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How an American bishop became a Korean martyr

By Kevin J. Jones - Catholic News Agency

Illustration on the situation of the Korean peninsula by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Reunifying Korea a possibility

By John R. Bolton

Take that! Pyongyang lambastes Trump as too much like Obama

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks at a press conference after the closing session of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China premier calls for return to talks on Korean nukes

Associated Press

In this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. The U.S. military has begun moving equipment for the controversial missile defense system to ally South Korea. The announcement Tuesday by the U.S. military comes a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan. (U.S. Force Korea via AP)

THAAD missile shield to South Korea gives Donald Trump advantage over China on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A North Korean flag waves at the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, March 4, 2017. A North Korean chemist deported from Malaysia accused police of threatening to kill his family unless he confessed to the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, calling it a plot to tarnish his country's honor. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)

North Korea, Malaysia bar others nationals from leaving

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

A visitor walks by the TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing, at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. The letters on the top read " North Korea, Fire missile." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tokyo says North Korea missile tests show ‘new level of threat’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A mock North Korea's Scud-B missile, center left, and South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, in this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo. North Korea on Monday, March 6, 2017, fired a projectile into the waters off its east coast, South Korea's military said, in an apparent missile test that comes days after Washington and Seoul began huge military drills that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles into sea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

UN report shows North Korea using Africa to slip sanctions

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

In this Feb. 19, 2017, photo provided by Paektu Cultural Exchange, Japanese sushi chef Kenji Fujimoto works behind the counter of his new restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea. Fujimoto, a Japanese chef famous for working for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il, has returned to Pyongyang and opened the sushi restaurant. (Paektu Cultural Exchange via AP)

Sushi in Pyongyang: Japanese chef opens rare restaurant

Associated Press

A North Korean flag waves at North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. According to police Friday, forensics stated that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler's outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)

AP Analysis: Will China be North Korea’s Trump card?

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 4, 2001, file photo, a man believed to be Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, looks at a battery of photographers as he exits a police van to board a plane to Beijing at Narita international airport in Narita, northeast of Tokyo. Police in Malaysia say the half brother of North Korea's leader who was killed in a Kuala Lumpur airport more than a week ago had a nerve agent on his eye and his face. A statement Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 from the inspector general of police said that a preliminary analysis from the Chemistry Department of Malaysia identified the agent at &quot;VX NERVE AGENT.&quot; (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

AP Explains: What chemical weapons N. Korea possesses

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Years of failed efforts to stem North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have followed a usual pattern. The United States seeks tougher action from China, the North’s traditional ally. Beijing urges U.S. diplomatic engagement. (Associated Press/File)

Analysis: As China ups heat on NKorea, US faces questions

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

The North Korean military successfully test-fired a land-based version of the submarine-based Pukguksong-2 intermediate ballistic missile this weekend. (Associated Press)

North Koreans celebrate missile launch during festivities honoring Kim Jong-il

By Carlo Munoz - The Washington Times

The North Korean military successfully test-fired a land-based version of the submarine-based Pukguksong-2 intermediate ballistic missile this weekend. (Associated Press)

Antonio Guterres, U.N. chief, condemns North Korea missile test ahead of Security Council meeting

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

North Korea missile test condemned by U.N., Pentagon

By Carlo Munoz The Washington Times - The Washington Times

A man watches a TV news program showing photos published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's &quot;Pukguksong-2&quot; missile launch and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in its first such test of the year. The letters read &quot;Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles developed for ground use.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea missile test: U.N. Security Council meeting sought

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

An image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears in a TV news report about the country's missile launch Sunday, an early test of the Trump administration. (Associated Press)

North Korea missile launch leaves Donald Trump cautious in response

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with letters reading: &quot;The North fired a missile&quot; at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump's new administration. Details of the launch, including the type of missile, were scant. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

UN Security Council meeting sought over NKorea missile test

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2017 file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, stands with Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein during an honor cordon at the Pentagon. Pyongyang will cast a decidedly dark shadow over U.S. defense secretary’s first trip overseas. Mattis is to make his debut with a visit to staunch U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, both of which host tens of thousands of American troops and, for good reason, see North Korea as their biggest national security threat. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

4 reasons N. Korea looms over US defense chief’s Asia trip

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press