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North Korea fires more ballistic missiles after US military drills

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s previous launch of a nuclear-capable missile over Japan.

France 24

North Korea’s latest missile test reminds the world of Asia’s powder keg

SINGAPORE — With the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, it was easy to lose sight of the rising danger North Korea poses to peace in Asia.

Los Angeles Times

5 chilling questions as North Korea fires missile over Japan and residents take cover

This is the first time North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan since 2017 and shows North Korea demonstrating its growing nuclear capabilities

Daily Mirror

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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate the country's missile alert system and order people to take shelter. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was in 2017, at the height of a period of "fire and fury" when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate its missile alert system and issue a rare warning for people to take shelter.

AFP

Trump correspondence with Kim Jong Un missing, attorney for National Archives told ex-president's lawyers in May 2021

The top attorney at the National Archives emailed former White House lawyers in May 2021 alerting them that the administration had failed to turn over correspondence between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires mid-range ballistic missile that flies over Japan

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile Tuesday which flew over Japan, Seoul and Tokyo said, a significant escalation as Pyongyang ramps up its record-breaking weapons-testing blitz.

AFP

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North Korea 'using Chinese, Russian vaccines to battle COVID-19'

SHENYANG, China -- North Korea has been vaccinating against COVID-19 since the end of August, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from a Chinese-North Korean trade official with close ties to Pyongyang bureaucrats.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

S. Korean activists clash with police over anti-Kim balloons

South Korean activists say they clashed with police while launching balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda materials across the North Korean border

The Independent UK

Trump ran for president because ‘nobody knows’ his ‘rich friends’, new book reveals

‘Here’s the way I look at it. I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are,’ he told Maggie Haberman of his decision to run for president

The Independent UK

North Korea missile launch: Everything we know about test copying banned Russian weapon

North Korea could have tested a nuclear-capable short-range weapon modelled on Russia’s Iskander missiles

Daily Mirror

North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile, Yonhap says

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Sunday, Yonhap said, its first such launch since shooting off its single-day record of eight at the start of June.

Tribune News Service

Kim Jong-un's only known daughter revealed in North Korea propaganda, experts claim

Experts have shockingly claimed that Kim Jong-un's daughter has been revealed in North Korean propaganda - as they note just how close the despot came to her during a recent event

Daily Mirror

What’s a guy gotta do to not be invited to the queen’s funeral?

The leaders of Brazil, Dubai and Turkey are in. But the leaders of Russia, Afghanistan and North Korea are out. We look at what it takes to get on to the guest list.

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North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses.

The Independent UK

N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is stressing his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un in chilling nuclear vow as North Korea passes law allowing PREEMPTIVE strikes

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vows his new law makes his country's nuclear status 'irreversible' and claims it will stop any talk of de-nuclearisation

Reuters

Analysis-Kim Jong Un's 'decapitation' fears shine through in new N.Korea nuclear law

A new North Korean law calls for "automatic" nuclear launches if the country's leadership or command and control systems are threatened, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's fears of a so-called "decapitation" strike, experts said.

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AFP

North Korea law makes nuclear programme 'irreversible'

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday.

AFP

North Korea law allows for nuclear first strike, makes programme 'irreversible'

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", Pyongyang's official media said Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korea: China, Russia Hold Key to North's Denuclearization

China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen UN sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal, a top South Korean official said Thursday, as the North remains ready to conduct its first nuclear test in five years. China and Russia, which both have…

Tribune News Service

Key dates, actions in the search of Mar-a-Lago and Justice Department investigation

It started as a simple request from the National Archives — and ballooned into one of the worst legal threats facing former President Donald Trump.

AFP

Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit

Seoul (AFP) - Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday that he would not turn down a chance to visit and work for peace.

The Independent UK

Dennis Rodman decides not to go to Russia on mission to rescue Brittney Griner

US State Department not keen on former NBA star’s plan

The Independent UK

Dennis Rodman talked out of going to Russia to rescue Brittney Griner

US State Department not keen on former NBA star’s plan

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