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North Korea on Monday launched the largest intercontinental ballistic missile in its arsenal—capable of reaching the mainland U.S.

The Yosemite Trader sailed out to the Pacific bound for the Philippines — one of several locations the military has been using to redistribute the more than 104 million gallons of fuel that sat in tanks just 100 feet above a critical aquifer.

Months of urging from the Pentagon for military leaders in China to communicate paid off Thursday when Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Chinese counterpart by video teleconference.

Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, in the first of what officials said will be renewed talks between the two nations' senior military leaders, as the Biden administration works to thaw relations with Beijing.

Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping pressed President Joe Biden to endorse Beijing’s eventual acquisition of Taiwan, according to a new report, but the Chinese leader may have had more modest goals in mind during their most recent meeting.

The top U.S. general spoke to his Chinese counterpart Thursday morning, ending nearly 16 months of broken military-to-military engagement at the highest levels.

The video call between Gen. CQ Brown and Gen. Liu Zhenli is the first senior military communications between the U.S. and China since August 2022.

Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, in the first of what officials said will be renewed talks between the two nation's senior military leaders, as the Biden administration works to thaw relations with Beijing.

The respective leaders for the American and Chinese armed forces hadn’t spoken since then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last year.

Gen. C.Q. Brown is the first senior U.S. military official to speak with his Chinese counterpart since the two countries agreed to resume military communications.