North Korea rejects diplomacy with US for now, source says

Washington (CNN) A North Korean official reaffirmed Pyongyang’s commitment to developing a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching “all the way to the East coast of the mainland US,” on Monday, telling CNN that the rogue nation is currently not interested … Read More

North Korea ‘preparing to launch another ballistic missile’ in retaliation over US naval drill

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North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch another ballistic missile in retaliation for an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, it emerged today.. The US Navy said on Friday that the USS Ronald Reagan … Read More

US risks sparking North Korea ‘escalation’, warns Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today warned his US counterpart Rex Tillerson that Washington risks sparking an unacceptable escalation in tensions with North Korea. In a phone call with US Secretary of State Tillerson, Lavrov “stressed the unacceptability of an … Read More

North Korea ‘could kill almost four million people in Seoul and Tokyo with retaliatory nuclear attack’

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US military assault on North Korea could prompt a last-gasp retaliatory nuclear attack by Pyongyang on Seoul and Japan killing as many as 3.8 million people, according to a new analysis of the destructive potential of Kim Jong-un arsenal. Donald … Read More

U.S. shows military might, flies stealth jets and bombers over the Korean Peninsula

(Photo: Handout, South Korean Defense Ministry vi) The U.S. military flew stealth jets and bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Monday, days after North Korea launched an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan. The show of force came in response … Read More

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japanese Airspace Again

WASHINGTON — North Korea on Friday fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japanese airspace before crashing into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and U.S. military officials said. The ballistic missile was launched at 6:57 a.m. Friday Seoul time (5:57 … Read More

UN Security Council steps up new North Korea sanctions

Major US allies in Asia welcomed today (12 September) the UN Security Council’s unanimous vote to step up sanctions on North Korea, with its profitable textile exports now banned and fuel supplies to the reclusive North capped after it its … Read More

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