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USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group. Photo: US Navy

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Global Times: China could accept surgical strike on North Korea

by Asia Unhedged April 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb. Photo: Elgin Air Force Base/handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s dangerous blank check

by Stephen Holmes April 20, 2017April 20, 2017

A THAAD interceptor is launched during a successful missile test. US plans to deploy the system in South Korea has sparked concerns in the North, and in China. Photo: US Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan

China limits travel to both Koreas as conflict heats up

by Daniel Meesak April 20, 2017

The front of an annual central report meeting released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

‘China and North Korea are no longer brothers in arms’ says prominent Chinese scholar

by Asia Unhedged April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Source: US Navy

Australia, India, Oceania, South Asia

Oops – US carrier heading for Korea

by Chris Scott April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

The USS Carl Vinson is reportedly leading an aircraft carrier strikegroup to the Korean Peninsula. Photo US Navy, Tom Tonthat/Handout via Reuters

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Chinese, Russian ships chase USS Carl Vinson en route to Korean Peninsula

by Asia Unhedged April 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

North Korean missile ‘blows up’ on launch

by Reuters April 16, 2017February 18, 2020

There is nowhere from world politics as visitors to last weekend's Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong can attest. Photo: HKRU

China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Trump the war president?

by Ian Buruma April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

US guided-missile destroyer USS Porter taking part in a cruise-missile strike against a Syrian air base in April of last year. Photo: US Navy via AFP/Ford Williams

European Union, Middle East, Syria, World

Solution to global strife: more humanitarian aid, fewer missiles

by Gregory A Maniatis April 12, 2017April 13, 2017

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean. Photo: US Navy/Tom Tonthat handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Japan, US plan joint show of force toward North Korea

by Reuters April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson flight deck. Photo: US Navy via Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Trump ‘armada’ steams on

by Reuters April 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Shall I do that again? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacts during a test launch. Photo: Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US, South Korea discuss North Korea sanctions

by Asia Unhedged April 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Coming Kim's way... Trump adds to his Syria message by diverting the USS Carl Vinson strike group toward North Korea. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore

US carrier strike group diverted to North Korea region

by Reuters April 9, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with South Korean foreign minister Yun Byung-Se at a news conference in Seoul March 17. Tillerson said the US is losing patience with the North Korean regime and that all strategic options are open to deal with the reclusive regime's militaristic moves. Photo: Reuters/Jung Yeon-Je

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

A radical approach is needed to prevent war with North Korea

by Michael Brady March 28, 2017

Ripple effect: North Korea's latest missile test is a calibrated ratcheting up of tensions. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Missile launch a drill for attack on US bases in Japan: KCNA

by Agence France-Presse March 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

World community sizes up a diminished Trump

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 16, 2017