US condemns North Korea ballistic missile launch
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with his counterparts in Japan and South Korea late Monday following reports that North Korea had launched a ballistic missile that prompted Japanese officials to tell citizens to seek shelter. The missile test over Japan was North Korea’s most significant since January. Japan hasn't issued a shelter warning for citizens over such a matter since 2017. Sullivan spoke with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in which they "consulted on appropriate and robust joint and international responses," according to a statement b
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Read MoreBiden plans 'further costs' for Iran over protests crackdown
President Biden on Monday condemned the violence against protesters in Iran and said the U.S. will be imposing further costs on perpetrators of the violence against demonstrators. The president in a statement said an announcement on the "further costs" will come this week and that the U.S. plans to hold Iranian officials accountable and support the rights of Iranians to protest freely. “For decades, Iran’s regime has denied fundamental freedoms to its people and suppressed the aspirations of successive generations through intimidation, coercion, and violence. The United
Read MoreCheney rips Trump ‘death wish’ comments against McConnell: ‘Absolutely despicable, racist attack’
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Read MoreTrump sues CNN for defamation
Former President Trump has sued CNN in federal court in Florida for defamation. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Trump's attorneys claim CNN "has sought to use its massive influence — purportedly as a 'trusted' news source — to defame the Plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically, culminating in CNN claiming credit for '[getting] Trump out' in the 2020 presidential election."
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