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N.Korea says missile tests simulate striking South with nuclear weapons

North Korea's recent flurry of missile tests were designed to simulate showering the South with tactical nuclear weapons as a warning after large-scale navy drills by South Korean and U.S. forces, state news agency KCNA said on Monday.

Reuters

White House says North Korea nuclear talks offer still on table

WASHINGTON — The U.S. remains ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, while ensuring “that we have also the capabilities in the region and ready to go in case we need them,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

Tribune News Service

North Korea Fires More Missiles, Seventh Launch in Two Weeks

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea early Sunday, Seoul's military said, the seventh such launch in two weeks, just hours after a nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier wrapped up joint drills off the Korean peninsula. Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have ramped up combined naval exercises in recent weeks,…

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North Korea fires two missiles after US-South Korea drills

Pyongyang’s seventh weapons test in two weeks comes as it prepares to celebrate the ruling party’s founding day.

Al Jazeera

North Korea adds to barrage with 2 ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles early Sunday, adding to one of its biggest two-week barrages under Kim Jong Un that has ratcheted up tension to levels not seen in years.

Tribune News Service

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles towards sea after US drills

Launch is latest in country’s barrage of weapons tests

The Independent UK

NKorea launches 2 missiles toward sea after US-SKorea drills

South Korea says North Korea has fired two ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests in recent days

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North Korea blames the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for latest tensions

North Korea warned that the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a "considerably huge negative splash" in regional security.

WEKU

North Korea says US carrier's return aggravates tensions

North Korea has warned the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a “considerably huge negative splash” in regional security

The Independent UK

Military muscle-flexing in North Korea: Breaking down the latest spate of missile launches

North Korea's latest spate of missile launches has put its neighbours on edge. The barrage of weapons tests includes one that flew over Japan in the longest-ever recorded distance, capable of reaching the US territory of Guam. The latest show of force comes after Kim Jong Un's regime passed a…

France 24

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sends message to Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday

Kim Jong-un congratulated Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States"

Daily Mirror

Explainer-Putin and North Korea's Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", the latest sign of deepening ties between the two pariah states.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un’s silence as missiles fly shows shift in strategy

North Korea’s latest barrage of missiles may look like another attempt to ratchet up hostilities in return for some sort of leverage at the bargaining table. But the launches over the past two weeks seem different.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: North Korean missile launches test Biden

A drumbeat of increasingly powerful North Korean missile launches has been met with a U.S. aircraft carrier floating off the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK

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North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles, Blames US Drills 'Escalation'

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday as it claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. As the United Nations Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's Tuesday launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, North…

Tribune News Service

North Korea test-fires missile after criticizing US carrier move

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward waters where a U.S. aircraft carrier had been deployed, ratcheting up tensions in the region.

Bangkok Post

North Korea fires two more ballistic missiles, slams UN meeting

SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, as the UN Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's earlier, highly provocative launch of a missile over Japan.

Al Jazeera

Will North Korea conduct a nuclear test during China’s Congress?

Expectations grow that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear weapon — and its relations with its closest ally.

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast Thursday, adding to one of its biggest barrage of tests under leader Kim Jong Un that included its first launch of a rocket over Japan in five years.

France 24

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.

The Independent UK

UN Security Council splits, again, over North Korea missiles

Debate over how to handle a North Korean ballistic missile launch over Japanese territory has again split an already deeply fractured U.N. Security Council

Reuters

U.S. to ask UN Security Council to meet on North Korea

The United States will ask the United Nations Security Council to meet publicly on Wednesday on North Korea, a U.S. official said, after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

Daily Mirror

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

Tribune News Service

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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.

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