US urges North Korea denuclearization before 'shared goal' of ending war
10/29/2018, 7:48:53 AMNorth Korea must take steps towards verified denuclearization before achieving the "shared goal" of an official end to the 1950-53 Korean War, a U.S. envoy said on Monday. ✔ Lee said that Washington and Seoul were working to ensure that both countries engage North Korea with a united front ✔ Cho said it was still possible at this point that the end-of-war declaration will be made and Kim will visit the South within this year as agreed at this year's inter-Korean summits
Moon's like-minded aides steer conciliatory North Korea policy
10/29/2018, 5:43:09 AMSenior officials focused on American alliance find themselves crowded out ✔ Meanwhile, senior officials who place importance on South Korea's alliance with the U.S. have taken a back seat ✔ South Korea and the U.S. maintain the strongest cooperative relationship, said a source close to the presidential Blue House ✔ If U.S.-South Korea relations come to an impasse, all that may remain is a damaged alliance and North Korean nuclear weapons
U.S. envoy confident about N. Korea nuclear disarmament
10/29/2018, 6:11:05 AMSEOUL--The top U.S. envoy for North Korea on Monday expressed confidence about achieving North Korea ✔ The primary requirement for us to get to that endpoint is to achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea, Biegun said ✔ U.S. officials later said Trump will likely have his second meeting with Kim early next year ✔ About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea
Top U.S., South Korean officials seek to drive momentum in North...
10/29/2018, 5:48:49 AMThe top U.S. envoy for North Korea sought to inject momentum to nuclear talks wi... ✔ Because the denuclearization process is at a critical juncture we need to meet up as often as possible to make sure there is no daylight whatsoever between our two allies, Lee said ✔ While Biegun is not scheduled to visit the North, he said he was eager to begin working-level negotiations with the reclusive state as soon as possible ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Ending Cold War nuclear pact threatens Asia's security
10/29/2018, 4:43:34 AMTrump's plan to scrap US-Russia treaty will annoy China and unsettle regional allies ✔ The INF treaty only bans ground-launched missiles, and many would argue that U.S. air and sea-based missiles are adequate for deterrence ✔ He served as a senior counselor to the undersecretary of state for global affairs from 2001 to 2004, as a member of the U.S. Department of State Policy Planning Staff from 2004 to 2008, and on the National Intelligence Council Strategic Futures Group from 2008 to 2012
Unification minister: 'End-of-war declaration still possible this year'
10/29/2018, 6:31:23 AMundefined ✔ The U.S. has been reluctant to rush for the end-of-war declaration as Washington apparently sees it as a major concession for North Korea, along with sanctions relief, at a time when the North has not made corresponding efforts to denuclearize its nuclear and missile programs ✔ Moon and Kim held their third summit in Pyongyang last month following one in April and another in May
World War 3: Frenzied SCRAMBLE to agree nuclear deal in wake of Trump withdrawal from INF
10/29/2018, 6:07:01 AMA DESPERATE push to agree a treaty banning nuclear weapons is currently underway in the wake of US President Donald Trump announcing he wanted to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement on October 20. ✔ World War 3: it has been reported Putin said he was 'preparing for war' (Image: GETTY) We have about 25, 30 countries that say that they will be ready by the end of 2019, so it's definitely possible ✔ We know that they feel that if they have visa arrangements with the US for instance, they feel that this is in the balance
Nuclear ban treaty may come into force in 2019: ICAN
10/29/2018, 7:06:44 AMTreaty aims to stigmatise nuclear weapons as previous ones marginalised landmines and cluster munitions. ✔ Signatories promise to reject nuclear strategies and encourage others to follow suit ✔ If you follow that argument, that more nuclear weapons keep us safer, then why have a problem with North Korea having nuclear weapons ✔ 101 East The Pacific's Nuclear Timebomb
Nuclear Ban Treaty Could Come Into Force In 2019, Campaigners Say
10/29/2018, 4:05:27 AMA treaty banning nuclear weapons could come into force by the end of 2019, backers of a campaign that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize said in an annual progress report on Monday. ✔ If you follow that argument, that more nuclear weapons keeps us safer, then why have a problem with North Korea having nuclear weapons ✔ (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle) -Reuters Beatrice Fihn (L), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), attends an interview with Reuters outside the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 26, 2018
Visiting Seoul, US envoy seeks to boost denuclearisation push
10/29/2018, 7:06:42 AMStephen Biegun, visiting South Korea, reiterates commitment to work together to end North's nuclear programme. ✔ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to work towards denuclearisation during an unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump in June, but the North's actions have failed to satisfy US demands for irreversible steps to scrap its arsenal, including a full disclosure of nuclear facilities and material
Opinion | How Saudi Arabia Wins Friends
10/29/2018, 5:22:16 AMIn the aftermath of the Khashoggi murder, the kingdom has fallen back on the old tactic of wielding its oil wealth to buy loyalty. ✔ And Mr. Mahathir’s partner in government, Anwar Ibrahim, is a strong ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who is leading the charge against the Saudis over Mr. Khashoggi’s murder ✔ Mohamad Bazzi, an associate professor of journalism at New York University and the former Middle East bureau chief at Newsday, is writing a book about the proxy wars between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Russia Will Benefit From Khashoggi Fallout
10/29/2018, 7:54:54 AMSome headlines and quotes that tell an unfamiliar story. ✔ The two countries began by tentatively marking production level for oil producing countries at a six-month interval, but the Russian-Saudi axis has since acquired such traction already that they are contemplating a long-term, open-ended agreement to continuously, permanently finesse the supply and demand for oil to keep the prices stable and provide underpinning for growth of the world economy
The devastating dilemma facing Yazidi mothers of children by IS
10/29/2018, 2:23:57 AMHer family is preparing to emigrate from Iraq to Australia, but there is someone she can't bear to leave behind: her two-year-old daughter. ✔ As Iraqi security forces assaulted Mosul, the women at the house were moved from one neighbourhood to another to escape bombardment ✔ AAP Islamic State Iraq Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia's south
10/29/2018, 6:31:15 AMTunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets o... ✔ It transitioned to democracy after toppling long-serving leader Ben-Ali without triggering widespread violence or civil war ✔ We have a problem with unemployment, said Governor Adel Ouerghi ✔ Many Tunisians used to cross the border to work in Libya but now feel the country is too dangerous ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
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