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As Biden Leaves Asia, North Korea Launches ICBM, Other Missiles

North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles, including what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, hours after U.S. President left South Korea.

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China, Russia Veto US Bid at UN to Punish North Korea

China and Russia on Thursday vetoed a US-led bid at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its missile launches, laying bare divisions that Western envoys fear would be exploited by Pyongyang.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea testing rivers, lakes and waste to find source of Covid outbreak

North Korean officials are testing rivers, lakes and waste in order to detect the source of the country’s Covid outbreak.

Evening Standard

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Widespread disbelief over N. Korea's tiny COVID death rate

About two weeks after North Korea acknowledged its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak, it says about 3.3 million people have come down with fever but only 69 have died

The Independent UK

North Korea Began Importing COVID-19 Medical Supplies From China Long Before It Reported First Case

Although North Korea admitted its first-ever case of COVID-19 only two weeks ago, it has reportedly been importing virus-related medical supplies from China for a long time now.

Benzinga

Officials from U.S., Japan, South Korea to meet, discuss North Korea

Officials from the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in Seoul on June 3 for talks on North Korea, which is believed to be preparing a new nuclear test and this week launched three missiles, Japan's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Analysis-Security Council split spells end of an era for U.S.-led sanctions on N.Korea

A decision by China and Russia to veto new United Nations sanctions on North Korea pushed by the United States shattered any veneer of global cooperation, straining efforts to pressure Pyongyang as it prepares to conduct a new nuclear test.

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North Korea escapes further sanctions as Russia, China wield veto

US expresses ‘disappointment’ after Security Council fails to tighten sanctions after slew of banned missile launches.

Al Jazeera

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

China and Russia have vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea for its spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

China, Russia veto U.S. push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea

China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more United Nations sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council for the first time since it started punishing Pyongyang in 2006.

Reuters

Analysis-As N.Korea gears up for potential nuclear test, missiles get little domestic fanfare

North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of missile tests amid an unprecedented coronavirus wave - perhaps to avoid overshadowing a potential nuclear test, analysts say.

Reuters

Kim Jong-Un's Missile Test Spurs UN To Toughen Sanctions Against North Korea

The United Nations Security Council will reportedly vote to strengthen sanctions on North Korea after the Kim Jong-Un-led country recently tested intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Benzinga

UN Council to Vote Thursday on Tougher N.Korea Sanctions

The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday, at the request of the United States, on a resolution aimed at toughening sanctions on North Korea after it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, diplomats said Wednesday. The United States, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for May, has scheduled the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US and Japanese warplanes in show of strength following North Korean missile launches

One day after North Korea launches missiles into waters separating it with Japan, US jet fighters join Japanese warplanes in a show of strength.

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U.S., Japan say their fighter jets staged joint flight after North Korea missile launches

The U.S. military and Japan's Self Defense Force said on Thursday that eight of their fighter jets flew together over the Sea of Japan after North Korea earlier lobbed three missiles into the waters that separate Japan and the Korean peninsula.

The Independent UK

US calls for vote soon on new UN sanctions on North Korea

The United States is calling for a vote “in the coming days” on a U.N. resolution that would impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its recent launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to vote 'in coming days' on N.Korea sanctions, U.S. official says

The U.N. Security Council will vote in the "coming days" on a U.S.-led push to further sanction North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches by banning tobacco, cutting oil exports to Pyongyang and blacklisting the Lazarus hacking group, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday.

Benzinga

North Korea Forcing Pregnant Women To Give Birth In Warehouses And Hotels Amid COVID-19: Report

As COVID-19 cases in North Korea cross the three million mark, reports say the Kim Jong-Un-led government is forcing pregnant mothers to give birth in hotels and warehouses that lack proper treatment.

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U.S.'s Blinken speaks with South Korean, Japanese counterparts on North Korea missile launch

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts about North Korea's ballistic missile launch, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

N. Korea Fires Salvo of Missiles, Including ICBM, Hours after Biden Leaves Asia

North Korea fired three missiles, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, after US President Joe Biden ended an Asia trip in which he agreed to new measures to deter the nuclear-armed state. South Korea's deputy national security advisor, Kim Tae-hyo, said that the North…

Evening Standard

North Korea fires missiles hours after Joe Biden leaves Asia

Biden - who left Japan on Tuesday evening - had been briefed on the launches, the White House said

Reuters

N.Korea conducts experiment in preparation for possible nuclear test, S.Korea says

North Korea appears to have conducted an experiment with a detonation device in preparation for its seventh nuclear test, South Korea's deputy national security adviser Kim Tae-hyo said on Wednesday.

WEKU

North Korea launches three missiles into the sea, including suspected ICBM

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, its neighbors said, hours after President Joe Biden wrapped up his trip to Asia.

Benzinga

Kim Jong-Un Fires Up Intercontinental Ballistic Missile As Biden Wraps Up Asia Visit

COVID-19-wrecked North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early Wednesday morning as U.S. President Joe Biden wrapped up his Asia visit, according to its neighbor.

Reuters

Japan govt spokesperson says N.Korea may take more provocative actions

Japan's top government spokesperson said on Wednesday that North Korea may take more provocative actions including nuclear weapon test after the country fired ballistic missiles off its east coast earlier in the day.

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