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North Korea fires two 'missiles' in sixth launch this month

The weapons reportedly flew 100 miles from the east coast town of Hamhung before landing in the sea

Wales Online

N. Korea, after harsh 2-year lockdown, slowly reopens border

After spending two years in a strict lockdown while COVID-19 spread around the world, North Korea is showing signs that it’s easing its severe border controls to nurse a desperately broken economy

The Independent UK

Seoul: N Korea fires projectile in 6th launch this month

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile into the sea in its sixth weapons launch this month

The Independent UK

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North Korea fires 'two ballistic missiles' in sixth launch this year

North Korea had fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, amid rising tension over a series of weapons tests

Daily Mirror

Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as S.Korea ambassador - source

U.S. President Joe Biden has picked a longtime career diplomat and former North Korea sanctions enforcer as ambassador to South Korea, a diplomatic source in Seoul said on Wednesday.

Reuters

North Korea fires 2 suspected cruise missiles, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired two suspected cruise missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, its fifth weapons test this year as Pyongyang flexes its military muscles while ignoring US offers of talks.

Bangkok Post

North Korea appears to have fired two cruise missiles: Report

North Korea is not banned from cruise missile launches under UN sanctions on Pyongyang.

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S. Korean Officials Say North Korea Tested Cruise Missiles

North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays its military might amid pandemic-related difficulties and a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States. One official, who spoke on condition of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles

South Korean military officials say North Korea test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month

The Independent UK

North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles after flurry of rocket launches

The isolated nation's biggest flurry of missile launches since at least 2019 has prompted an expression of concern from the UN secretary general

Daily Mirror

North Korea Hints at Restart of Nuclear, Long-range Missile Tests

North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for "confrontation" with Washington, its latest threat after a string of sanctions-busting missile launches.

Asharq Al-Awsat

No ‘fire and fury’ yet, but a game of nuclear brinkmanship with North Korea looms

Analysis: Kim Jong-un’s pressure on Joe Biden has so far elicited only fresh sanctions. Pyongyang has now signalled it may resume nuclear and ICBM tests

The Guardian - AU

N. Korea slams US, hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests

Accusing the U.S. of hostility, North Korea said it will consider restarting “all temporally-suspended activities," in an apparent threat to resume testing nuclear devices and long-range missiles

The Independent UK

N.Korea suggests it may resume nuclear, missile tests; slams 'hostile' U.S

North Korea will bolster its defences against the United States and consider resuming "all temporally-suspended activities", state news agency KCNA said on Thursday, an apparent reference to a self-imposed moratorium on tests of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Presidential candidate pledges to reopen part of Korean Demilitarized Zone for tourists

‘I will pursue inter-Korean coexistence through practical North Korea policies that benefit both the South and the North,’ says Lee Jae-myung

The Japan News/Yomiuri

N. Korea flaunting progress in its missile development

SEOUL -- North Korea's repeated missile launches are believed to be aimed at showing off its improved nuclear and missile technologies to gain an advantage in its standoff with the United States, with the U.N. Security Council unable to impose additional sanctions due to opposition from China and Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korean Missile Tests Signal Return to Brinkmanship

Grappling with pandemic difficulties and US-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be reviving his 2017 playbook of nuclear and missile brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and his neighbors. North Korea’s short-range missile launches on Monday were its fourth round of missile tests…

The Independent UK

North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship

Grappling with the pandemic and U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be reviving his 2017 playbook of nuclear and missile brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and his neighbors

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Al Jazeera

North Korea says latest test involved tactical guided missiles

Leader Kim Jong Un has said ‘military muscle’ necessary for self-defence, but repeated weapons tests increase concern.

The Independent UK

North Korea: Tactical guided missiles fired in latest test

North Korea says it conducted a test-firing of “tactical guided missiles” in its fourth round of missile launches this month

Reuters

N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles in fresh sign of evolving arsenal

North Korea fired tactical guided missiles on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent tests that highlighted its evolving missile programmes amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

Evening Standard

North Korea fires two suspected missiles into sea in fourth weapons launch this month

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, its fourth weapons launch this month alone.

Wales Online

Breakfast briefing: PM 'attends another party', North Korea fires fourth projectile this month, Celine Dion cancels US shows and shorter isolation period comes into effect in England

Check out our digest for Monday, January 17

The Guardian - AU

Japan condemns North Korea after it conducts fourth missile test in a month

South Korean military says Pyongyang launched two ballistic missiles, which Tokyo says threaten its ‘peace and security’

The Guardian - AU

North Korea tests possible ballistic missile in third launch in two weeks

South Korean military says projectile was fired into the sea, and comes after US imposed further sanctions on regime officials

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