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South Korea sees imminent prospect of North ICBM test -newspaper

The South Korean government believes North Korea could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as soon as this week, domestic media said, citing unidentified sources.

Reuters

China Records Nearly 3,400 Daily Virus Cases in Worst Outbreak in Two Years

Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years. A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities close schools in Shanghai and lock down several northeastern cities, as almost…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lessons from Asia’s outcasts: how isolation could hit Russian football

Russia has in the past been courted by Asia, but now it is set to get more than a taste of what Iran, North Korea and Myanmar have been dealing with

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Joe Biden gets new friend in Asia to take on China, North Korea

SEOUL: Joe Biden may have a new friend in Asia, with South Korea’s presidential-elect preparing a foreign policy reboot that more closely aligns with the US president’s views of China.

The Times of India

US Says North Korea Testing New ICBM System

Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with fresh sanctions. According to North Korea, the February 26 and March 4 tests were focused…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Analysis-N.Korea satellite tech also useful for manoeuvrable nuclear warheads

North Korea's latest launches appear aimed at developing and testing technology that can be used both for spy satellites and in a massive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of launching multiple nuclear warheads, analysts said.

Reuters

US says N Korea tested ICBM system, Kim orders space programme expanded

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea recently used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two secretive launches, likely paving the way for a resumption of long-range tests, US and South Korean officials said.

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US says North Korean ‘satellite’ launches were tests for ICBM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is preparing new penalties against North Korea after determining that a pair of purported satellite launches by Kim Jong Un’s regime were used to test systems for a long-anticipated new ICBM.

Tribune News Service

Japan, S.Korea leaders agree to boost ties with U.S. to tackle N.Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said they had agreed on Friday to ramp up three-way ties with the United States in responding to North Korea's evolving military threat.

Reuters

Kim seeks to expand launch pad amid worry about ICBM firing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his officials to expand a satellite launch facility to fire a variety of rockets

The Independent UK

North Korea is testing newer and bigger intercontinental ballistic missiles, warns America

Biden administration believes a forthcoming launch may test the weapon's full-range capability

Wales Online

North Korea accused of testing ICBM system and restoring nuclear test site

North Korea used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two recent launches, and appears to be restoring some tunnels at its shuttered nuclear test site, U.S. and South Korean officials said on Friday.

Reuters

US to sanction North Korea over recent long-range missile tests

WASHINGTON — The White House plans to impose new sanctions on North Korea on Friday over two recent missile tests that the administration has concluded were clandestine attempts to evaluate Pyongyang’s ICBM capabilities.

Los Angeles Times

North Korea in 'serious escalation' after firing new powerful long-range missiles

US intelligence services have said that Kim Jong-un's secretive regime was testing intercontinental missiles on February 26 and March 4

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U.S. sees 'serious escalation' in North Korea launches using new ICBM system

North Korea deployed a relatively new inter-continental ballistic missile system in Feb. 26 and March 4 test-firings, a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday, calling it a serious escalation requiring a united global response.

The Independent UK

North Korea missile trials were warm up for ‘full range’ test, US says

‘These launches … needlessly raise tensions and risk destabilizing the security situation in the region. We urge all countries to condemn these violations’

The Independent UK

North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming

The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were in fact test-firings of a new long-range ICBM

The Guardian - US

‘Serious escalation’: US believes North Korea testing intercontinental missile

Pyongyang launches were to test parts of intercontinental ballistic missile and not satellite surveillance system, US concludes

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Biden gets a new friend in Asia to take on China, North Korea

Joe Biden may have a new friend in Asia, with South Korea’s presidential-elect preparing a foreign policy reboot that more closely aligns with the U.S. president’s views of China.

The Conversation

South Korean election: the big challenges ahead for new president Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea has elected a new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who now has the task of tackling a housing crisis, a cost of living crisis and a decision about whether to restart dialogue with neighbouring North Korea.

The Independent UK

S. Korea's president-elect wants tougher stance on N. Korea

South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says he would solidify an alliance with the United States, build up a powerful military and sternly cope with North Korean provocations

Tribune News Service

South Korea elects Yoon as new president in hawkish turn

SEOUL, South Korea — Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol won election as South Korea’s president, returning the conservative opposition to power after five years and signaling a hawkish turn in the country’s relations with China and North Korea.

Reuters

North Korea to launch satellites to monitor U.S. and its allies

North Korea will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in coming years to provide real-time information on military actions by the United States and its allies, state media on Thursday reported leader Kim Jong Un as saying.

Reuters

S.Korea elects conservative outsider as president in tectonic shift

Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in a tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars, reshaping the political future of Asia's fourth-largest economy.

Reuters

U.S. military increases surveillance, missile defences after N.Korea launches

The U.S. military has increased surveillance and reconnaissance collection in the Yellow Sea and heightened its ballistic missile defence readiness after a "significant increase" in North Korean missile testing, the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said on Thursday.

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