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Trump Says North Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’

US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he...

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US Fears Nuclear Arms Race In Asia-Pacific

Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North...

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N. Korea Confirms ‘successful’ Launch of Ballistic Missile

North Korea on Monday confirmed the "successful" launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Pyongyang's state media...

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Tillerson Says US Pressure On North Korea In ‘early Stages’

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Sunday that the United States was still in the "early stages" of applying...

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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled some 500 km, just a week after a previous launch...

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North Korea Fires ‘unidentified Projectile’

North Korea fired off an "unidentified projectile" Sunday according to South Korean defence officials, a week after its...

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Hero’s Welcome In Pyongyang For North’s Missile Developers

Thousands of men in their Sunday best and women in colourful traditional dress lined the streets of Pyongyang to give...

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UN Security Council Condemns N. Korea Missile Test, Vows Sanctions

The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile test and vowed to take...

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North Korea Missile Test Was ‘new Type of Ballistic Rocket’

North Korea has claimed that the missile it tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large...

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North Korea Says Sunday Missile Launch Was New Type of Rocket

North Korea's latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of rocket, Pyongyang's state media reported...

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US Warns of ‘third Country’ Sanctions Over North Korea

The United States said on Wednesday that it hopes to work with China to halt North Korea's nuclear program, but warned...

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I Would Be Honoured To Meet Kim Jong-Un

US President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the right...

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N Korea’s Kim Jong-Un A ‘smart Cookie’

US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie". Speaking to CBS, he...

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Pope Urges International Mediation

Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease rising tensions between the US and North Korea over...

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North In Another ‘failed’ Missile Launch

North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded...

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North Test-Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded...

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US Open To Talks With North Korea

The US is open to negotiations with North Korea aimed at removing nuclear weapons from the region, Secretary of State...

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At UN, Tillerson Makes Case For Tougher Stance On N. Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response...

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China Urges End To US-S.Korea Military Exercises

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged an end to US-South Korean military manoeuvres Wednesday as well as a stop to...