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How to protect yourself from a North Korean missile strike

Japan broadcasts animated public service announcement amid North Korean missile threats

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N.Korea launches new missile test

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Defiant North Korea says missile tests are self-defence

Defiant in the face of international condemnation, North Korea said on Tuesday that its recent missile tests are a legitimate act of self-defence by a “fully-fledged nuclear…

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UN: North Korea is a 'threat to peace'

The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile testing in recent months as a “threat to peace”.

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North Korean test missile 'capable of carrying nuclear warhead'

North Korea has claimed that the new type of ballistic missile it launched on Sunday is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

North Korea

North Korea: latest missile flies 700km

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

South Korea

US missile defence system now ready to defend South Korea

The US military says its missile defence system -known as THAAD – has reached initial operational capacity in South Korea.

USA

Trump gathers Asia support over N.Korea

US President Donald Trump has spent the weekend reaching out to allies in Asia as tensions mount with North Korea.

USA

Trump warns of 'major conflict' with North Korea

US President Donald Trump is warning there could be a “major conflict” on the cards with North Korea.

USA

N. Korea: New missile defence system ready in days

The US says it is willing to resolve the North Korean crisis by diplomatic means, whilst forging ahead in the preparation of its new missile defence system.

North Korea

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.

USA

China calls for restraint from all sides as tensions mount on the Korean peninsular

In a call with the US President, the Chinese Premier said that his country was resolutely opposed to any action that ran counter to UN security council resolutions.

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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.

Japan

US navy sails wrong way as North Korean audience cheers nuked America video

A naval strike group ordered by Donald Trump into waters off Korea remains far away as delayed deployment raises eyebrows about effectiveness of US strategy.

Japan

The US talks trade with Tokyo

The US vice president is in Japan for talks. Mike Pence is also hoping to reassure Tokyo, a key ally, amid rising tensions over North Korea.

North Korea

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’.

North Korea

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.

North Korea

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.

North Korea

North Korea accuses US as China warns of conflict 'at any moment'

As a group of US navy ships led by an aircraft carrier head to the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang has accused Washington of pushing the region to the brink of war.

Japan

North Korea: Japan warns of Sarin missile threat

The North Korean US-based monitoring service 38 North has said the country’s nuclear site is ‘‘primed and ready’‘ for a sixth nuclear test.