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US fires missiles in threatening response to North Korea's chilling rocket tests

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes have reached a level where they pose a threat to regional and world peace

Daily Mirror

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North's launches

The U.S. and South Korea have launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of force matching a North Korean display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations

The Independent UK

North Korea test fires eight short-range ballistic missiles in latest show of force

North Korea test-fired eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military reported.

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North Korea has test-fired a salvo of short-range missiles

The barrage of eight missiles test-fired over 35 minutes extends a streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion.

WEKU

North Korea fires ballistic missiles a day after US-South Korean naval drills

Pyongyang’s 18th round of missile tests this year comes after US aircraft carrier leads exercises in the Philippine Sea

The Guardian - AU

North Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast Sunday, South Korea's military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US aircraft carrier in more than four years. Pyongyang has doubled down on upgrading its weapons program this year, despite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea test-fires missile amid signs of nuclear test

South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile toward the sea, extending a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion

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US, S. Korean navies end key exercise amid N. Korea tension

The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in the Philippine Sea amid signs that North Korea is possibly preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 2017

The Independent UK

Canada says ‘unprofessional’ China is buzzing its military aircraft in international airspace

Chinese aircraft reportedly approached those of Canada several times between 26 April and 26 May when it was monitoring North Korea sanction evasions

The Independent UK

US, S.Korea, Japan Envoys Meet as N.Korea Appears to Prepare Nuclear Test

Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to prepare for "all contingencies" amid signs North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since 2017. US Special Representative Sung Kim met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, Kim Gunn…

Asharq Al-Awsat

United States, South Korea and Japan preparing for North Korean nuclear test, envoy says

The United States' special envoy for North Korea says it is "preparing for all contingencies", in close coordination with its South Korean and Japanese allies, as it monitors North Korean arrangements for a possible nuclear test explosion.

ABC News

North Korea's Kim Congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on Jubilee

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory message to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as London kicked off celebrations to mark her 70 years on the throne, Pyongyang's foreign ministry said. London and Pyongyang established diplomatic relations in 2000 and have maintained their respective embassies, despite North Korea's worsening…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test

President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea is monitoring North Korean arrangements for a possible nuclear test explosion that outside officials say could be imminent

The Independent UK

U.S., S.Korea, Japan envoys meet as N.Korea appears to prepare nuclear test

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Al Jazeera

Why some South Koreans want their own nuclear bomb

N Korea’s growing capabilities and doubts over US defence commitments raising support for S Korea to go nuclear.

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim Jong Un congratulates Queen Elizabeth II

North Korea says its leader, Kim Jong Un, has sent a letter congratulating Queen Elizabeth II as Britain began a four-day celebration marking her 70 years on the throne

Reuters

N.Korea lifts COVID lockdown amid 'stable' virus situation -media

North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of COVID-19 outbreak weeks ago, media reported, as the isolated country says the virus situation is now under control.

ABC News

North Korea moves to soften restrictions amid outside doubts over COVID-19 counts

Kim Jong Un and other top North Korean officials discuss revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions, state media reports, as they maintain a widely disputed claim that the country's first COVID-19 outbreak is slowing.

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US, Japan, South Korea condemn N Korea tests; US widens sanctions

Moves come after China and Russia vetoed a US-led push to tighten UN sanctions on North Korea over missile launches.

The Independent UK

US levels new sanctions after North Korea missile launches

The U.S. is targeting two Russian banks in sanctions over their alleged support for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs

WEKU

North Korea says its COVID outbreak is now under control. But is it?

After saying there were no cases, officials on May 12 announced an outbreak. But without an adequate supply of tests, some say North Korea is "flying blind." And it still doesn't have vaccines.

Reuters

N.Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID-19 outbreak

In the months before it acknowledged its first official COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea suddenly imported millions of face masks, 1,000 ventilators, and possibly vaccines from China, trade data released by Beijing showed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Widespread Disbelief over N. Korea’s Tiny COVID Death Rate

According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. If all are coronavirus cases, that's a fatality rate of 0.002%, something no other country, including the world's richest, has achieved against a disease…

The News Lens

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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