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The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile in latest escalation

North Korea launched the missiles a day after firing 23 others - its most ever in a single day.

Axios

North Korea fires missile towards Japan as Kim Jong-un launches yet another bomb

The missile comes as the third fired by North Korea on Thursday, after the east Asian country set a record the previous day with 23 launches

Daily Mirror

North Korea launches multiple missiles, triggering alerts in Japan and South Korea

Wednesday's launches marked the first time a North Korean missile had flown over the de facto maritime border separating the two Koreas since the Korean War ended in an armistice in 1953.

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North Korea: U.S. and South Korea air drills terrible mistake

North Korea said on Thursday that the United States and South Korea have made a very risky and wrong decision by extending air force drills, and that the two countries will come to know what a terrible mistake they have made, the North's KCNA news agency said.

Reuters

North Korea’s missile launches demonstrate growing capabilities

North Korea has launched a record number of missiles this year. Here are some of the key capabilities it is developing.

Al Jazeera

North Korea warns of ‘uncontrollable phase’ as air drill extended

South Korea and the United States extended the ‘Vigilant Storm’ air drills in response to North Korean missile launches.

Al Jazeera

Japanese told to hide underground after North Korea fires missiles

Alerts were issued on television, radio, loudspeakers and mobile phones

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Analysis-Why is North Korea testing so many missiles?

The hundreds of South Korean and American warplanes simulating attacks during drills are most likely what led North Korea to test a record number of missiles this week, experts say, but Pyongyang may also be turning up the heat before a nuclear test.

Reuters

Seoul: N. Korea ICBM Launch Appears to Have Failed

North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said. The launches prompted South Korea and the United States to extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises, citing North Korea's "provocations". People in parts of northern Japan…

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North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM

North Korea has added to its barrage of recent weapons tests, firing at least three missiles including an intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains

The Independent UK

North Korea ICBM launch may have been a failure, South’s military says

Intercontinental ballistic missile is believed to have suffered in-flight malfunction, says Seoul, as Japan PM criticises ‘outrageous’ launch

The Guardian - AU

Factbox-North Korea's expanding missile capabilities

This week's record number of North Korean missile launches, which included an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), underscored the nuclear-armed state's efforts to rapidly advance its arsenal amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

Reuters

North Korea Fires Missile Near Japan

North Korea continued missile launches for a second day, including a potential ICMB that prompted evacuations in Japan. The West condemned Pyongyang’s unprecedented display of military firepower.

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U.S. condemns North Korea's ICBM launch, says State Dept

The United States condemned North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch which triggered an alert for residents in parts of Japan to seek shelter, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement late Wednesday Washington time.

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N. Korea launches suspected ICBM, S.Korea and US extend joint air drills

North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests on Thursday, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains.

Reuters

South Korea, U.S. condemn North Korea's missile launches as 'deplorable' -Seoul foreign ministry

South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman strongly condemned North Korea's series of missile launches as "deplorable, immoral" during their phone call on Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 253 of the invasion

Vladimir Putin says Moscow will rejoin grain export deal; US alleges North Korea covertly supplying Russia with a ‘significant’ number of artillery shells

Reuters

North Korea fired one long-range, two short-range missiles -South Korea military

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Thursday, including a long-range missile from the capital Pyongyang, and two short-range missiles from Kaechon, north of Pyongyang, South Korea's military said.

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Al Jazeera

North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile

Japan says initial warning missile flew over archipelago was wrong, but concerns over potential nuclear test grow.

The Independent UK

Analysis: North Korea fired dozens of missiles. What now?

For days North Korean officials have raged over U.S.-South Korean military drills, promising a violent response

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile in fresh flurry of rockets

Japan ordered a mass evacuation order after North Korea fired three rockets in a fresh flurry, including an intercontinental ballistic missile, off its eastern coast

Reuters

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, warns U.S. against 'dangerous' choices

North Korea fired multiple missiles into the sea on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), prompting the United States and South Korea to extend air drills that have angered Pyongyang.

Reuters

Japan warns residents to seek shelter as North Korea missile flies over

Japan's government warned residents of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures to seek shelter indoors after North Korea's missile launch, according to J-Alert Emergency Broadcasting System issued on Thursday.

The Independent UK

South Korea says North Korea has test-fired another missile

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region

Reuters

Blinken, Park condemn North Korea's ballistic missile launches -U.S. State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin held a call in which they condemned North Korea's "escalatory launch of ballistic missiles, including one that recklessly and dangerously landed near the (South Korean) coastline," the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

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