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Putin praises North Korea’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine
Ahead of his visit to North Korea on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Pyongyang for its support in Moscow’s fight against Ukraine. Putin praised North Korea’s “unwavering support for Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine,” using the Kremlin’s wording to refer to the war, in a letter published in Pyongyang’s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun. The Russian leader also…
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North Korea Conducts Live-Fire Drills Near Contested Maritime Border
SEOUL – North Korea carried out live-fire drills on its western coast for the third consecutive day, escalating tensions near its contested maritime border with South Korea, Seoul’s military reported on Sunday. According to Seoul’s military, North Korea conducted artillery fire with over 90 rounds north of Yeonpyeong island from 1600 to 1710 local time (0400 to 0510 GMT). The…
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North Korea in fresh missile test, says South Korea
North Korea has again fired projectiles towards the sea, the South Korean military said on Monday. Two missiles were fired eastwards toward the sea from Sunan Airport in the capital Pyongyang on Monday, the South Korean Armed Forces General Staff said. They were believed to be short-range ballistic missiles. It was not clear how far they flew. UN resolutions prohibit…
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Again North Korea carries out new missile test
North Korea on Tuesday carried out a new missile test, the second in six days, firing another projectile towards the sea, South Korea and Japan confirmed. It was not immediately clear what type of missile was fired and how far it travelled. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from the North Korean inland and…
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N/Korea says it test-fired ‘hypersonic’ missile
North Korea on Thursday said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile a day earlier. The state news agency KCNA said the country’s Academy of Defence Science test-fired a hypersonic missile on Wednesday. The launch was reportedly watched by leading party officials and scientists. During the test on Wednesday, the rocket hit a predetermined target 700km away in a test that…
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South Korea faults memoirs on Trump-Kim meeting
Accounts by former U.S. National Security Adviser, John Bolton, of discussions between leaders of the United States and the two Koreas, in his upcoming book, are inaccurate and distorted, South Korea said on Monday. Bolton gives details in the book of conversations before and after three meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, including…
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North Korea okays ’12m’ propaganda leaflets to South Korea
North Korea is preparing to send about 12 million propaganda leaflets to South Korea using 3,000 balloons, state media reported on Monday. Pyongyang’s leadership has threatened several times to retaliate against activists in South Korea who in late May sent some 500,000 leaflets into the reclusive neighbouring nation with content criticising the North Korean leader. A statement carried by North…
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U.S. spy plane monitors North Korea
U.S. surveillance aircraft flew over South Korea, an aviation tracker said Monday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea amid stepped-up military moves by the communist regime in recent weeks. The U.S. Air Force’s RC-135W Rivet Joint was spotted in the skies above the city of Incheon, just west of Seoul, and the adjacent Gyeonggi Province, Aircraft Spots tweeted…
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Africa
Libya’s PM sacked over oil row
Libya’s parliament has dismissed Prime Minister Ali Zeidan after a tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held port broke through a naval blockade. MPs called a vote of confidence in Mr Zeidan after learning that the North Korean-flagged ship had escaped to sea. Defence Minister Abdullah al-Thinni was named interim prime minister. Earlier, Libyan officials had said they had “complete…
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