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North Korea says it tested new warheads, technology and navigation in latest launches

North Korea says its latest launches involved multiple weapons systems, including a nuclear-capable cruise missile that leader Kim Jong Un plans to deploy with front-line units facing South Korea

The Independent UK

NKorea tests enhanced ballistic, cruise missiles

North Korea has tested cruise missiles equipped with precision navigation and AI-guided control that can strike targets as far as 100 kilometres away.

AAP

'Seriously concerned': Quad joint statement flags water cannons, blocked ships in South and East China Seas

India, US, Japan, and Australia foreign ministers met in New Delhi. They voiced serious concerns over the South China and East China Seas. The group also condemned terrorism and North Korea's actions. New frameworks for critical minerals, energy security, and maritime surveillance were launched. The ministers also addressed online scams…

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South Korea aims to launch first nuclear-powered submarine by the mid-2030s

SEOUL — South Korea will seek to launch its first nuclear-powered ‌submarine by the mid-2030s, under a new programme aimed at countering North Korea's submarine-launched nuclear and missile threats, Defence ⁠Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

North Korea launches ballistic missile and other weapons over the sea in latest show of force

South Korea says North Korea has launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea

AAP

North Korea fires projectiles including ballistic missile into Yellow Sea, Seoul says

The North has also repeatedly shunned efforts by the South Korean government to improve relations, repeatedly calling Seoul its most "hostile" adversary.

Euronews

North Korea fires missiles as South Korean leader seeks nuclear submarines

South Korean president calls for accelerated efforts to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

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North Korea launches unidentified projectile over the sea

South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile off its west coast

The Independent UK

North Korea fires ballistic missile and other weapons

North Korea has launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by the nation.

AAP

North Korean football club takes Asian women’s title

SUWON, South Korea - ⁠Naegohyang of North Korea won the Asian Women’s Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan in the final on Saturday, with ‌forward Kim Kyong-Yong netting the only goal of the match.

Bangkok Post

China President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea next week: Report

Chinese president Xi Jinping is expected to travel to North Korea as early as next week to meet leader Kim Jong-un, following a tightly sequenced round of high-profile summits in Beijing that included visits by US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The Times of India

South Korea hosts America’s biggest overseas military base – but what does its future look like under Trump?

Camp Humphreys is a vital expression of the alliance between Washington and Seoul, but the nature of the partnership is shifting

The Guardian - AU

Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea – to encourage Kim Jong Un to speak with Trump

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Xi Jinping set to visit North Korea and ‘act as mediator between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’, South Korea says

Chinese president is reportedly travelling to neighbouring country after back-to-back meetings with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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China's Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping might visit North Korea next week. This visit could see him mediating between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. China and North Korea are strengthening ties. Trump has previously met Kim multiple times to discuss North Korea's nuclear program. He remains…

The Independent UK

North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries

Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans have cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated host Suwon 2-1 against the backdrop of political tensions

The Independent UK

North Korean women’s football team secures historic victory in South Korea amid political tensions

A North Korean football team faced a South Korean outfit on Wednesday in a rare match between sides from the two divided nations

Evening Standard

Starmer apologises for ‘slip of the tongue’ in announcing deal with North Korea

The Prime Minister told MPs he ‘inadvertently said we did a trade deal with North Korea rather than South Korea’.

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Moment Keir Starmer makes PMQs North Korea blunder

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Starmer says UK bagged trade deal with North Korea in PMQs blunder

Sir Keir Starmer accidentally announced a UK trade deal with North Korea in the House of Commons.

Reason

Bill Maher On The Blatant Double Standard For Antisemitism

"But China, Russia, Sudan, Iran, Myanmar, Haiti, the Congo, North Korea, all way worse. And that's how you know it's anti-Semitism. It's the inconsistency."

Euronews

North Korea's Kim calls on military to bolster frontline defences against 'arch enemy'

The plans come at a low point in relations with South Korea and Pyongyang unresponsive to Seoul's repeated offers for dialogue.

The Economic Times

North Korean women's soccer team arrives in South Korea for regional tournament

A total of 39 players and staff with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arrived at Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, aboard a plane from China. They didn't make any comments, though some activists shouted “Welcome! Welcome!" and citizens used their mobile phones to film their arrival.

The Times of India

'We welcome you': North Korean women football team arrives in South for a rare match

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC arrived in South Korea for the Asian Champions League semi-finals, marking the first sports delegation visit in eight years. The team will face South Korea's Suwon FC Women, with high public interest despite ongoing political tensions between the two nations.

The Independent UK

North Korean footballers arrive in South in rare glimpse at citizens of secretive country

It is the first visit by athletes from the North in eight years

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