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North Korea fuel prices surge after China cuts oil supplies
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Military strength: How do India, China and Pakistan compare?
India is flanked by a security threat from the east and west by China and Pakistan. While Pakistan's military is in the hands of unpredictable generals obsessed with Kashmir, China's military expansion has taken the world by surprise. Globalfirepower.com data shows where the three countries stand in terms of their military might.
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Thailand's king given direct control of palace wealth
A new law giving Thailand's king direct control over royal assets worth billions of dollars went into force Monday, the latest move by an increasingly assertive monarch to consolidate his power.
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South Korea Is Proposing Military and Family Reunion Talks With the North
The proposal is the first formal overture by the government of President Moon Jae-in, who came to power in May pledging to engage the North in dialogue. If they go ahead, they would be the first government-level talks since late 2015
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Nuclear standoff under the radar
ALL eyes may be on North Korea, but two other nuclear nations are locked in conflict with the situation being described as “grave”
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Liu Xiaobo: China's most prominent dissident dies
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who was China's most prominent human rights and democracy advocate, has died aged 61.
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China sends ships, troops to 1st overseas military base in Horn of Africa
he decision to build the base in Djibouti came after “friendly negotiations” between the two nations
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US test on North Korea defence ‘flawless’, says Lockheed Martin
THE US military has conducted a successful test of a missile intercept system, officials said overnight, as tensions soar following North Korea’s test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach Alaska.
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Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte says he will eat militants with salt and vinegar
HE’S been nicknamed The Punisher for his brutal war on drugs which has claimed thousands of lives.
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U.S. threatens military force against North Korea, to propose new U.N. sanctions
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that North Korea's actions were "quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution"
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North Korea missile test: ICBM ‘success’ leads to Australia’s condemnation
A DEFIANT North Korea has claimed a major breakthrough in its first inter continental ballistic missile test in a move which alarmed experts and sparked global condemnation.
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North Korea refuses Olympic offer from South
North Korea has rejected an offer from the South to form a unified team for next year's Winter Olympics.
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US student sent home from N Korea dies
Otto Warmbier, US student held in North Korea, has died after returning home in a coma, family says
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Dennis Rodman gave North Korea's sports minister Trump's 'Art of the Deal'
This is at least the fifth time Rodman has traveled to North Korea
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A peek inside Rodman's odd gift bag for Kim Jong-un
What do you give the man who has an entire country at his mercy?
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Otto Warmbier: North Korea releases jailed US student 'in c
US student Otto Warmbier has been freed from jail in North Korea, but his parents say he has been in a coma for a year.
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The young Japanese working themselves to death
Japan has some of the longest working hours in the world, and some young Japanese workers are literally working themselves to death. Now there are calls for the government to do more.
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S. Korean president ‘shocked’ to find 4 unaccounted US THAAD launchers in his country
Moon has been critical of many policies of his predecessor...
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US Navy orders third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier into North Korean waters
The US Navy has reportedly ordered a third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to join the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson off North Korea amid increasing tensions.
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Pyongyang launches suspected ballistic missile – South Korean military
North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile which appears to be a ballistic missile, Yonhap news reports, citing South Korea’s military.
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