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Australia

Australian police arrest man suspected North Korean economic agent

Choi Han Chan, 59, is charged with brokering the sale of ballistic missile components and coal in order to boost the sanctioned North Korean regime's struggling economy.

USA

US and North Korea trade angry recriminations at UN Security Council m

Ministerial meeting called at week's end by anxious council chair Japan.

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US and South Korea hold airforce drills amid mounting tensions with Py

North Korea

North Korea blames US for ‘nuclear war mania’

Pyongyang slams a US military drill in the region as a provocation that could push the world to the brink of nuclear war.

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USA

Hawaii: Cold War-era sirens resume

The US state resumes monthly warning sirens as the threat from North Korea intensifies.

North Korea

How many missiles, nuclear weapons and submarines does North Korea have?

The North Korean military in numbers

North Korea

Russia accuses Washington of 'provoking' Pyongyang

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US of trying to force North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "fly off the handle" as a pretext to waging war

Korea

North Korea ‘fires ballistic missile’

The Pentagon said it had detected a "probable" missile launch and that it was in the process of assessing it.

World News

Which world leaders hold the power to launch a nuclear attack?

Most countries that have access to nuclear weapons put the final decision to launch an attack in the hands of one individual

USA

Should Trump have unchecked nuclear powers?

A Senate committee questions the process for launching a nuclear attack - for the first time in over 40 years.

South Korea

"North Korea is a country ruled by a cult" - Trump

The US president has issued a stark warning to leader Kim Jong-un

Korea

'Come to the table': Trump changes tone towards North Korea

"We hope to god" no to have to resort to US military power, Trump says during a visit to Seoul.

Korea

Trump arrives in South Korea with sights set on Pyongyang

US President's arrival on the frontlines the North Korean nuclear stand off comes amid heightened tensions with Pyongyang.

USA

Ground invasion 'only way to destroy North Korea's nuclear arsenal'

Pentagon says ground troops would be needed to destroy weapons stockpiles amassed by Kim Jong-Un

Korea

South Korea imposes fresh financial sanctions on North Korean bankers

The new restrictions will limit the financial transactions between 18 North Koreans and their neighbours to the south in a bid to stem the illegal cash flows Pyongyang uses to fund its weapons research.

North Korea

Rare public outing for Kim's wife on factory tour

Focus on make-up rather than missiles as Kim Jong-un tours cosmetics factory

Korea

US 'can't accept' nuclear North Korea

"Any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming," said US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis.

Japan

Japan votes in early election as Abe seeks record fourth term

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking a mandate to revise the post-war pacifist constitution.

North Korea

North Koreans undaunted by the prospect of nuclear war

President Donald Trump's bellicose rhetoric on North Korea appears to have had the effect of stiffening people's resolve, with some North Koreans even believing they could survive nuclear conflict.

USA

North Korea EMP attack "could kill 90% of Americans"

Officials in the US hear chilling claims that the rogue nation could be developing a 'doomsday weapon'