Trump lowers temperature in simmering conflict with North Korea and claims pressure is working – The Washington Post
Trump: military option for North Korea not preferred, but would be ‘devastating’ for Pyongyang – Reuters
Trump insists North Korea’s Kim started war of words, ‘He’s saying things that should never, ever be said. And we’re replying to those things. It’s not an original statement’ – POLITICO
VIDEO: President Trump joint press conference with Spanish P.M. Mariano Rajoy (on North Korea starts at 5:00 min and 22:30 min) – YouTube
Trump administration sanctions North Korean banks, bank workers – CBS News
U.S. still seeks diplomatic solution to North Korea crisis, Mattis says – WSJ
McMaster: US has four or five North Korea scenarios, ‘Some uglier than others…What we hope to do is avoid war, but we cannot discount that possibility’ – bbsnews.net
US says it’s not pushing for regime change in North Korea – Fox News
Dems ask Mattis: How many people would die in war with North Korea – TheHill
North Korea prepares Air Force build up after U.S. bombers arrive in South – newsweek.com
North Korea incapable of shooting down U.S. planes despite threats: Experts – AP
North Korean officials seek meetings with GOP analysts to figure out Trump: report – TheHill
Kim has stash of up to $5 billion hidden abroad, says analyst – The Asahi Shimbun
China sees ‘no winner’ in a war on Korean peninsula – THE BUSINESS TIMES
Russian foreign ministry ‘working behind scenes’ to resolve North Korea crisis: RIA – CNBC
VIDEO: Otto Warmbier’s parents says son was tortured in North Korea – YouTube
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