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North Korea: Missile tests were practice to attack South, US

North Korea’s military says its recent barrage of missile tests were practice to attack its rivals’ air bases and warplanes and paralyze operation command systems

The Independent UK

North Korea's flurry of missile tests raises alarm – but are we seeing anything new?

The sustained frequency and intensity of North Korea’s missile launches in recent weeks has refocused attention on the Korean Peninsula at a time when the danger of great power war seems more immediate.

The Conversation

N Korea condemns US-S Korea drills, promises ‘merciless’ response

KCNA says recent launches were designed to simulate attacks on air bases, aircraft and a major South Korean city.

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North Korea says launches were simulated attack, as South recovers missile parts

North Korea said on Monday that its recent missile launches were simulated strikes on South Korea and the United States as the two countries held a "dangerous war drill", while the South said it had recovered parts of a North Korean missile near its coast.

Reuters

Thailand joins Japan’s multilateral display of naval unity amid E. Asia tension

YOKOSUKA, Japan: Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

Japan hosts multilateral display of naval unity amid East Asia tension

Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.

Reuters

Japan PM Vows to Strengthen Military at Int’l Naval Review

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at an international fleet review Sunday that his country urgently needs to strengthen its military capabilities as security risks increase including threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile advancement and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Eighteen warships from 12 countries participated in the review, including…

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Japan PM vows to strengthen military at int'l naval review

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country urgently needs to strengthen its military capabilities amid a worsening security environment in the East and South China seas and threats from North Korea and Russia's war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Singapore says man sought in Korea sanctions case is in city

A businessman accused by the US of breaking international sanctions by transporting fuel to North Korea is currently in Singapore and has been under investigation there, the city-state’s police said.

Bangkok Post

North Korea fires 4 short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul

North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, South Korean officials said, adding to a record number of launches this year that have ratcheted up regional tensions.

Tribune News Service

North Korea launches four more missiles as U.S. flies bombers over South

North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea, as the U.S sent two bombers over South Korea in a dueling display of military might that underscored rising tensions in the region.

WEKU

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as tensions mount with USA and South Korea

North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exercise.

France 24

North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles as U.S., Seoul end drills

North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the western sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as Seoul and Washington ended a high-profile six-day military exercise.

Reuters

US to fly supersonic bomber in show of force against NKorea

The United States will fly a supersonic bomber over ally South Korea as part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, in a show of force meant to intimidate North Korea over its barrage of ballistic missile tests this week that has escalated tensions in the region

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U.S. To deploy B-1B strategic bomber to U.S.-South Korea drill Saturday -Yonhap

The U.S. Air Force plans to deploy B-1B strategic bombers in U.S.-South Korea military exercises on Saturday, Yonhap News reported, after North Korea fired a barrage of weapons tests in recent days to protest allied military drills.

Al Jazeera

US confronts China, Russia at UN over N Korean missile launches

Beijing and Moscow had ‘bent over backwards’ to justify North Korea’s violations of UN sanctions, US ambassador says.

Tribune News Service

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US, allies clash with China, Russia over NKorea missiles

The United States and its allies have clashed with China and Russia over North Korea’s escalating ballistic missile launches and American-led military exercises in South Korea, again preventing any action by the divided U.N. Security Council

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Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report, think tank says

A train crossed from North Korea into Russia on Friday, two days after the United States said it had information indicating Pyongyang is covertly supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, a Washington think tank said, citing commercial satellite imagery.

Reuters

Sanctions fail to halt North Korea's accelerating weapons programs

Economic sanctions, the primary means the United States has used for years to try to exert pressure on North Korea, have abjectly failed to halt its nuclear and missile programs or to bring the reclusive northeast Asian state back to the negotiating table.

Reuters

U.N. chief urges North Korea to resume denuclearization talks

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned North Korea's recent missile launches, urging Pyongyang to "immediately desist from taking any further provocative action" and take immediate steps to resume talks aimed at the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a U.N. spokesman said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hayashi, Blinken condemn North Korea

MUNSTER, Germany -- Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken strongly condemned the latest round of North Korean ballistic missile launches on the sidelines of a Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in Munster, Germany.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, U.S., S. Korea arranging summit talks to bolster deterrence against N. Korea

A summit meeting between Japan, the United States and South Korea is likely to be held in mid-November with a view to strengthening deterrence against North Korea, according to government sources.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How impoverished N. Korea finances testing spree

North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests, including Wednesday’s record of at least 23 launches, is raising an important question about its weapons program: How does the impoverished country pay for the seemingly endless tests

Al Jazeera

S Korea scrambles warplanes as 180 North Korean aircraft detected

The large presence of North Korean fighters and bombers prompted South Korea to mobilise 80 military aircraft.

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