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N.Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked - KCNA

North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday.

Reuters

S.Korea president-elect's team visits U.S. with eye on early Biden summit

A team of foreign policy and security advisers to South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is visiting the United States this week, seeking to help engineer a early summit with President Joe Biden and coordinate efforts to rein in North Korea's intensifying weapons tests, sources said on Monday.

Reuters

North Korea Accuses South of 'Reckless' Remarks

North Korea blasted the South Korean defense minister on Sunday for "reckless" remarks about Seoul's ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year. South Korean defense minister Suh Wook had said Friday that his army had missiles with "the ability to…

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North Korea threatens to DESTROY major targets as Kim Jong-un's sister lashes out

Tensions have ramped up following a series of North Korean ballistic missile tests - and now Kim Jong-un's influential little sister Kim Yo-jong has lashed out

Daily Mirror

N. Korea warns Seoul of 'serious threat' over missile remark

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea’s defense minister a “scum-like guy” for talking about preemptive strikes on the North and warned the South may face “a serious threat.”

The Independent UK

North Korean officials hit out against South’s missile comments

Two officials of North Korea’s ruling party, including the sister of leader Kim Jong-Un, criticized South Korea’s defense minister for comments about his country’s missile capabilities.

Tribune News Service

N.Korea condemns S.Korea's remarks on preemptive strike, issues "serious warning"

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said on Sunday the South Korean defence minister's remarks about a preemptive strike against the north "has further worsened the inter-Korean relations and military tension on the peninsula," state media KCNA reported.

Reuters

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Group identifies 600 alleged North Korean rights abusers

Korea Future says evidence of widespread abuses in country’s prison camps, should be impetus to action.

Al Jazeera

US sanctions North Korea firms over recent missile tests

The U.S. imposed sanctions on five North Korean entities Friday in response to two ballistic missile tests the reclusive Asian country conducted in February and March

The Independent UK

U.S. issues fresh North Korea sanctions after recent missile launches

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on five entities it accused of providing support to North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, increasing pressure on Pyongyang following a recent series of missile launches.

Reuters

Sven Goran Eriksson was asked to fix World Cup draw by North Korea - "it's criminal"

The former England and Ivory Coast manager has claimed he was approached by North Korea to try and influence the draw for the South Africa World Cup 12 years ago

Daily Mirror

N.Korea may be preparing new nuclear tests to improve arsenal, U.S. and allies say

There are increasing signs that North Korea could soon test a nuclear weapon for the first time since 2017 in a bid to improve its arsenal and increase political pressure, U.S. and South Korean officials and analysts said.

Reuters

Fresh Japan Sanctions on North Korea after ICBM Launch

Japan's government on Friday approved fresh sanctions against North Korea over its recent test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, following Washington's calls for tougher international punishment for the nuclear-armed state. Japan already has bans on trade and vessel entries as part of unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang, but said Friday it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan freezes assets of 4 more Russian organisations, others for involvement in N.Korea's weapons projects

Japan said on Friday it was freezing the assets of four Russian organisations, three Russian individuals and six North Korean individuals for involvement in North Korea's weapons projects, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

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The Independent UK

How many nuclear weapons are there in the world? 9 countries with most nukes amid Third World War fears

New focus on nuclear arsenals after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

U.S., S.Korea seen resuming major military drills as N.Korea tensions rise

Joint South Korean and U.S. military drills set to kick off next month could for the first time in years include more weaponry and troops, and more aggressive messaging as tensions with North Korea rise.

The Guardian - AU

Testing times: why North Korea’s missile launches should worry the west

The recent test of an ICBM is a show of strength by Kim Jong-un and a reminder that he will have to be treated as an equal by the US in future talks

Al Jazeera

South Korea tests solid-fuel space rocket, amid rising tensions

Seoul says ‘important milestone’ part of effort to improve reconnaissance and satellite capabilities.

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South Korea says it has successfully test-fired its first solid-fuel space rocket

Test follows North Korea’s recent launch of a long-range missile amid speculation regime could soon conduct nuclear test

Reuters

S.Korea says N.Korea staged 'largest ICBM' fakery to recover from failed test

South Korea's military has said North Korea's largest missile test yet used an older, smaller intercontinental ballistic missile, and not the massive new Hwasong-17 ICBM, in part to try to head off negative domestic reaction to a failed launch.

The Independent UK

S. Korea has key rocket launch, days after North's ICBM test

South Korea says it has conducted its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket in a major development in its push to acquire its space surveillance capability amid rising animosities with North Korea

Reuters

S.Korea says it successfully test-fired first solid-fuel space rocket

South Korea's military said it had successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time on Wednesday, a step it says will help eventually launch a constellation of satellites to better monitor threats such as North Korea.

Bangkok Post

South says North Korea faked launch of 'monster' missile

SEOUL: North Korea faked the launch of what analysts dubbed its "monster missile" last week, Seoul's military said on Wednesday, adding that the test was, in reality, likely the same intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang fired in 2017.

The Independent UK

Seoul: N. Korea fired old ICBM, not new big one, last week

South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have launched a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile last week

Reuters

Biden, Singapore's Lee call for North Korea's return to nuclear talks

U.S. President Joe Biden and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after talks at the White House, urged North Korea on Tuesday to halt its ballistic missile launches and return to negotiations over its weapons programs.

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