Saturday, April 15, 2017

Saturday's Headlines: Amid tensions with U.S., North Korea shows off new missiles in huge parade

A timeline of North Korea's five nuclear tests; Trump delights in watching the U.S. military display its strength; Marine Le Pen wants to kill the E.U., but it bankrolls much of her crusade; Trump's lack of historical context makes his on-the-job training harder;
 
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Amid tensions with U.S., North Korea shows off new missiles in huge parade
North Korea put on a military spectacle Saturday to celebrate its founder's birthday, parading a series of new and technologically advanced missiles in front of Kim Jong Un in a defiant show of force to the world. The move came as China urged the U.S. and North Korea not to push their recriminations to a point of no return.
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A timeline of North Korea's five nuclear tests
As the world waits to see what — if anything — North Korea does, here's a look back at the country's five nuclear tests and how the United States responded.
 
Trump delights in watching the U.S. military display its strength
As the president looks for a coherent foreign policy, he has applauded the use of a massive bomb on Islamic State forces in Afghanistan and a missile attack on a Syrian air base.
 
Marine Le Pen wants to kill the E.U., but it bankrolls much of her crusade
Many of the fringe political parties pledging to upend the 28-nation bloc are receiving hundreds of thousands of euros every year from the European Union itself.
 
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Trump's lack of historical context makes his on-the-job training harder
The president has committed several gaffes tailor-made to go viral on social media, but he has also said things that underscore his shallow understanding of events preceding him.
 
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