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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a signing ceremony with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

At 100 Days, Trump’s No Russian Stooge or Fascist

by Eli Lake | Apr 26, 2017 | Opinion

Before Donald Trump won the election in November we were warned: He is a Russian stooge. He is a fascist. He will upend the protocols and traditions that make governing possible. This is not normal. Now that we are approaching the 100-day mark, it’s worth noting...

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Protesters stage a rally to oppose a plan to deploy an advanced US missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US Moves THAAD Anti-missile to S.Korean Site as North Shows Power

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2017 | World

South Korea announced Wednesday the installation of key parts of a contentious US missile defense system meant to counter the North hours after Pyongyang displayed its military power. South Korea said in a statement Wednesday that unspecified parts of the Terminal...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Headquarters of Large Combined Unit 966 of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 1, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS

Pyongyang Conducts Sweeping Arms Drill as US Warship Docks in South Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | World

North Korea conducted a big live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military as a US submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force amid growing concern over the North’s nuclear and missile programs. The port call by the USS Michigan came...

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US citizens Otto Warmbier, left, and Kim Sang-duk, right, arrested in North Korea. AP

University in Pyongyang Confirms Arresting US Citizen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Seoul- A university in North Korea has confirmed the arrest of a United States citizen who was lecturing there – the third American held in the country amid growing tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. Kim Sang Duk, or Tony Kim, was arrested at the...

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a signing ceremony with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Trump Says UN Security Council ‘Failed’ in Syria, Must Prepare for More North Korea Sanctions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | World

The United Nations Security Council must be prepared to impose new sanctions on North Korea amid escalating tensions over its missile and nuclear programs, United States President Donald Trump said on Monday ahead of a lunch with ambassadors from countries on the UN...