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Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the U.S. is not out of diplomatic options to denuclearize North Korea.

North Korea’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun celebrated the anniversary of official diplomatic ties between the communist regime and its ally Cuba on Wednesday, touting the nations’ “common cause of the world progressive peoples for independence against imperialism and for socialism.”

Prior to President Trump’s inauguration, North Korea made it clear it was prepared to give the new U.S. administration time to review the policy and come up with something better than President Obama’s.

WASHINGTON – President Trump is considering tapping an admiral as the U.S. ambassador to Australia, according to a report.

President Donald Trump signaled he was prepared to act against North Korea after it launched a missile over Japan.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for more sanctions on North Korea and echoed Donald J. Trump by slamming China for not doing more.

An article in North Korea’s state media Tuesday touted alleged support for the repressive regime from Latin America following their missile launch in Japan, citing a statement from four branches of the Korean Friendship Association.

Leaders around the world, prominently including U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, vowed to bring increased pressure to bear against North Korea after its reckless launch of a ballistic missile over Japanese territory on Monday afternoon. The question, as always, is exactly what kind of pressure can be applied, especially if China does not agree to punish its feral client regime more harshly.

Residents of northern Japan woke up to horrifying alerts warning of a North Korean missile attack Tuesday morning, and many have told local news outlets they had little idea what to do or where to go to stay safe.

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said on Monday that “staff changes at the White House” have made it impossible for him to see President Donald Trump to present his plan for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.

North Korea’s state propaganda outlets have not tempered their rhetoric in the hours following a shocking missile launch over northern Japan early Tuesday morning, instead threatening the United States and its allies with “nuclear catastrophe” if they continue to object to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.

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President Donald Trump answered North Korea’s missile launch over Japan with a statement declaring that “all options are on the table” for responding to their aggressive actions.

Economist and author David P. Goldman joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Monday’s Breitbart News Daily to discuss Steve Bannon’s departure from the White House, which Goldman described as “disappointing.”

North Korea’s state media threatened to “bury the entirety of the U.S. under water [sic]” in a threatening column published Monday, the latest in its ongoing series of existential threats against America.

North Korea launched its latest missile on Monday, part of a series of launches seemingly intended to express anger at a joint U.S.-South Korean missile drill currently in progress. The Monday launch reportedly passed over Japanese territory, in a significant escalation of North Korea’s provocative behavior.

The continuing threats by North Korea’s “Dear Respected Comrade” Kim Jong Un to nuke the United States has boosted the bomb shelter business, which was already booming as progressive liberals joined conservative preppers in getting ready for the “big one.”

David P. Goldman salutes his friend Steve Bannon – the former White House strategist now returned home to Breitbart News – for his perspective on the threats posed by North Korea and China. Goldman argues the world owes Bannon thanks for heading off a military confrontation with North Korea, but warns a longer, colder struggle against China is the “main event.”

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Friday — each failing before or during flight, according to U.S. Pacific Command.

U.S. diplomats will take China and Russia “at their word” on pledges to uphold sanctions against North Korea, State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters Thursday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three North Korea short range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday in the North’s latest weapons test amid a rapid expansion of its nuclear weapons and missile program, U.S. military officials said Saturday

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily to discuss President Trump’s strategy for Afghanistan, as well as the situations in North Korea and Venezuela.

A Japanese magazine called Nikkei Asian Review reported this week that North Korea’s chilly relations with its longtime patron China are due, in part, to a Chinese plan that would have eliminated North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and replaced him with his half-brother Kim Jong-nam.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions against Chinese and Russian individuals and corporate entities for supporting North Korea’s nuclear bomb and missile programs.

North Korea’s state newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, published two editorials Wednesday threatening the use of “absolute force” against “mad guy” President Donald Trump and a “barrage of fire” over South Korea.

As media outlets and observers try to put together a “doctrine” out of President Donald Trump’s actions during his young tenure in the White House, the role of the State Department in shaping said doctrine has remained elusive.

The U.N. report obtained by Reuters is short on details of the intercepted chemical weapons shipment from North Korea bound for Syria

China is abiding by United Nations sanctions on North Korea, halting shipments of coal and seafood, among other exports. Yet, as they fall out of the scope of the sanctions, China continues to supply Pyongyang with a pivotal oil supply that can diminish the effects of the sanctions, Australia’s ABC reported Sunday.

The United States and South Korea began the first stage of their regularly scheduled joint military exercise on Monday. This was followed by North Korea’s regularly scheduled threat of nuclear war if the drills proceed as planned.

With former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon out of the White House, globalists and hawkish interventionists in the Trump administration are reportedly wasting no time in pushing for a bigger U.S. military footprint abroad.

Australia’s decision to publicly support the U.S. in any possible future military conflict with North Korea has been called a “suicidal act” by Pyongyang.

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As State Department holds press conference with Japanese dignitaries, CNN journalist obsess on Steve Bannon’s influence in the White House

Vice President Mike Pence urged Chile, Peru, Mexico, and other Latin American nations to consider cutting all diplomatic ties to North Korea during his visit to Chile on Wednesday, suggesting only a full diplomatic freeze could pressure the rogue communist state to cease its constant threats of nuclear attack.

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North Korea’s ability to acquire banned technology in defiance of sanctions has long been recognized as a serious problem, but according to a new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the “astounding progress” in North Korean missile technology over the past two years is largely based on Russian rocket engine technology.