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North Korea asks UN chief to deal with ship seizure by 'gangster' US
May 18, 2019 07:07North Korea has called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to interfere in the "illegal" impounding of one of its largest cargo ships by the US, which it described as “a gangster country.”
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North Korea calls US seizure of ship ‘robbery,’ demands immediate return
May 14, 2019 08:26North Korea has censured the seizure of one of its cargo ships by the United States as an illegal move that violates the spirit of a summit deal between the leaders of the two countries in June 2018, demanding the ship’s immediate release.
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North Korea won’t give up all its nukes: Ex-US defense chief
May 13, 2019 03:21North Korea will not accept the US demand to give up all its nuclear weapons, says the United States former defense chief.
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North Korea's leader orders stronger strike power after long-range missile tests
May 10, 2019 03:41North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the military to boost its strike capability a day after he directed a successful long-range strike drill amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the United States.
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US seizes North Korea cargo ship for violating sanctions
May 10, 2019 03:22The United States has for the first time seized a cargo ship over what it claims is violating economic sanctions by Washington and the United Nations, another sign that relations between the two countries are once again heading south after a brief thaw.
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North Korea fires several projectiles eastward: South
May 09, 2019 07:58North Korea has fired a number of “unidentified projectiles” eastward from an area where one of its missile bases is reportedly located, South Korea’s military says, less than a week after the North launch a barrage of projectiles into the Sea of Japan.
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Recent rocket drill ‘regular, self-defensive’: North Korea
May 09, 2019 03:54North Korea says its recent rocket drills were part of the country’s “regular” and “self-defensive” military training and did not target anyone.
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Trump voices confidence in North Korea deal, 'great' Russia ties
May 05, 2019 02:57US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence in North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and forging a “deal” with Pyongyang as well as “great relationship” with Russia after a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart and despite the North’s latest test firing of missiles.
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North Korea fires barrage of short-range missiles towards Sea of Japan: South
May 04, 2019 00:49North Korea has fired a barrage of short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan, in first such action in over a year amid deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States.
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Japan wants to ‘break shell of distrust’ with North Korea
May 02, 2019 06:24Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “unconditionally” in what could potentially lead to the restoration of ties between Tokyo and Pyongyang.