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North Korea confirms four missile launches as barrage continues

HONG KONG — North Korea says it tested four missiles this week to boost deterrence against its foes and pledged to keep developing more powerful warheads, a state media report said, as Pyongyang continues to fire off one of the biggest barrages since Kim Jong Un took power a decade…

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North Korea confirms latest tests as Kim visits weapons factory

North Korea confirms latest tests as Kim visits weapons factory

Pyongyang says two tactical guided missiles struck its targets marking its sixth such launch in January.

North Korea Fires Two Missiles as Testing Blitz Continues

North Korea Fires Two Missiles as Testing Blitz Continues

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth weapons test this month in one of the most intense spates of launches on record that has delivered an emphatic rejection of Washington's offers for talks on its nuclear program. Pyongyang has not fired this many missiles in…

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Pyongyang continues launch blitz with two suspected missiles

N Korea has stepped up weapons testing in what appears to be a resumption of its provocation and engagement strategy.

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.

North Korea appears to have fired two cruise missiles: Report

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

China, Russia Block US Push for UN Sanctions on N.Koreans

China and Russia on Thursday blocked a US push to impose United Nations sanctions on five North Koreans in response to recent missile launches by Pyongyang, diplomats told AFP. China's block came before a new closed-door Security Council meeting on North Korea, also requested by Washington, and was followed by…

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China, Russia block US bid to sanction North Koreans at UN

China, Russia block US bid to sanction North Koreans at UN

US is seeking UN travel ban and asset freeze on individuals it says are involved in North Korea’s missile programme.

China delays U.S. bid to sanction North Koreans at U.N.

China delays U.S. bid to sanction North Koreans at U.N.

China delayed a U.S. bid to impose U.N. sanctions on five North Koreans on Thursday, diplomats said, a day after Pyongyang suggested it may resume tests of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

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

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.

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

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

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N Korea may resume nuclear, long-range missile tests: State media

N Korea may resume nuclear, long-range missile tests: State media

Pyongyang blames US ‘hostility’ as experts warn of return to ‘vicious cycle of provocation and sanctions’.

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

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.

N. Korea flaunting progress in its missile development

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.

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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…

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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’

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