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N.Korea fires missiles, S Korea calls for 'expanded deterrence' with US
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that at least eight missiles were fired from the Sunan area of the North Korean capital Pyongyang and they flow between 110 km-600 km
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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile amid signs of nuclear test
The launch was North Korea's 18th round of missile launches in 2022 alone a streak that has included the country's first demonstrations of intercontinental ballistic missiles in nearly five years
Antony Blinken to visit Seoul amid concerns over N Korea nuclear test
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit South Korea next week amid growing concerns that North Korea may soon conduct a nuclear test
North Korea continues to seriously restrict religious freedom: US
The US State Department has said that North Korea continued to seriously limit religious freedom and other basic human rights of its people in 2021
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Covid 'getting worse, not better' in North Korea, says WHO's Mike Ryan
A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is getting worse, not better, despite the secretive country's recent claims
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US to seek new additional UN sanctions if North Korea holds nuclear test
The United States has said it will push for additional sanctions on North Korea if it conducts a new nuclear test explosion
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North Korea's food shortages estimated at 860,000 tonnes: CIA data
North Korea is in urgent need of food imports or assistance as many of its people continue to suffer from food shortages and malnutrition, with the gap estimated at 860,000 tonnes, data revealed
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Seoul closely monitoring N Korea's nuke facilities amid testing possibility
South Korean military said that it is keeping close tabs on North Korea's nuclear facilities amid reports Pyongyang may soon carry out a nuclear experiment
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US issues sanctions targeting N Korean weapons of mass destruction program
The US imposed sanctions on two Russian banks, a North Korean company and a person it accused of supporting North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program
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US imposes fresh sanctions after North Korea launches three new missile
The launches happened after President Joe Biden ended an Asian trip in which he stressed Washington's commitment to defending allies from the North's nuclear threat.
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Security Council split spells end of an era for US-led sanctions on N Korea
The two countries on Thursday vetoed a US-led push to impose more UN sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches
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China, Russia veto new UN sanctions on N Korea over recent missile launches
The vote in the 15-member SC was 13-2 and marked a first serious division among the five veto-wielding permanent members of the U.N.'s most powerful body on a N Korea sanctions resolution
US to vote on new UN sanctions against N Korea for recent missile launches
Whether China and Russia will use their veto power to block the measure or abstain remains to be seen
North Korea launched 3 ballistic missiles toward eastern coast: Seoul
The launches were North Korea's 17th round of missile firings this year
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Kim Jong Un, other North Koreans attend large funeral amid Covid worry
A large number of North Koreans including Kim Jong Un attended a funeral for a top official as the country maintained the much-disputed claim that its suspected coronavirus outbreak is subsiding.
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North Korea reports more fevers as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress
The outbreak has caused concern about serious tragedies in the poor, isolated country with one of the world's worst health care systems and a high tolerance for civilian suffering.
US, S Korea say will consider expanding military drills to deter N Korea
US President Joe Biden and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said after meeting Saturday that they will consider expanded military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea
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Biden and S Korea's Yoon call for alliance to tackle threats beyond N Korea
Biden and Yoon Suk-yeol are meeting in Seoul for their first diplomatic engagement since the South Korean president's inauguration 11 days ago.
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N Korea reports nearly 220,000 new Covid cases as Kim claims virus progress
North Korea said it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of Covid-19
N Korea nuclear threat tops agenda for Biden-Yoon meeting in Seoul
US President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol will search for ways on Saturday to break a diplomatic stalemate with North Korea
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