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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
China's CNPC suspends fuel sales to North Korea as risks mount, sources say
China National Petroleum Corp. has suspended sales of fuel to North Korea over concerns the state-owned oil company won't get paid, as pressure mounts on Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, three sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
U.S. fears Russia could increase support for North Korea to fill void left by China
As the United States pressures China to enforce United Nations sanctions on its ally North Korea, Washington is concerned that Russia could fill any vacuum left by Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
North Korean rocket engine test could be for smallest stage of ICBM
An analysis released Tuesday of recent satellite imagery has confirmed reports that North Korea tested last week what could be the smallest stage of a rocket engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2017
North Korea likens Trump to Hitler, 'America First' to Nazism
Pyongyang has likened U.S. President Donald Trump to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, characterizing Trump's "America First" policy as "the American version of Nazism," state media reported Tuesday, as Washington grapples with the North Korean nuclear issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2017
Three CNN journalists resign after Russia-related article retracted
Time Warner's news division CNN has accepted the resignations of three journalists after the publication of a Russia-related article that was later retracted, a CNN spokesperson said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2017
Narrowed Trump travel ban could sow confusion in U.S. and abroad, experts say
The Supreme Court's criteria for who can be barred from entering the United States under President Donald Trump's travel ban may confuse the U.S. officials overseas charged with implementing it and trigger a new round of lawsuits, experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2017
Conservative justices give Trump victory by partially reviving travel ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by reviving parts of his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees and agreeing to decide its legality later this year in a major test of presidential powers.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2017
Trump slams Obama over probes into Russia's election meddling, alleges he colluded
U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his criticism on Monday of former Democratic President Barack Obama's handling of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, accusing his predecessor of collusion and demanding an apology from investigators.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2017
New U.S. ambassador's video message to China prioritizes North Korea, trade imbalance
Speaking in a video message to the Chinese people released on Monday, the new U.S. ambassador to China has said that stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be a top priority, along with resolving the U.S.-China trade imbalance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2017
Trump's unraveling Korea policy
With every tweet by Donald Trump, Asian officials find it more difficult to believe the U.S. remains committed to their security. Nowhere is that more true than in South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2017
Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq and Myanmar from list of nations using child soldiers
In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Department experts and senior U.S. diplomats, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2017
North Korea denies torturing Warmbier, says it is 'biggest victim' in U.S. student's death
North Korea has issued its first comments on the death of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier, who had been held by Pyongyang for more than a year before his June 13 release, calling the 22-year-old's passing "a mystery" and labeling themselves as "the biggest victim of this incident."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2017
Trump's South China Sea policy taking shape
The Trump administration's policy regarding the South China Sea is a continuation of the Obama administration's policy but with more emphasis on the military dimension.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2017
Iran and the Saudi deflection campaign
Donald Trump appears to have no idea that the principal source of support that Salafist terrorists use has Saudi Arabia written all over it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2017
Trump plugs 'solar wall' for Mexican border, says it would pay for itself by generating power
U.S. President Donald Trump said he's proposed building a "solar wall" on the Mexican border that would pay for itself by generating electricity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. asks China to do more to rein in North Korea
The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs during a round of high-level talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. judge urged to halt Iraqi deportations due to Christian persecution fears
A U.S. judge heard arguments on Wednesday to halt the deportations of around 100 Iraqis arrested by immigration authorities in the Detroit area because many belong to minorities and could face torture or religious persecution in their homeland.

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