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North Korea's Kim Accuses US Of Escalating Tensions, Warns Of Nuclear War
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now, state media KCNA said on Friday.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Warns Of "Horrible Disaster" As A Response To Drones
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that Seoul would face a "horrible disaster" if unmanned drones reached Pyongyang again, a day after accusing the South of launching such aircraft at the capital.
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Russia Helping North Korea Would "Threaten Peace": South Korea Tells UN
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday that if Russia helped North Korea enhance its weapons programs in return for assistance for its war in Ukraine, it would be "a direct provocation".
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"Punish And Retaliate": South Korea On Provocation By Nuclear North Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that any provocation by North Korea must be met with retaliation without hesitation despite its nuclear weapons, his office said, after an intrusion by North Korean drones.
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North Korea Again Tests 'Super-Large' Rocket Launcher: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a fresh test of a "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Wednesday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.
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Donald Trump Hosts North Korean Defectors In Oval Office
US President Donald Trump welcomed six North Korean defectors to the Oval Office on Friday, a high profile and potentially provocative show of support.
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North Korea Rejects Sanctions Talk, Ready For "Successful" Olympics: Diplomat
North Korea rejects as a "provocation" a U.S.-led meeting in Vancouver that discussed tougher sanctions that Pyongyang will fight, a senior North Korean diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday.
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North Korea Could Deal "Fatal Blow" To 2018 Olympics, South Korea Minister Warns
North Korea could deliver a "fatal blow" to the 2018 Winter Olympics if it launches a missile or stages another provocation before the event, a South Korean minister warned Thursday.
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North Korea Warns US, Says Terror Relisting Move 'Serious Provocation'
North Korea denounced on Wednesday US President Donald Trump's decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a "serious provocation and violent infringement", North Korean state media reported.
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In Standoff With North Korea, The US Keeps Deployment Of 'Strategic Assets' Mysterious
President Donald Trump last month agreed to send more of the Pentagon's "strategic assets" to South Korea on a rotational basis to deter North Korean provocations, but what exactly that means remains something of a mystery.
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Preparing For Action? North Korea Moves Missiles From Facility: Report
Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported late Friday amid speculation that the North was preparing to take more provocative actions.
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South Korea's Moon Jae-in Discusses North Korea Crisis With Vladimir Putin
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the situation on the Korean peninsula could become unpredictable if Pyongyang did not halt its "provocative actions" after its latest nuclear bomb test.
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Old Playbook Behind North Korea's New Nuclear Test
The path to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test followed a textbook North Korean strategy: escalating provocations accompanied by furious denunciations of annual South Korea-US military exercises.
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North Korean Missile Flies Over Japan
North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning that flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the most brazen provocation of Kim Jong Un's five-year-long rule and one that will reignite tensions between Pyongyang and the outside world.
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Japan Says 'Can Never Tolerate' North Korea Provocations
The Japanese government said Thursday it "can never tolerate" provocations from North Korea after the country's military said it was finalising a plan to launch missiles towards Guam that would fly over Japan.
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North Korea's Kim Accuses US Of Escalating Tensions, Warns Of Nuclear War
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now, state media KCNA said on Friday.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Warns Of "Horrible Disaster" As A Response To Drones
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that Seoul would face a "horrible disaster" if unmanned drones reached Pyongyang again, a day after accusing the South of launching such aircraft at the capital.
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Russia Helping North Korea Would "Threaten Peace": South Korea Tells UN
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday that if Russia helped North Korea enhance its weapons programs in return for assistance for its war in Ukraine, it would be "a direct provocation".
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"Punish And Retaliate": South Korea On Provocation By Nuclear North Korea
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that any provocation by North Korea must be met with retaliation without hesitation despite its nuclear weapons, his office said, after an intrusion by North Korean drones.
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North Korea Again Tests 'Super-Large' Rocket Launcher: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a fresh test of a "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Wednesday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.
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Donald Trump Hosts North Korean Defectors In Oval Office
US President Donald Trump welcomed six North Korean defectors to the Oval Office on Friday, a high profile and potentially provocative show of support.
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North Korea Rejects Sanctions Talk, Ready For "Successful" Olympics: Diplomat
North Korea rejects as a "provocation" a U.S.-led meeting in Vancouver that discussed tougher sanctions that Pyongyang will fight, a senior North Korean diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday.
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North Korea Could Deal "Fatal Blow" To 2018 Olympics, South Korea Minister Warns
North Korea could deliver a "fatal blow" to the 2018 Winter Olympics if it launches a missile or stages another provocation before the event, a South Korean minister warned Thursday.
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North Korea Warns US, Says Terror Relisting Move 'Serious Provocation'
North Korea denounced on Wednesday US President Donald Trump's decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a "serious provocation and violent infringement", North Korean state media reported.
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In Standoff With North Korea, The US Keeps Deployment Of 'Strategic Assets' Mysterious
President Donald Trump last month agreed to send more of the Pentagon's "strategic assets" to South Korea on a rotational basis to deter North Korean provocations, but what exactly that means remains something of a mystery.
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Preparing For Action? North Korea Moves Missiles From Facility: Report
Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported late Friday amid speculation that the North was preparing to take more provocative actions.
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South Korea's Moon Jae-in Discusses North Korea Crisis With Vladimir Putin
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the situation on the Korean peninsula could become unpredictable if Pyongyang did not halt its "provocative actions" after its latest nuclear bomb test.
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Old Playbook Behind North Korea's New Nuclear Test
The path to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test followed a textbook North Korean strategy: escalating provocations accompanied by furious denunciations of annual South Korea-US military exercises.
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North Korean Missile Flies Over Japan
North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning that flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the most brazen provocation of Kim Jong Un's five-year-long rule and one that will reignite tensions between Pyongyang and the outside world.
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Japan Says 'Can Never Tolerate' North Korea Provocations
The Japanese government said Thursday it "can never tolerate" provocations from North Korea after the country's military said it was finalising a plan to launch missiles towards Guam that would fly over Japan.
