US President Donald Trump will meet South Korea’s newly-installed President Moon Jae-In for talks from June 29 to 30, a White House statement said Tuesday. “President Trump and President Moon will discuss ways to further strengthen the ironclad US-ROK (Republic of Korea) alliance, advance cooperation on economic and global issues, ...
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told lawmakers Monday he was “shocked” by the state of the US military’s readiness, blaming legal budget caps and the grind of 16 years of constant war. Pointing to Obama-era budget caps known as sequestration, Mattis said limits on military spending have left troops at greater ...