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Factbox-What's on the agenda at the South Korea-US summit?

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol will be seeking U.S. assurances on deterring North Korea when he meets President Joe Biden this week, while the Americans will likely be looking for Yoon's support for U.S. interests related to China and Russia.

Reuters

Missile defense prep ordered over N. Korea launch notice

As North Korea's possible upcoming military reconnaissance satellite launch poses a risk of falling into Japan's territory, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada ordered the Self-Defense Forces to prepare missile intercept operations on Saturday, and the SDF began establishing the necessary readiness to intercept a missile.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kim Jong-un launches 'most powerful' missile yet from his private golf course

The new Hwasong-18 rocket blasted off last week from a private launch site east of Pyongyang, in Kim Jong-un's private mansion

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China lodges complaint over S Korean president’s Taiwan comments

China’s vice foreign minister rejects Yoon Suk-yeol declaring Taiwan a ‘global issue’ comparable to North Korea.

Al Jazeera

North Korea wants to turn the Pacific into a firing range. The South is playing just as hard

North Korea has fired off a record number of ballistic missiles in the past 18 months, but the threats are being met by an emboldened South Korea, which is muscling up and strengthening alliances old and new.

ABC News

Japan gets ready to shoot down N. Korea spy satellite debris

Japan’s defense chief has ordered troops to activate missile interceptors and get ready to shoot down fragments from a North Korean satellite that may fall on the Japanese territory

The Independent UK

Japan military on alert for Pyongyang missile

 TOKYO: Japan ordered its military on Saturday to prepare to shoot down a North Korean ballistic missile after Pyongyang said this week that it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite.

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Biden to pledge steps to deter nuclear attack on South Korea -officials

At a summit next week with South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol U.S. President Joe Biden will pledge "substantial" steps to underscore the U.S. commitment to deter a North Korean nuclear attack on South Korea, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

Reuters

South Korea says summit with Biden to give significant attention to North Korea rights

South Korea's Washington ambassador Cho Hyun-dong said on Friday he was sure North Korean human rights would be given significant attention in summit talks between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden next week.

Reuters

North Korea lambasts G-7, says its nukes are 'stark reality'

North Korea’s foreign minister has called the Group of Seven wealthy democracies a "tool for ensuring the U.S. hegemony” as she lambasted the group's recent call for the North’s denuclearization

The Independent UK

North Korea criticises G7 over call for denuclearisation

North Korea's position as a nuclear weapons state will remain an undeniable reality as it builds up its forces until military threats from the United States and its allies are eliminated, state news agency KCNA said on Friday.

Reuters

North Korea readying launch of nation's 1st spy satellite: report

North Korean state media announced Wednesday (April 19) that the country has built its first spy satellite and is preparing it for launch.

Space

G7 diplomats pull together in the face of growing global hostility

Diplomats from the Group of Seven nations have taken a firm stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan, and on North Korea's tests of long-range missiles.

Radio France Internationale

NKorean Leader Orders Launch of 1st Spy Satellite as Planned

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said preparations for the planned launch of the country's first spy satellite should go ahead to counter what he called threats from the United States and South Korea, state media reported on Wednesday. Analysts say the military satellite is part of the reclusive,…

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Kim Jong Un orders launch of spy satellite to proceed

Putting a surveillance satellite into orbit is a key goal of North Korean leader’s military strategy.

Reuters

Exclusive: South Korea's Yoon opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine

South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, signalling a shift in his stance against arming Ukraine for the first time.

The Independent UK

Kim says N Korea finishes development of 1st spy satellite

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country has completed the development of its first military spy satellite and ordered officials to go ahead with its launch

Reuters

North Korean leader orders launch of first spy satellite as planned

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G7 ministers pledge to intensify Russia sanctions, slam China

Diplomats also urge warring sides in Sudan to end hostilities and demanded Taliban reverse ban on women working for UN.

Al Jazeera

Japan, S Korea, US conduct drill amid tension with N Korea

Drills between the three countries follow North Korea’s test of a solid-fuel intercontinental missile.

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Reject Attempts to Change World Order

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are vowing a tough stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea's unchecked tests of long-range missiles, while building momentum on ways to boost support for Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion. Russia’s war in Ukraine will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S.Korea, US, Japan Hold Missile Defense Drills to Counter N.Korea

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defense exercises on Monday, in a push to improve security co-operation and respond better to North Korea's evolving missile threats, Seoul's navy said. The news came days after the three nations agreed at talks in Washington to hold regular…

The Independent UK

US, allies conduct more drills in face of N. Korean threat

The United States, South Korea and Japan will conduct a joint missile defense exercise in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they further expand military training to counter the growing threats of North Korea’s nuclear-capable missiles

Reuters

S.Korea, US, Japan hold drills as N.Korea slams US 'nuclear blackmail'

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defence exercises on Monday to improve responses to North Korean threats, as Pyongyang accused Washington of ramping up "nuclear blackmail" with military drills.

The Independent UK

G-7 envoys urge tough stance on Chinese, N Korean aggression

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are tackling two major worries in Northeast Asia by vowing to take a tough stance on China's threats to Taiwan and North Korea's flurry of long-range missile tests

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