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Japan, S Korea, U.S. agree on tighter nuclear ties over N Korea threat

The nuclear envoys of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed on Wednesday to strengthen security ties in the face of potential "provocation" from North Korea in the form of a nuclear test.

Reuters

Ukraine war – live: Putin threatens to stop Russian energy exports

Russian president warns that it is ‘impossible’ for West to isolate Moscow

The Independent UK

US says Russia seeking ‘millions of rounds’ from North Korea

Russia wants to buy millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to use in its war against Ukraine, a sign that Western sanctions on its military and economy are starting to bite, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

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Russia weapons buy from North Korea could be millions of rounds of ammo - U.S. official

Russia's potential purchase of weapons from North Korea as a result of the Ukraine war could include millions of rounds of ammunition, but there is no indication the deal has been concluded, the White House said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia buying weapons from North Korea, says US

Development comes shortly after Moscow bought ‘faulty’ Iran-made drones

The Independent UK

Russia buying North Korean rockets and artillery, U.S. intelligence says

"This purchase indicates that the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine."

Axios

US: Russia to Buy Rockets, Artillery Shells from North Korea

The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded US intelligence finding.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Putin's party seeks votes on annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories

President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party on Wednesday proposed holding referendums on November 4 to annex territories taken by Moscow's forces in Ukraine. The move came as the IAEA called for the immediate establishment of a security zone around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid continued shelling around Europe’s largest…

France 24

Russia to buy North Korean artillery shells, rockets: Report

Declassified intelligence from the US says that Moscow is turning to isolated state to secure weapons as sanctions bite.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war – live: ‘Desperate’ Putin about to buy ‘millions’ of North Korean shells, rockets

Russia’s purchase from North Korea ‘indication of how desperate Putin’s becoming’, says US

The Independent UK

U.S.: Russia could be about to buy 'millions' of North Korean shells, rockets

Russia could be about to buy "literally millions" of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said on Tuesday, calling this further evidence of Moscow's "desperation" amid supply shortages for its war in Ukraine.

Reuters

US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea

A newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says the Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets an artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Activist floats balloons again despite North Korea's warning

An activist said he has again flown huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items and an anti-North Korea placard across the tense inter-Korean border, despite the North’s recent warning of a deadly attack over his activities

The Independent UK

Sakie Yokota: 'I want to see Megumi at least once'

Sept. 17 marks 20 years since the first Japan-North Korea summit meeting, during which Pyongyang admitted to abducting Japanese citizens.

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U.S, Japan, S.Korea officials to meet on Sept. 7 to discuss N.Korea

Senior officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet next week to discuss North Korean issues, the Japanese government said on Friday, amid signs the North has completed preparations to conduct its first nuclear test since 2017.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Says UN Human Rights Expert is 'US Puppet'

Pyongyang on Friday accused the newly appointed UN special rapporteur on North Korean human rights of being a "puppet of the US" and making "unpardonable reckless remarks" against the regime. The accusations came as the new rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmon, visited Seoul on her first trip since being appointed to the…

The Independent UK

UN chief says North Korea has increased repression of rights

The U.N. chief says in a new report that North Korea has increased its repression of the rights and freedoms of its people and the U.N. Security Council should consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

N. Korea calls UN monitor on its rights issue 'puppet' of US

North Korea has called the U.N.’s top expert on the country’s human rights situation “a puppet” of the United States

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N.Korea denounces new U.N. human rights expert as 'biased'

North Korea's foreign ministry criticised a new United Nations human rights expert as "biased", saying the country will not tolerate what it called U.S.-led efforts to topple the isolated regime, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

S.Korea official: no soft response in case of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korea's national security adviser has said he and his counterparts from the United States and Japan have agreed there will be no soft response if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korea: China, Russia Hold Key to North's Denuclearization

China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen UN sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal, a top South Korean official said Thursday, as the North remains ready to conduct its first nuclear test in five years. China and Russia, which both have…

The Independent UK

S. Korea: China, Russia hold key to North's denuclearization

A top South Korean official says that China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen U.N. sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing international efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal

The Independent UK

N. Korea may send workers to Russian-occupied east Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country’s east

Businessweek

South Korean Cybersecurity Experts Play Cat-and-Mouse With the North’s Hackers

Kim Jong Un’s regime has about 6,000 hackers spreading malware from both inside and outside North Korea.

Reuters

Residents complain of noise, danger as U.S. troops practice in S.Korea

South Korea and the United States have vowed to step up joint military training to deter North Korea, but for residents outside the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex and other training grounds, that means more noise and possibly more security fears.

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