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US, South Korea, Japan start missile tracking drill amid heightened tensions
Dec 11, 2017 04:37The United States, South Korea and Japan have started joint war games amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula over the North’s military program.
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Japan to host joint missile drills with US, South Korea
Dec 10, 2017 15:34Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has announced that a joint drill with the United States and South Korea will be held this week amid an escalated stand-off in the region over North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests.
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UN chief urges more efforts toward nuclear disarmament
Dec 10, 2017 08:23The United Nations (UN)’s Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for greater efforts toward nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation of atomic weapons.
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UN official tells North Korea channels of communication necessary with US
Dec 10, 2017 06:16A United Nations (UN) official who recently traveled to North Korea told senior officials there that there was an urgent need to open channels of communication between Pyongyang and presumably the United States to avoid a conflict on the Korean Peninsula, the UN has announced.
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Pyongyang condemns US 'reckless, wicked act' on al-Quds
Dec 10, 2017 02:23North Korea has lambasted the “reckless, wicked act” by US President Donald Trump in recognizing al-Quds as the illegal Zionist entity’s capital, saying the move shows “who is the destroyer of world peace.”
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N Korea blames US ‘nuclear blackmail’ for rising tensions
Dec 09, 2017 08:45North Korea has blamed US “nuclear blackmail” for the surging tensions over its military program during talks with a senior UN official, but agreed to remain in regular contact with the world body.
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North Korea says UN envoy willing to ease Korean Peninsula tensions
Dec 09, 2017 06:05North Korea says the UN envoy who recently visited Pyongyang has expressed willingness to ease tensions in the Korean Peninsula as a fresh war of words has escalated markedly after the North's latest missile and nuclear tests.
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War with US not a question of if but of when: North Korea
Dec 07, 2017 10:02North Korea says it does not seek war with the United States but Washington’s threats against the North have made the outbreak of war in the Korean Peninsula an “established fact,” and Pyongyang will not be hiding from a potential conflict.
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China warns against escalation on Korean Peninsula
Dec 06, 2017 15:11Chinese authorities have again warned against moves that could escalate the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, saying parties to the conflict should avoid actions that add to the already simmering tensions in the region.
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US flies supersonic heavy bomber over Korean Peninsula
Dec 06, 2017 07:55The United States has flown a supersonic heavy bomber from its Guam base over the Korean Peninsula during a joint military drill with South Korea.