macau was voluntaryThe chairman and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong were separately denied entry to the neighbouring C…
Country’s ambassador to the UN said dialogue sought by US was a ‘time-saving trick’ to suit domestic political agendaNorth Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday denuclearization is already off the negotiating table with the US and l…
Trump claims US-Taliban talks are back on but it is unclear if key disputes have been settledDonald Trump says talks with the Taliban are back on but it is unclear if the disputes that hobbled the last attempt to reach a peace deal – cancelled by a pre…
President makes Thanksgiving visit to airbase near KabulConfirms talks with extremists have resumedDonald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday, his first visit to the country where the US has been at war since late 20…
Pyongyang’s top nuclear negotiator says there are no ‘permanent friends’ and US should heed calls for a new approachNorth Korea has warned that there has been no progress in relations with the US, and that hostilities that could lead to an exchange of …
Washington says resumed negotiations in Sweden were ‘good’ and 70 years of hostility ‘could not be overcome in a day’North Korea’s lead negotiator has said that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have …
Insurgent group visits Moscow days after after Donald Trump declares US negotiations with Afghan group ‘dead’A Taliban delegation has held talks with Russian officials in Moscow after US negotiations with the Afghan insurgents collapsed, the Russian f…