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UN puts sanctions on 18 North Korean officials and firms
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Friday put North Korea's suspected spy chief, 13 other Pyongyang officials, and four entities on a sanctions blacklist, hitting them...
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Tillerson to China: 'Step up' and stop 'failing to put appropriate pressure...
Sydney (AFP) - China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday, while also calling out Beijing over its...
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US sends third aircraft carrier to the Pacific as massive armada looms near...
The USS Nimitz, the US Navy's oldest operating aircraft carrier just departed San Diego to head into the Pacific, where the USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan carriers are already keeping watch over...
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The US can survive a nuclear North Korea — but a first strike could start...
Despite President Donald Trump's bold proclamation that a North Korean nuclear missile capable of hitting the US "won't happen," Kim Jong Un appears to be well on his way to an intercontinental...
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North Korea fires what appear to be land-to-ship missiles off its east coast
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests...
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A closer look at North Korea's artillery capabilities
As Pyongyang, Washington, and other regional players prepare for the prospect of war, North Korea’s nuclear program and ballistic missile capabilities have received undue amounts of attention....
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Why a purely defensive, unarmed US missile defense system scares the pants...
China has vocally opposed the deployment of the US's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system for years, despite the system having no warheads, because Beijing may believe it could one day leave it...
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'There is no South Korean leader who thinks a first strike by the US is...
This story originally appeared on Business Insider Japan and has been translated from Japanese.The Trump administration has been exploring options, including use of military force, to counter North...
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US MISSILE DEFENSE CHIEF: Assume that 'North Korea can reach us with a...
Vice Adm. James Syring, head of the US's Missile Defense Agency, told the House Armed Services committee on Wednesday that the US "must assume that North Korea can reach us with a ballistic missile.""I...
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South Korea will not change its THAAD agreement with the US
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea does not aim to change its agreement with the United States on the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system and it would continue to work closely with Washington on it,...
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Pressured by Trump, missile tests, China finally cuts off all North Korean...
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea's global coal exports sunk to zero in April, UN data showed, as China choked off imports from Pyongyang to ramp up pressure on its nuclear-armed neighbour. China -- the...
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North Korea showed how it would take on the US Navy — and it's pretty weak
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, presided over the launch of a new anti-ship cruise missile system on Thursday in Wonsan, on North Korea's east coast. And though the missiles performed well and...
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China could stop North Korea's nuclear threat in a heartbeat without firing a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured US President Donald Trump that China has limited influence over North Korea, but that's only half true.It's true that diplomatic relations between the two are...
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North Korea is openly trolling Trump by responding to months-old tweets,...
Experts have long suggested that North Korea intends to develop a thermonuclear bomb that can reach hold targets in the US mainland at risk as a deterrent, for possible diplomatic concessions, and now...
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Dennis Rodman is heading back to North Korea amid heightened tensions over...
Basketball legend Dennis Rodman is said to be arriving in North Korea Tuesday, amid tensions between the US and North Korea over its continued missile launches and the detainment of four American...
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MATTIS: North Korea 'most urgent' threat to security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that North Korea's advancing missile and nuclear programs were the "most urgent" threat to national security and that its means to...
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A suspected North Korea drone photographed a US missile-defense site in South...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A suspected North Korean drone photographed a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea before it crashed near the border where it was found last week, Seoul's Defense...
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'I'm just trying to open the door': Dennis Rodman has returned to North Korea
Seoul (AFP) - Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea Tuesday after saying he wants to "open the door" to the regime and claiming that US President Donald Trump would be pleased...
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US university student medically evacuated from North Korea in a coma as...
Otto Warmbier, an American serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor for alleged anti-state acts in North Korea has been medically evacuated while in a coma to Sapporo, Japan, according to The...
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A suspected North Korean drone photographed the US military's advanced...
Seoul’s Defence Ministry said Tuesday investigators discovered hundreds of photos from the drone’s Sony-made in-built camera.The ministry said they include 10 photos of the Terminal High Altitude Area...
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