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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea TV shows ballistic missile launch North Korea's state television has broadcast pictures of the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile with leader Kim Jong Un personally supervising the midnight launch of the rocket. 29/07/2017
Now playing Next world news North Korean missile test condemned by international community 28/07/2017
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Now playing Next USA US senate votes to slap further sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea A landslide sees senators vote 98-2 in favour of imposing sanctions, despite President Trump's objections. 28/07/2017
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Now playing Next North Korea South Korea proposes talks with the North South Korea pushes for talks with the North in a bid to use dialogue rather than sanctions to curb Pyongyang's missile tests 17/07/2017
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Now playing Next world news Disagreement at the UN over North Korea US warns it will use force to stop North Korea's missile programme but Russia warns against military talk 05/07/2017
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Now playing Next North Korea Tensions rise on Korean Peninsula US and South Korea conduct drills in show of force after N.Korea missile test 05/07/2017
Now playing Next North Korea Washington demands urgent UN Security Council meeting North Korea's latest missile could reach Alaska say experts - Urgent Security Council meeting called 05/07/2017
Now playing Next world news China and Russia strike joint position on North Korea Russia and China say they have struck a joint position on how to deal with North Korea 04/07/2017
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile into Sea of Japan North Korea launches yet another missile test off its coast. This one comes ahead of a G20 meeting in Berlin plus July 4 celebrations in the USA 04/07/2017