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US: North Korea Missile Tests Are âDeeply Counterproductive'
The United States warned North Korea Wednesday that its âdeeply counterproductiveâ ballistic missile tests risk closing the door on prospects for negotiating peace but said it is âprepared to be flexibleâ and take concrete, parallel steps with Pyongyang toward an agreement....
...U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft delivered the message at a Security Council meeting less than three weeks before North Korean leader...
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Venezuelan Showdown Moves to UN as Dueling Presidents Dig In
The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting “to engineer a coup d’etat” against President Nicolas Maduro â a reflection of the world’s deep divisions over the crisis in the embattled Latin American country. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the U.N. Security Council at...