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South Korea sees Oct.16-Nov.7 window for N.Korea nuclear test

North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and a possible window for carrying it out could be between Oct. 16 and Nov. 7, South Korean lawmakers briefed by its spy agency said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Harris to be latest dignitary to make 'bucket list' visit to North Korea border

When U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris makes an expected visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas on Thursday, she will be the latest in a long list of dignitaries - and tourists - coming to gaze into secretive North Korea.

Reuters

Trump gushes about Haberman in new book

"She's like my psychiatrist," Trump told aides during one of three interviews for the book "Confidence Man"

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Seoul says North Korea, China reopen freight train traffic

South Korea says North Korea and China have resumed their freight train service following a five-month hiatus

The Independent UK

North Korea test-fires missile toward sea as U.S. visit South

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday toward its eastern seas, extending its weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises.

WEKU

North Korea fires a missile as U.S. and South Korea get ready for military exercises

South Korea called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

WEKU

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, Seoul Says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul's military said, just days after a US aircraft carrier arrived for joint drills with the South in a show of force against Pyongyang. With talks long-stalled, nuclear-armed North Korea has doubled down on its banned weapons programs, even revamping its laws earlier…

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul's military said, just days after a US aircraft carrier arrived for joint drills with the South in a show of force against Pyongyang.

Bangkok Post

South Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward sea

North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North’s growing nuclear threat

The Independent UK

North Korea map creator shares hidden details of world's most secretive country

Jacob Bogle has spent the best part of 10 years locating, verifying and naming over 60,000 areas of North Korea - a massive feat which earned him the attentions of Pyongyang's hackers

Daily Mirror

Commentary: North Korea’s new law is far from the only nuclear threat the world faces

North Korea passed a law this month putting into effect Kim Jong Un’s decision that in case he is incapacitated by foreign hands, the country will “automatically and immediately” launch a nuclear retaliation. This arrangement makes it sound as though the North Korean nuclear arsenal is not only designed to…

Los Angeles Times

No millennial monolith as Gen Y leaders rise at UN

Millennial leaders are rising at the United Nations General Assembly

The Independent UK

N Korea denies sending weapons to Russia, tells US to ‘shut up’

Pyongyang denies US claims of weapons sales to Russia amid war in Ukraine, condemns Washington’s ‘reckless remarks’.

Al Jazeera

Imagery shows N.Korea may soon launch new missile submarine - think tank

North Korea may be preparing to launch a new submarine believed to be capable of firing ballistic missiles, a U.S.-based think tank reported on Thursday, citing commercial satellite imagery.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine tramples U.N. charter: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as destabilising the international order to its core and said the rule of law, not coercion by power, should prevail.

Al Jazeera

US aircraft carrier heading to South Korea for joint drills

US-South Korean military exercises come after North Korea declared its nuclear programme ‘irreversible’.

ABC News

US vows continued deployment of strategic assets in response to North Korea's nuclear doctrine

The United States and South Korea say they are "committed to continue efforts to employ all elements of both countries' national power to strengthen the alliance" against the threat from North Korea.

Reuters

New N.Korea propaganda posters highlight nuclear-tipped missiles

North Korea has released new propaganda posters featuring its nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, doing so for the first time in years and after the country codified its nuclear policy in law last week.

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The Independent UK

Seoul says N. Korea will self-destruct if it uses nukes

South Korea warned North Korea's government that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” saying its recent legislation allowing the preemptive use of its bombs would only prompt Seoul and Washington to bolster their joint military capability

WEKU

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.

ABC News

News you might have missed in the past 24 hours

While the loss of the longest-reigning monarch will continue to have a profound impact across the world, other news doesn't stop for her death.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Law Makes Nuclear Program 'Irreversible'

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. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearization talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".…

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.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un suggests N.Korea may begin COVID vaccinations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested that the isolated country could begin COVID-19 vaccinations in November, state media reported on Friday.

Al Jazeera

North Korea makes nuclear policy ‘irreversible’ with new law

Legislation allows it to carry out a nuclear first strike, amid concern country is on verge of resuming nuclear tests.

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