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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirms arms buildup in party meeting
Kim Jong Un doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he described as an aggravating security environment while outside governments monitor signs of an imminent nuclear test explosion.
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China, Russia defend N Korea vetoes at UN after US imposes sanctions
China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed US resolution that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea at a first-ever General Assembly meeting
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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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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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North Korea may conduct missile test as Biden visits Asia: US intelligence
US intelligence shows that it's a genuine possibility that North Korea will conduct another ballistic missile test or nuclear test around President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea and Japan
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US spars with China, Russia over N Korea's nuclear programme sanctions
China and Russia both have veto power and say they want to see new talks and not more punishment for the North
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China's top nuke envoy in Seoul for talks amid recent NK missile strikes
Touching on pending issues related to North Korea, the envoy said that said that it was up to the US and North Korea to resolve issues on the Peninsula, not China
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US continues to adjust readiness to meet North Korean threats: Pentagon
The US and South Korea continue to adjust their joint defense capabilities to meet ever increasing threats from North Korea's advancing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities
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US urges N Korea to engage in dialogue amid reports of nuclear test
The US has called on North Korea to refrain from further provocations and instead return to dialogue.
North Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions
The launch extended a barrage of weapons demonstrations this year that analysts say are aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of North Korea as a nuclear power
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North Korea tests largest ICBM, US condemns return to long-range launches
'This launch is a brazen violation of multiple UNSC resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilising the security situation in the region,' says White House press secretary
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North Korea testing new long-range ICBMs, says US, warns more coming
The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could soon follow.
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Satellite development aimed at collecting info on US military: N Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the country's space agency, and said the recent development of a reconnaissance satellite is aimed at collecting information on the US military
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Top nuke envoys of S Korea, US, Japan meet over ways to engage with N Korea
The top nuclear negotiators of South Korea, Japan and the US met in Honolulu to discuss ways to restart dialogue with reclusive North Korea.
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South Korea's outgoing president Moon Jae-in calls for US-North Korea talks
Moon has expressed concern over N Korea's expanding weapons program and the possibility it could resume nuclear and long-range missile tests that would revive fears of war in the region.
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US takes North Korea's 'improving' missile programmes seriously: Pentagon
The US takes very seriously the threat posed by North Korea's "improving" missile programs, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has said
North Korea says it test launched ballistic missiles from a train
North Korea said it test-launched ballistic missiles from a train in what was seen as an apparent retaliation against fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration
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North Korea fires projectile in third launch this month, says South Korea
S Korea said N Korea fired at least one projectile in its 3rd weapons launch this month, as it continues to demonstrate its military might amid pandemic border closures and stalled diplomacy with US.
US continues to keep North Korea on state sponsors of terrorism list
The US has continued to keep North Korea on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a State Department report revealed.
