A strategy of raising and de-escalating tensions has long been part of the North’s way of gaining leverage. By staying the hand of hard-liners, Kim Jong-un appeared to be leaving room for diplomacy.
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Mixed Signals on Israeli Annexation Reflect Split Among Officials
U.S. and Israeli officials are divided on whether annexation is a means to get Palestinians to the table, or whether the peace plan is a means to get annexation.
U.S. Designates Four More Chinese News Organizations as Foreign Missions
The move brings to nine the total number of Chinese state-run news organizations that the State Department has designated with that label. China will most likely retaliate.
North Korea Vows to Dump Millions of Leaflets and Trash on the South
“The time for retaliatory punishment is drawing near,” the North said, threatening to respond to propaganda balloons sent by anti-North Korean activists and defectors in South Korea.
Public Health Experts Reject President’s View of Fading Pandemic
Contrary to President Trump’s recent comments, specialists say, recent increases are real, and the virus is like a “forest fire” that will burn as long as there is fuel.
Pushing for Serbia-Kosovo Peace Deal, U.S. Roils Allies
Upending American policy, the Trump Administration is sidelining the E.U., pressuring Kosovo and ignoring Serbia’s erosion of democracy.
China Slams Trump Over Uighur Law Amid Bolton Accusations
A new law aimed at punishing Chinese officials involved in mass internments of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang came as John Bolton accused President Trump of supporting Beijing’s crackdown.
Michael Pack, Chief of Media Agency, Dismisses Heads of U.S. News Outlets
The moves by Michael Pack, an ally of Steve Bannon appointed by President Trump, raised concerns that the news organizations would become partisan.
FDA Revokes Emergency Coronavirus Use of Malaria Drugs
The agency said that a review of some studies showed that the drugs’ potential benefits in treating Covid-19 did not outweigh the risks.
Putin Says U.S. Is in ‘Deep Internal Crisis’
The Russian leader described an America poisoned by racism and violence and paralyzed by the refusal of President Trump’s opponents to accept the 2016 election results.