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Japan PM Kishida slams ‘reckless’ missile launch by North Korea

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Japan PM Kishida slams ‘reckless’ missile launch by North Korea Japan on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over the country for the first time in five years, which forced Japanese authorities to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains. Japan on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over the country for the first time in five years, which forced Japanese authorities to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains. It was the most significant missile test by North Korea since January, when it…

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South Korean President Yoon promises ‘decisive’ response to North Korea’s latest missile launch

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South Korean President Yoon promises ‘decisive’ response to North Korea’s latest missile launch South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch would face a “decisive response”. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch would face a “decisive response”. North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, forcing the country to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains, as the North escalates tests of weapons designed to strike regional U.S. allies. “Such a reckless…

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North Korea fires 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

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North Korea fires 4th round of missile tests in 1 week North Korea has fired suspected ballistic missiles, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Saturday. North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbours said, the fourth round this week of weapons launches that prompted quick, strong condemnation from its rivals. In an unusually strong rebuke of North Korea’s weapons programs, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said North Korea’s “obsession” with nuclear weapons is deepening the suffering of its own people, and warned of an “overwhelming response” from…

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North Korea’s launch ‘did not pose threat to US personnel’, confirms Indo-Pacific Command

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North Korea’s launch ‘did not pose threat to US personnel’, confirms Indo-Pacific Command Pyongyang’s latest missile launch did not pose an “immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies,” said the US Indo-Pacific Command. South Korea on Sunday stated that North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday toward its eastern seas in an escalatory move after a US aircraft carrier visited South Korea for joint military exercises over concerns about the North’s growing nuclear threat. In a statement on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff…

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US carrier, South Korea ships launch drills amid North’s threat

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US carrier, South Korea ships launch drills amid North’s threat A U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group launched drills with South Korean warships off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday in their first such training in five years, a day after North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile in a possible response to the exercise. A U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group launched drills with South Korean warships off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday in their first such training in five years, a day after…

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South Korea & US to revive high-level deterrence talks amid North Korea’s nuclear threats

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South Korea & US to revive high-level deterrence talks amid North Korea’s nuclear threats South Korea and the US are set to engage in a significant high-level deterrence discussion for the first time since 2018 amid growing threat by North Korea. South Korea and the United States are set to engage in a significant high-level deterrence discussion for the first time since 2018. According to South Korea’s Defence and Foreign ministries, the meeting between the two countries would take place on September 16, as both allies resolve to strengthen cooperation…

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South Korea claims North Korea’s 7th nuclear test ‘imminent’; flags ‘grave situation’

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South Korea claims North Korea’s 7th nuclear test ‘imminent’; flags ‘grave situation’ The South Korean Defence Ministry said North Korea is all set to conduct a nuclear test but no “specific” indications have emerged so far for the same. In its recent statement, the South Korean Defence Ministry claimed that North Korea is all set to conduct a nuclear test but no “specific” indications have emerged so far pertaining to the “imminent” development. Speaking at a parliamentary briefing, South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup stated that the Kim Jong-un-led regime…

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If North Korea has Covid beat, why buy 1 million face masks from China?

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If North Korea has Covid beat, why buy 1 million face masks from China? North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over Covid-19, Chinese trade figures show. Pyongyang last week declared victory over the coronavirus, ending a little-detailed fight against “fever” cases that had risen to 4.77 million in the country of around 26 million people. It has registered no new such cases since July 29. Still, China exported 1.23 million facial masks to…

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