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South Korea to boost US, Japan defense ties after missiles

South Korea said its military will strengthen security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan, including the deployment of “U.S. strategic assets,” after Kim Jong Un’s North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Sunday.

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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

Kim escaped North Korea and then went back to save his mum

It is rare for anyone to return to North Korea and even rarer for them to make it back to South Korea a second time. Yet Kim did both to help his mother, writes Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Min Joo Kim

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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.

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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,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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North Korea fires ANOTHER missile over Japan in seventh projectile test in just two weeks

One of the missiles landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) days after residents were told to take shelter in the country in the first "J-alert" since 2017

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after allied military drills

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in Washington and its allies in Tokyo and Seoul.

Reuters

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

Viral video of Kim Jong-un meeting Vladimir Putin is actually from 2019

Twitter users have been sharing a video that they claim shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Moscow on September 30. However, it turns out the video was filmed in Vladivostok in April 2019 during the only official meeting between these two heads of state.

France 24

NKorea Says Missile Tests Self-defense against US Military Threats

North Korea said on Saturday its missile tests are for self-defense against direct US military threats and they have not harmed the safety of neighboring countries and regions. North Korea carried out six missile launches in 12 days as of this week, including launching an intermediate-range missile over Japan on…

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Japan, U.S. conduct joint drill involving aircraft carrier -Japan govt

Japan and the United States are conducting a joint military drill involving U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan in areas around Japan in light of North Korea's continued missile launches, Japan's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Reuters

North Korea says missile tests self-defence against U.S. military threats -KCNA

North Korea said on Saturday its missile tests are for self-defence against direct U.S. military threats and they have not harmed the safety of neighbouring countries and regions.

The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

N Korea defends missile launches as defence against US threats

Pyongyang says recent ballistic missile launches had not endangered civil aviation or threatened neighbouring countries.

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Earthquake in North Korea was likely natural -South Korea agency

A small earthquake that occurred early on Saturday near North Korea's known nuclear test site was likely a natural quake, South Korea's weather agency said, amid heightened concern about a possible nuclear test by Pyongyang.

Reuters

Vatican reminds North Korea that pope ready to visit if invited

The Vatican on Friday reminded North Korea, whose recent firing of missiles has heightened tensions in Asia, that Pope Francis is eager to visit the country to help the cause of peace if Pyongyang makes an official invitation.

France 24

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

Japan's missing children: The lingering trauma of North Korean abductions

In the 1970s and 1980s, North Korea organised a kidnapping campaign in "enemy" countries. As one of its closest neighbours, Japan became a prime target. The programme, decided at the highest level of the Communist state, was likely intended to train North Korean spies in foreign languages and customs. FRANCE…

The Independent UK

US sanctions Asian firms over North Korean fuel shipments

In the midst of increasingly aggressive North Korean missile launches this week, the U.S. has imposed sanctions on people and firms in Asia accused of helping North Korea procure fuel in violation of U.N. sanctions

Daily Mirror

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"

The Independent UK

Trump news - latest: Trump reportedly tried to trade records he took from National Archives for docs about Russia investigation

This allegation would confirm that Mr Trump knew last year that he had documents that belonged to the federal government

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