Matthew Pennington

Beyond bluster, U.S. and North Korea in regular contact

August 11, 2017 at 1:02 p.m.

The Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist country and deteriorating relations between the long-time...

Trump warns North Korea of “fire and fury” in response to threats to the United States

August 8, 2017 at 5:56 p.m.

President Donald Trump says that North Korea "had best not make any more threats to the United States" or "they will be met with fire and fury like the world...

Secretry of State Rex Tillerson, center left, meets with Chinese State Counselor Yang Jiechi and Fang Fenghui at a diplomatic and security dialogue meeting at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

U.S. pushing China to rein in companies that deal with North Korea

June 21, 2017 at 10:13 a.m.

The U.S. pushed China to rein in companies that deal with North Korea after President Trump tweeted ahead of the high-level talks that Beijing's efforts to sway its wayward ally...

Smoke rises from stacks of a thermal power station in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP/Getty Images)

China likely to gain as U.S. withdraws from Paris agreement

June 2, 2017 at 5:36 a.m.

President Donald Trump's pullback from a global climate pact could accelerate China's unlikely ascent toward leadership in stemming global warming and promoting green technology, and on global matters far removed...

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