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North Korea says all of US mainland within nuclear reach
Jan 01, 2018 04:48North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un says his country has developed the capability to hit all of US mainland with its nuclear weapons, and that the "nuclear launch button" is on his desk.
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US violating key arms treaty over missile system sale to Japan, Russia says
Dec 30, 2017 13:40Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused the United States of breaching a major arms treaty, after Washington sold a missile system to Japan.
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North Korea ‘to continue nuclear development’
Dec 30, 2017 05:53North Korea’s state-run news agency says Pyongyang will continue to develop its nuclear program, declaring the country as an “invincible” nuclear power.
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China rejects Trump’s claim of North Korea oil transfer
Dec 29, 2017 13:55China has rejected allegations by United States that it helped North Korea evade United Nations sanctions, following claims by US President Donald Trump that Beijing had allowed the transfer of oil to a North Korean ship.
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China calls on all countries to take steps to reduce tensions in Korean Peninsula
Dec 25, 2017 13:22China has called on the international community to put in constructive efforts in an attempt to ease escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula after North Korea described the UN’s latest round of sanctions against Pyongyang as an “act of war” and tantamount to a total economic blockade.
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China trade with North Korea edged up in November
Dec 23, 2017 12:03An official report says that China scaled up business transactions with North Korea last month despite tough sanctions imposed by the United Nations against the country over its military program.
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UN imposes new sanctions against North Korea
Dec 23, 2017 05:15The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted unanimously in favor of imposing new sanctions on North Korea following its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, a move that could exert crippling pressure on the peninsular country’s struggling economy.
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Mattis believes North Korea's ICBM not ‘capable threat’ to US
Dec 17, 2017 02:39US Defense Secretary James Mattis says he does not believe that North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could pose an imminent threat to the United States.
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Russia warns US against escalation of tensions over North Korean nuclear program
Dec 16, 2017 14:13Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has warned about an escalation of tensions over the North Korean nuclear weapons program after Washington toughened its position on Pyongyang.
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Johnson warns North Korean nukes could reach Britain in six months
Dec 16, 2017 11:33UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned the missiles being developed by North Korea could hit Britain within six months.