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Putin, Trump just gave Japan more reasons to go nuclear

Russian leader Vladimir Putin visiting a fish processing plant on Iturup, one of the islands that Japan also claims as its territory.

Trump wants a new meeting with Kim Jong Un. North Korea says not so fast

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

North Korea raps South’s ‘double-dealing’ remarks on US drills move

Military drills by South Korea and the US were cut short to end on Aug 21 after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation.

South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump’s figure

South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally believed to have 80 to 120 warheads.

Trump says he’ll meet North Korea’s Kim in 2026; Kim’s sister says she’s ‘unaware of any contact’

US President Donald Trump last met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 20, 2026

An electronic display showing the national debt in Washington, DC on Aug 19.

Trump says he plans to meet with North Korea's Kim this year

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim later this year

US President Donald Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later in 2026.

North Korea leader’s sister ‘unaware’ of reported Kim-Trump communication

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said on Aug 19, 2026, that she was “unaware” of reported communication between her brother and US President Donald Trump.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denies Zelenskiy's claim on additional troops deployment

FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/ File Photo

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