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A protester breaks a poster with the photograph of President Donald J. Trump, who canceled the summit he was to hold on June 12 with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, although he opened the door to reprogramming it and threatened Korea North with a military response if it acts "recklessly". EFE
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A country without friends
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South Koreans watch a TV news broadcast showing US President Donald J. Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L), at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2018. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
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Trump cancels U.S.-North…
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US President Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum of national security on Iran in the diplomatic reception room of the White House on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington (USA). EFE / Michael Reynolds
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One president, two deals
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According to a White House statement today, Wednesday, March 22, 2018, Bolton will replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser to the United States. EFE / JUSTIN LANE
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A dangerous return
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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, responds to the questions of the journalists after announcing the cessation of the until now Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, at the White House in Washington DC (United States) on March 13, 2018. EFE / Shawn Thew
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"Rex, you're next!"
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US President Donald Trump (c) says goodbye after delivering his speech on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, on the State of the Union before Congress, in Washington (United States). EFE / WIN MCNAMEE
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A dangerous speech
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People watch a TV report on inter-Korean high-level talks at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, 09 January 2018.
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Koreas meet
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (c) orders the launch of the new intercontinental missile, a larger and better designed model that highlights the regime's armament advances, on November 28, 2017. Pyongyang showed on November 30, 2017, with the publication of 42 photographs, the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-15 (Mars-15 in Korean), fired under the supervision of Kim Jong-un. EFE / Kcna
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Jong-Un's boast
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North Korea “can hold large swaths of nation-state infrastructure and private-sector infrastructure at risk,” said former deputy director of the National Security Agency Chris Inglis
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On September 15, 1950, General MacArthur launched a surprise amphibious assault on the port of Inchon, South Korea, which resulted in a decisive victory in the U.N. about the North Korean invaders. Within weeks, North Korean and South Korean forces seized Seoul and cut off North Korea's vital supply lines. Source: www.history.com
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History of a Conflict
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There is no good -- let alone perfect -- policy for the North Korean problem. But the Trump administration needs to tone down its insults, get serious and try to find some way to stabilize the situation. EFE
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A handout photo made available by the United Nations shows North Korean Minister for Foreign Affairs Ri Yong Ho speaking during the General Debate of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 23 September 2017.
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Forewarned is forearmed
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An undated photo released  by the KCNA, the state news agency of North Korea, is described as showing the country's leader Kim Jong Un (R), supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, guiding a launching of the medium-to-long range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 at an unspecified location. EFE
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Kim Jong-un warned US President Donald Trump that he will pay dearly for his "eccentric" speech. before the UN, in which he threatened to completely destroy North Korea. EFE / Kcna
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A Barking War
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Photo courtesy of the UN, where the US President Donald Trump is signing the United Nations guest book on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, after a meeting with its secretary general at the agency's headquarters in New York. EFE / Rick Bajornas / UN
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New sanctions on Korea
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The United Nations Security Council holds vote on sanctions resolution against North Korea at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 11 September 2017. EPA-EFE FILE/ANDREW GOMBERT
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Trump's Debut in the UN
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Durante un banquete celebrado aparentemente este sábado en Pyongyang coincidiendo con el 69 aniversario de la fundación de Corea del Norte, Kim dijo que el ensayo nuclear fue una "gran victoria ganada por el pueblo coreano a costa de su sangre". Fuente: EFE.
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North Korea: unconquered
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The United Nations Security Council voted on Monday, September 11, 2017, the resolution on sanctions against North Korea at its headquarters in New York. The body voted unanimously to pass resolutions designed to lessen North Korea's nuclear ambitions. EFE / ANDREW GOMBERT
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Will it be enough?
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An undated photo released by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), shows Kim Jong-un (3-R), supreme commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), purportedly guiding the work for nuclear weaponization on spot, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. According to KCNA, the North Korean leader watched an H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), a multi-functional thermonuclear nuke with great destructive power, to be loaded into an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). EFE/EPA/KCNA
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A diplomatic way out
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South Koreans watch a television displaying news broadcasts reporting on North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 29 August 2017. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
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North Korea: going too far?
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Trump has made clear that the United States would respond to North Korean nuclear threats with a massive military strike, possibly involving nuclear weapons. EFE
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Presidents Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump have already warmed the globe with mutual threats to launch an armed confrontation. EFE
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A visitor looks through binoculars at North Korea from Imjingak, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 09 August 2017. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN
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Guam plays down threat of…
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Kim Jong Un is a young man but has been highly effective at preserving his authority. He has secured the support of the military and sidelined or killed anyone who threatened his grip on power -- including his uncle and, allegedly, his half-brother. EFE
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US President Donald J. Trump makes remarks at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC, USA 27 April 27 2017. EPA/Olivier Douliery / POOL
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Trump: Kim Jong-un is smart…
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President Trump during an encounter with Veterans in Washington DC, on Thursday April 27, 2017. EFE/Olivier Douliery / POOL
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A U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane landed at the US air base in Osan, south of Seoul (South Korea) after completing a mission on the eve of the anniversary of the founding of the North Korean Army. Concern over the possibility of North Korea holding a sixth nuclear test on the occasion of the anniversary is growing. EFE
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(From L to R) The USS Michael Murphy, the Ticonderoga-class Lake Champlain cruiser (CG-57), and the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (L) sailed the Indian Ocean on April 14, 2017.EFE/DOD
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Tension rises on the Korean…
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The USS Carl Vinson remains off the coast of north-west Australia, a defense official said. Photograph: US navy/EFE
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How Donald Trump's North…
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and US Vice President Mike Pence (L) shake hands prior to a luncheon hosted by Abe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 18 April 2017. EPA/EUGENE HOSHIKO / POOL
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Battle of Titans: What Can…
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US Vice President Mike Pence (C) visits the truce village of Panmunjom, on the inter-Korean border, South Korea, 17 April 2017. EPA/YONHAP / POOL SOUTH KOREA OUT
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Mike Pence says era of…