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Kim's sister: N Korea nukes could 'eliminate' South

North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to "eliminate" South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 5, 2022

North Korea would ‘annihilate’ South if provoked, warns Kim Jong-un’s sister

Warning points to a rise in tensions on the peninsula after the North conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five years

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022

North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated South Korea for touting preemptive strike capabilities against the North, saying her country’s nuclear forces would annihilate the South’s conventional forces if provoked

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Moon says N.Korea's Kim violated moratorium on ICBM launches - Blue House

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had broken a moratorium on launching intercontinental ballistic missiles, strongly condemning the latest missile test, according to his office, the Blue House.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017

Launch comes just over a week after Pyongyang test-fired a missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff.

Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2022

UN chief 'strongly condemns' North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's firing of what could be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile and urged Pyongyang to "desist from taking any further counter-productive actions," his spokesman said.

France 24 · Mar 24, 2022

N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S.

North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

South Korea's disgraced ex-president Park returns home after prison

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left hospital on Thursday three months after she was released from prison where she spent nearly five years following a conviction on corruption charges.

Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Pardoned ex-President Park heads home from S. Korea hospital

Former President Park Geun-hye is going home three months after being pardoned for one of South Korea’s worst government-corruption scandals

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022