Abe to Trump: North Korea threat becoming ‘increasingly severe’
09 July 2017 |
3:00 am
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells U.S. President Donald Trump the security threat in the Asia Pacific region is becoming 'increasingly severe' due to North Korea.
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