North Korea’s Kim withdraws nuclear threat against Guam after ‘briefing’

North Korea’s Kim withdraws nuclear threat against Guam after ‘briefing’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 15, 2017 After being derided for excessive rhetoric by his domestic critics, U.S. President Donald Trump and his equally-tough generals appear to have prevailed, for the moment, in the war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. After a heated exchange of rhetoric between Trump and Kim, the North on […]

India defies missile-exporting China with cruise missile sale to Vietnam

India defies missile-exporting China with cruise missile sale to Vietnam

by WorldTribune Staff, August 14, 2017 India’s sale to Vietnam of a short-range, supersonic anti-ship missile has opened a new conflict in an already tense situation with China, an analyst said. Vietnam will receive the BrahMos which is considered one of the most effective and lethal anti-ship missiles in the world, with speeds reaching Mach […]

Trump, Xi huddle by phone on Korea; Pyongyang threatens Seoul for aligning with West

Trump, Xi huddle by phone on Korea; Pyongyang threatens Seoul for aligning with West

by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Aug. 12 and reached an agreement that North Korea “must stop its provocative and escalatory behavior,” the White House said in a statement. Trump and Xi “also reiterated their mutual commitment to the denuclearization of the […]

Seoul: U.S. to give South advance notice of pre-emptive strike on North

Seoul: U.S. to give South advance notice of pre-emptive strike on North

by WorldTribune Staff, August 11, 2017 The United States has agreed not to pre-emptively strike North Korea without first informing South Korea, the South’s presidential office suggested on Aug. 11. The report cited a telephone conversation between U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster and Chung Eui-Yong, the head of South Korea’s Presidential National Security Office, […]

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis to Kim Jong-Un: We win, you lose

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis to Kim Jong-Un: We win, you lose

By Christopher Sparks, August 10, 2017 A “grossly overmatched” North Korea “would lose” any conflict it starts, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis warned on Aug. 9. The Kim Jong-Un regime has said it now has the capability of striking the U.S. mainland after two successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests last month. Earlier […]

With two U.S. military bases and THAAD, Guam feels secure

With two U.S. military bases and THAAD, Guam feels secure

by WorldTribune Staff, August 10, 2017 Guam is prepared and its residents feel well-protected should North Korea launch an attack on the U.S. territory. The U.S. has two strategically significant bases on Guam, Andersen Air Force Base in the north and Naval Base Guam in the south. The two bases combined house 7,000 U.S. troops. […]

Seoul’s peace pitch to North: Stop with the provocations and we’ll come up for talks

Seoul’s peace pitch to North: Stop with the provocations and we’ll come up for talks

by WorldTribune Staff, August 10, 2017 The South Korean government, at the risk of sounding delusional, weighed in with its proposal for easing the mounting crisis with North Korea. Bilateral talks are still possible if North Korea immediately halts its “repeated provocations and threats,” South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) said on Aug. 10. “The […]

As UN sanctions hit, N. Korea’s ‘No. 2’ pays 10-day visit to Iran

As UN sanctions hit, N. Korea’s ‘No. 2’ pays 10-day visit to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct In the same week the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on new sanctions on North Korea, a delegation of economic and military officials from Pyongyang, including the country’s “No. 2” leader, arrived in Teheran for a 10-day visit. Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that Kim Yong-Nam, chairman of […]

U.S., Japan conduct air exercises near Korean peninsula

U.S., Japan conduct air exercises near Korean peninsula

by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2017 The United States and Japan conducted joint air drills in skies near the Korean peninsula on Aug 8. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers and two Japanese F-2 fighter jets took part in the drills, which were held near Japan’s southern Kyushu island, according to a news release […]

End times: Minister who said God handpicked Trump says President ‘endowed’ to take out Kim

End times: Minister who said God handpicked Trump says President ‘endowed’ to take out Kim

by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2017 Astronomical events in August and September and the looming North Korea crisis are giving rise to doomsday theories. But the main question is whether the apocalypse will be an act of God or a man-made event. A pastor with close ties to President Donald Trump said the commander in […]