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The new arms race on the Korean Peninsula

Despite exaggerations and inevitable setbacks, North Korea’s missile test programme is increasingly impressive.

Al Jazeera

Russia says it has agreed to coordinate with China on North Korea - RIA

Russia and China have agreed to coordinate closely on the situation on the Korean peninsula after North Korea's launch of a new intercontinental missile, Russia's foreign ministry was quoted as saying on Friday.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un oversees ICBM test, warns of confrontation with US

Kim Jong Un oversaw the successful launch of a new, larger intercontinental ballistic missile, in an explosive confirmation of his continued nuclear weapons development over the past four years despite international sanctions and failed talks with the U.S.

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S.Korea's President-elect asks China's Xi for cooperation after N.Korea's ICBM launch

South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for close coordination on North Korea's complete denuclearisation, Yoon's office said on Friday.

Reuters

N.Korea media give Kim Jong Un 'Top Gun' treatment in missile coverage

Sporting a shiny leather jacket and slick aviator shades, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has starred in a Hollywood-style video for Pyongyang's latest missile launch.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: What made North Korea test giant new ICBM?

In firing a massive intercontinental ballistic missile high into space, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has turned back the clock to the “fire and fury” days of 2017

The Independent UK

Slick Kim Jong-Un dons leather jacket in bizarre missile launch propaganda footage

The huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), dubbed the Hwasong-17, was launched on Thursday and now North Korea has released footage showing military officials cheering moments after

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US Announces New Sanctions after North Korea ICBM Test

The United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on entities and people in Russia and North Korea after Pyongyang's latest ICBM missile test. The targeted persons and organizations are accused of "transferring sensitive items to North Korea's missile program," according to a State Department statement. "These measures are part of our…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China urges restraint by 'all sides' on North Korea's missile tests

China has urged "all sides" to exercise restraint regarding North Korea's long-range missiles tests, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Analysis-With largest test yet, N.Korea's ICBM programme hits new heights

North Korea's resumption of long-range missile tests, including a flight of its largest-ever weapon, puts it closer than ever to having a reliable way of delivering multiple nuclear warheads anywhere in the United States, analysts say.

Reuters

North Korea Says Kim Ordered Test of 'New Type' of ICBM

Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of North Korea's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, ensuring his country is ready for "long-standing confrontation" with the United States, state media reported Friday. The Thursday launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim's most powerful missiles at full range since 2017. It…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea test fired 'monster missiles' able to hit US and rain death on millions

North Korea launched a massive, new intercontinental ballistic missile, dubbed the Hwasong-17, that is capable of wreaking devastation as far afield as the United States or the UK

Daily Mirror

Hwasong-17: North Korea’s ‘monster missile’

Analysts say the weapon is the largest road-mobile ICBM in the world and could be designed to carry multiple warheads.

Al Jazeera

North Korea confirms ICBM test; warns of ‘long’ US confrontation

UN Security Council due to hold emergency meeting after launch, which breached weapons testing resolutions.

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S.Korea's president-elect says N.Korea has nothing to gain from provocation

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said North Korea has nothing to gain from provocation, a day after the nuclear-armed North test-fired its largest intercontinental ballistic missile ever.

The Independent UK

N. Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions

North Korea says it test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental range ballistic missile under the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who vowed to expand the North’s “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States

Bangkok Post

North Korea's Kim ordered test of 'new type' of ICBM

SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of the country's "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Friday.

Reuters

U.S. imposes sanctions targeting North Korea's missile program

The United States has imposed sanctions on two Russian companies and a North Korean entity for transferring sensitive items to North Korea's missile program, the State Department said on Thursday.

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N.Korea says new ICBM will curb 'dangerous' U.S.; Washington seeks new sanctions

North Korea said on Friday its launch of a big new intercontinental ballistic missile this week was designed to demonstrate the might of its nuclear force and deter any U.S. military moves.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Nato agrees on weapons supply to Ukraine, North Korea launches missile, Australia’s coal donation under scrutiny

Friday: Nato leaders discuss how to increase support without provoking Russia into wider European war. Plus: North Korea has launched what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile to date

Reuters

U.S., S. Korea defense chiefs agree on need for 'firm responses' after launch -Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart agreed that firm responses, including at the United Nations, were necessary after North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Memories of Albright: A legacy of bluntness and conviction

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is being remembered as a woman of conviction and determination who liked to say she told things like they were and not the way she might like them to be

Reuters

Biden faces worsening North Korea threat with fewer options

After U.S. President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, his future policy chief for the Indo-Pacific region said the new administration would have to decide quickly its approach to North Korea and its nuclear and missile programs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Blames Russia for Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

The UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution blaming Russia for a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival. The vote on the resolution was 140-5 with only Belarus, Syria,…

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires first ICBM since days of ‘fire and fury’

North Korea launched what appeared to be its first intercontinental ballistic missile in more than four years, as Kim Jong Un finally abandoned a testing freeze that had underpinned an unprecedented wave of talks with the U.S.

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