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North Korea threatens US and South Korea with "indiscriminate nuclear strikes"

The new threat to the US and South Korea comes as the two allies begin annual military exercises

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North Korea 'nuclear standby' orders spark global concern

He is no stranger to bellicose rhetoric. But Kim Jong-un’s latest orders for North Korea to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time, putting

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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to ready nuclear weapons for use 'at any time'

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country’s military to be ready to use nuclear weapons at ‘any time’ according the the communist

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US and China agree plan to step up sanctions against North Korea

The US and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test

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North Korea: broadcasts footage said to show latest missile launch

It comes as South Korea pulls its workers out of the jointly-run Kaesong Industrial complex due to fears profits are going to the North's missile programme.

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North Korea 'executes' army chief, Seoul reports

North Korea is reported to have carried out the latest in a series of high-profile executions. Army Chief of Staff Ri Yong Gil is said to have been

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North Korea plutonium production resumed - US intelligence chief

North Korea, which launched a long range rocket on Sunday in defiance of international warnings, has restarted plutonium production, according to

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North Korea's neighbours concerned about 'satellite' launch

North Korea’s neighbours have expressed concern after announcing plans to launch what it called an “earth observation satellite” during the next

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US and South Korea in strategic talks after North's nuclear test

The United States and South Korea are discussing sending more strategic US assets to the Korean peninsula following the North’s claimed hydrogen bomb

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US doubts North Korean H-bomb claims

The UN plans to introduce a series of new measures against North Korea after the county’s state run news agency announced that Pyongyang had

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North Korea claims big nuclear breakthrough with H-bomb test

North Korea says it has successfully conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb. The test, the fourth time the isolated state has exploded a nuclear

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UN Security Council to meet after North Korea claims H-bomb test

A chorus of international condemnation has followed North Korea’s claim to have successfully conducted its first H-bomb test. Chairing a National

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Japan pledges firm response after North Korea H-bomb test claim

Addressing Japan’s parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condemned North Korea’s reported test of a hydrogen bomb as a threat to his country’s

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North Korea claims hydrogen bomb test

North Korea claims to have carried out its first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device. The announcement on North Korean state

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North Korea: Kim Jong Un warns Seoul in New Year message

North Korean leader delivers New Year message Talks of “ruthless holy war” No mention of nuclear arms or programme The leader of North Korea has

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North Korea develops hydrogen bomb, claims Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has claimed his country has developed a thermonuclear bomb — one step up from the less-powerful atomic bomb. But many

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Party in Pyongyang: North Korea celebrates 70 years of Worker's Party

Pyongyang parties: North Korea celebrates 70 years of the ruling Worker's Party with a military parade and a warning to the US.

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North Korea moves to war footing over Seoul's border broadcasts

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared the country’s front-line troops on a war footing, after tensions with South Korea soared following

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North Korea cancels Ban Ki-moon visit

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says a rare visit to North Korea has been cancelled because Pyongyang has retracted its approval