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North Korea threatens to sink US aircraft carrier
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North Korea 'detains American citizen'
An American citizen has been detained in North Korea as he tried to leave the country, South Korean media say.
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Fearing fear itself: Kim Jong-un’s most powerful weapon
AS THE world holds its breath hoping that North Korea doesn’t blow something up next Tuesday which could provoke Donald Trump into a military response, it’s worth considering what it’s like there.
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‘Demonic destiny’: Long history of US threats to N. Korea
North Korea responded by resuming its nuclear weapons program, which was on hold after a 1994 deal with the Clinton administration, expelling International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from the country, and withdrawing from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) in January 2003.
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Era of strategic patience with North Korea over says Pence during visit to Demilitarised Zone
US Vice-President Mike Pence announced the “end of strategic patience” towards Pyongyang, adding that “all options are on the table.”
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Donald Trump reportedly considering strikes on North Korea’s nuclear sites
NORTH Korea’s ballistic missile test may have failed because of sabotage from the United States, according to a former British foreign secretary.
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Trump: China working with US on N.Korean problem
US President Trump has said that China is working on the “North Korean problem” with Washington, while Pyongyang states they will be building up its nuclear capacity until the US stops its ‘nuclear blackmail.’
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N Korea 'missile launch fails'
North Korea has launched a missile on its east coast which is believed to have failed, South Korea's military says
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Pyongyang parades new ICBMs & submarine-based missiles in founding leader’s honor
Under the clear sky and to the sound of the military band, dozens of military vehicles and an entire army of soldiers passed through the country’s biggest square named in honor of Kim Il-sung, whose 105th birthday is being celebrated on Saturday.
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North Korea's military vows 'merciless' response to US provocation
North Korea's army on Friday vowed a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's nuclear program and speculation mounts that it is preparing a fresh weapons test.
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N. Korean official: Ready for war if Trump wants it
Han said North Korea changed its military strategy two years ago, when the reports of "decapitation strike" training began to really get attention, to stress pre-emptive actions.
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Why Pyongyang is using gleaming skyscrapers to show 'potential of socialist Korea'
'That is scarier than the explosion of hundreds of nuclear bombs above the enemies' heads,' official says
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China's Xi urges peaceful resolution of North Korea tension in call with Trump
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang, who said Trump had initiated the call, urged everyone to lower the tension.
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‘We will solve the problem’: Trump’s big threat to North Korea
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has issued a stern threat to North Korea, as the rogue nation’s state media warned that it would launch a nuclear attack on the US if provoked.
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US diverts Navy strike force to Korean waters in response to rogue nation’s nuclear threat
THE Pentagon says a Navy carrier strike group is moving toward the western Pacific Ocean to provide a physical presence near the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea Fired a Ballistic Missile Into the Sea of Japan
The missile fired from the North's eastern coastal town of Sinpo on Wednesday morning flew about 60 kilometers
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Trump's Warning to China
President Donald Trump will press Chinese President Xi Jinping to take a far tougher stance against North Korea over the rogue state's nuclear program when the two meet later this week in Florida, warning that the U.S. reserves the right to act unilaterally
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North Korean Defector Tells Lester Holt ‘World Should Be Ready’
Once he sees that there is any kind of sign of a tank or an imminent threat from America, then he would use his nuclear weapons with ICBM
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Trump ready to address North Korea nuclear program with or without China
Still, Trump attempted to make clear he’s not an isolationist opposed to alliances.
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Trump: US will act unilaterally on North Korea if necessary
Trump has repeatedly said he would take aggressive action against China to reduce the US trade deficit with the country
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