Kim Jong-un Offers South Korea Rare Apology for Killing of Official
ImageKim Jong-un in a photo released by North Korean state media this month. Mr. Kim said he was “deeply sorry” for the killing of a...
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U.S. Commandos Use Secretive Missiles to Kill Qaeda Leaders in Syria
WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations forces, with no fanfare, killed a top Qaeda leader in northwest Syria in an unusual drone strike nearly two weeks...
North Korea Accused of Shooting and Burning South Korean Defector
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean government official apparently trying to defect to North Korea was shot and killed by troops in the North...
Mali Appoints New President After Military Coup
DAKAR, Senegal — A military officer who helped depose the president of Mali in a coup last month has announced that a retired colonel will...
Trump Needs a Tutorial on How International Agreements Work
Two years ago, the Trump administration withdrew from an international agreement that had lifted most sanctions on Iran in exchange for strict limits on Iran’s...
U.S. Sending More Troops to Syria to Counter the Russians
WASHINGTON — The military said on Friday that it was sending Bradley fighting vehicles, advanced radar and more fighter jet patrols to northeast Syria, three...
US Pushes Large Arms Sale to Taiwan, Including Jet Missiles
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing the sale of seven large packages of weapons to Taiwan, including long-range missiles that would allow Taiwanese jets...
U.S. Official Visits Taiwan Amid Rising Tensions With China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A senior U.S. envoy arrived in Taiwan on Thursday to attend a memorial service for former President Lee Teng-hui, in the Trump...
In Arab States’ Embrace, Israelis See a Reshaped Mideast
JERUSALEM — Since its founding, Israel has seen itself as a modern-day Sparta, a tiny fortress nation-state in a hostile desert, whose survival depended on...
Russian Attack Jets Back Mercenaries Fighting in Libya
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen attack jets that Russia sent to Libya this year are conducting ground strikes and other combat missions in support...