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Hegseth says Pentagon will support 'model ally' South Korea's drive for nuclear-powered submarines

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth underscored Tuesday in Seoul that the Pentagon will work with relevant agencies to support U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to help South Korea build nuclear-powered submarines.

2025-11-04

FBI fires four more agents who investigated Trump, sources say

The Trump administration has fired four additional FBI agents who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

2025-11-04

Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them.

U.S. President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will.

2025-11-03

Trump says China's Xi has assured him that he won't take action on Taiwan during Republican's term

President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office.

2025-11-03

Trump's testing plans for U.S. nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says

New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.

2025-11-03

Lee, Trump, Xi showcase diplomatic ties with cultural gifts during APEC

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both visited Korea for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and held separate meetings with President Lee Jae Myung.

2025-11-02

President Lee's foreign policy outline emerges after Trump, Xi summits at APEC

President Lee Jae Myung’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC meetings in Gyeongju have revealed the contours of his emerging foreign policy.

2025-11-02

Could U.S.-China 'Busan Deal' lead to lifting of sanctions on Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries?

The U.S.-China 'Busan Deal' may lift sanctions on Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries as China agrees to revoke retaliatory measures amid broader trade negotiations, including commitments on rare earths and soybeans.

2025-11-02

Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House, an administration official said Saturday.

2025-11-02

Trump's exit is Xi's cue to take centre stage at APEC

As Air Force One took off from Korea's Busan airport after U.S.-China talks on Thursday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping's Hongqi N701 limousine whisked him off to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit some 50 miles away.

2025-10-31