Tag: visits
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits missile bases and cites U.S. nuclear threat
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited missile bases to examine their readiness to undertake actions of “strategic deterrence,” while calling U.S. nuclear capabilities a growing threat to the country, state media reported Wednesday. The U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal poses an “ever-increasing threat” to North Korea’s security environment, which demands…
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Pentagon chief visits Ukraine in show of support ahead of U.S. election
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine on Monday, in a show of solidarity with Kyiv just two weeks ahead of a U.S. presidential election that is casting uncertainty over the future of Western support. Austin’s trip, his fourth and likely final visit as President Joe Biden’s Pentagon chief, will include in-depth discussions about U.S. efforts…
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Lindsey Graham visits Nebraska to push for electoral vote change
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session…