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North Korea frees US student Otto Warmbier 'in coma'

The student from Cincinnati, given 15 years hard labour for stealing a poster, was said to be on his way home after being 'medically evacuated'.

13/06/2017

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North Korea 'releases US student Otto Warmbier'

13/06/2017

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North Korea appears to launch multiple land-to-ship missiles off its east coast

08/06/2017

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North Korea multiple missile test

North Korea launches several short-range cruise missiles in its fourth test in four weeks

08/06/2017

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US and China unite as UN slaps new sanctions on North Korea

02/06/2017

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N.Korea launches new missile test

29/05/2017

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Latest North Korean missile test sparks Western fury

The latest test-firing by North Korea of a intermediate range missile has provoked a furious reaction from the West, South Korea and other regional powers.

22/05/2017

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South Korea and Japan condemn North Korea 'missile launch'

South Korea and Japan voice concerns following reports North Korea has launched a missile from its northwestern coast.

21/05/2017

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North Korea 'fires unidentified projectile' - South Korean military

Japan has raised serious concerns following reports North Korea has launched a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM).

21/05/2017

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North Korea: latest missile flies 700km

North Korea has fired a missile which landed in the Sea of Japan 30 minutes after being launched.

14/05/2017

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North Korea will talk to US "if conditions are right"

South Korea's Yonhap news agency says the director general for US affairs in Pyongyang's foreign ministry, Choe Son Hui, made the comment to reporters in Beijing.

13/05/2017

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North Korea detains a forth US citizen

North Korea’s state-run news agency has reported that another US citizen has been detained on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state.

07/05/2017

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North Korea accuses CIA of plot to kill leader Kim Jong-Un

The Ministry of State Security claimed a terrorist group backed by the CIA and South Korea's intelligence agency had entered the country.

05/05/2017

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New test-firing of ballistic missile by North Korea

Defying warnings from the US and China, North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile.

29/04/2017

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Putin and Abe in call to defuse tensions over North Korea

Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe have called on North Korea and other countries to avoid antagonising tensions around Pyongyang’s nuclear programme.

27/04/2017

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Sanctions and diplomacy at centre of US strategy on North Korea

Trump's administration had previously said military strikes were an option, but now appear willing to exhaust non-military avenues.

27/04/2017

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US submarine arrives in South Korea as the North carries out a huge live fire drill

South Korea's Yonhap News Agency says the North appears to have deployed a large number of long-range artillery units in the region of Wonsan on its east coast.

25/04/2017

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US reportedly considering shooting future North Korea missile tests

The US military is reportedly considering plans to potentially shoot down future North Korean missile tests amid North Korean threats of nuclear war.

19/04/2017

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North Korea UN envoy warns of possibility of nuclear war

North Korea has accused the US of ‘creating a situation where nuclear war could break out at any time’.

17/04/2017

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USA: Pence calls North Korea failed missile test a 'provocation' on visit to Seoul

The launch came a day after Pyongyang held a grand military parade, displaying what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles.

16/04/2017

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North Korea tries and fails to launch a missile

North Korea tried and failed to launch a test missile on Sunday, hours after showing off its latest military hardware at a Pyongyang parade.

16/04/2017

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North Korea missile test fails

North Korea tried and failed to launch a test missile on Sunday, hours after showing off its latest military hardware at a Pyongyang parade.

16/04/2017

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New missiles on show as North Korea vows to respond to US 'provocation'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a military show of strength in Pyongyang on Saturday.

15/04/2017

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North Korea show of strength as US tensions rise

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15/04/2017

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Global tensions continue to climb over North Korea

China says tension over Pyongyang has to be stopped from reaching an "irreversible and unmanageable stage".

14/04/2017

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'We honour to the highest degree' DPRK and the cult of Kim

The Kim dynasty in North Korea

14/04/2017