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US aircraft carrier in new drills as North Korean tension simmers

The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan and its battle group have returned to waters near the Korean peninsula for drills.

Al Jazeera

Biden Warns of Nuclear 'Armageddon' after Russian Threats on Ukraine

US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world is facing nuclear "Armageddon", warning that Vladimir Putin may use his atomic arsenal as Russian troops struggle against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. After Russia's invasion eight months ago, Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if he feels he has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Russians being prepared for nuclear war, warns Zelenskiy; White House says no indication of immediate Russian plans – as it happened

Ukrainian president calls situation ‘very dangerous’; White House remarks on nuclear weapons come after Biden ‘Armageddon’ comments

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Russia increasingly isolated on world stage as Putin turns 70

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday celebrated turning 70 with a ceremony attended by Russian officials as US President Joe Biden said that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Russian officials have spoken of the possibility of using tactical nuclear…

France 24

Biden says risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ highest in 60 years

US president compares threat now with the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought world to brink of catastrophe in 1962.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war – live: Anti-Putin and Lukashenko campaigners win Nobel Peace Prize

As Biden warns world has not faced such high risk of ‘armageddon’ since ‘Kennedy and Cuban Missile Crisis’

The Independent UK

US carrier, S Korea warships start new drills amid tensions

The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a new round of naval drills with South Korean warships

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Joe Biden warns of nuclear 'Armageddon' and Vladimir Putin 'not joking' about nukes use

US President Joe Biden said the threat of a nuclear Armageddon is at its highest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis, in 1962, due to Vladimir Putin's sabre-rattling over Ukraine

Daily Mirror

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

Biden cites Cuban Missile Crisis in describing Putin's nuclear threat

U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons threatens to bring about the biggest such risk since the Cuban Missile Crisis, adding Washington was "trying to figure out" Putin's off-ramp.

Reuters

OLD Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ‘62 crisis

President Joe Biden says the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S. approves potential $3 billion in defense sale to Kuwait- Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System and Medium Range Air Defense System to Kuwait in a deal valued at an estimated $3 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters

‘Cruelty with no meaning’: Civilians flee a city with no power or water – but plenty of Russian missiles

Even in areas recaptured from Russia, residents are in lethal danger as Kim Sengupta reports from Kupyansk, Ukraine

The Independent UK

Zaporizhzhia: At least one dead after series of missile strikes rock city

Zaporizhzhia is one of the four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia although the referendums have not been recognised by the West

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The Independent UK

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

Reuters

S.Korea's Yoon, Japan's Kishida condemn N.Korea's missile tests

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed during a phone call on Thursday that a clear message should be sent to North Korea that its provocation would face consequences, South Korea's presidential office said.

Evening Standard

North Korea carries out latest missile launch sparking outrage from US

North Korea has launched approximately 40 missiles this year including a supposed launch of a hypersonic missile

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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Reuters

Analysis-Plenty of ‘fire’ but less ‘fury’ as North Korea tensions rise again

Between long-range missile launches and the looming prospect of new nuclear tests, this year has seen North Korea return to weapons activities not seen since the days of “fire and fury” in 2017.

The Guardian - AU

What’s behind the sudden increase in missile tests from North Korea?

With six launches in 12 days, North Korea is flexing its muscles and taking advantage of geopolitical turmoil across the world

Axios

U.S. slams Beijing and Moscow after North Korea fires more missiles following UN meeting

The "two Council members that are blocking us from taking action are enabling North Korea," U.S. ambassador to UN says.

The Times of India

IAF to arm more Sukhois with BrahMos missiles, even as plan afoot to upgrade entire fleet indigenously

NEW DELHI: The IAF is going to arm more Sukhoi-30MKI jets with the precision-strike BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, whose range has been extended from 290 to 450-km, even as a blueprint is also being drawn to indigenously upgrade all the 260 such Russian-origin fighters in the combat fleet.

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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