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Factbox-Houses, scandals, missiles: The issues in S.Korea's presidential election

South Korea elects a new leader on Wednesday for a five-year mandate to address deepening economic inequality and housing prices that have spiralled to new heights under outgoing President Moon Jae-in.

Reuters

Russia says it understands N.Korea's move to renew missile launches -RIA

Russia understands North Korea's decision to renew frequent missile launches, RIA news agency quoted a Russian foreign ministry official as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters

S. Korea fires warning shots to repel N. Korean patrol boat

South Korea says it fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing an unarmed North Korean vessel

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Construction Spotted at N.Korea Nuclear Test Site for First Time since 2018

Satellite imagery shows construction at North Korea's nuclear testing site for the first time since it was closed in 2018, analysts said on Tuesday, as a US intelligence report warned the country could resume major weapons tests this year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

S Korea seizes N Korea fishing boat, fires warning shot

SEOUL: South Korea's military seized a North Korean fishing boat that crossed the maritime border between the two Koreas on Tuesday and fired a warning shot to see off a North Korean patrol vessel that tried to intervene, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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N.Korea could return to ICBM, nuclear tests this year-U.S. intelligence report

North Korea's missile launches could be groundwork for a return to intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear bomb tests this year for the first time since 2017, the U.S. Directorate of National Intelligence (DNI) said in its annual Worldwide Threat Assessment released on Monday.

Reuters

‘No better than North Korea’: Russian aviation faces wipeout

Russians are facing a future with little or no international air travel amid the ostracisation of its aviation sector.

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US and 10 countries condemn North Korean missile launch

The United States and 10 other countries are condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and urging the U.N. Security Council to act

The Independent UK

Meet the candidates dueling to be S. Korea's next president

An unusually bitter election season in South Korea culminates on Wednesday when tens of millions of voters pick their next president

The Independent UK

Construction spotted at N.Korea nuclear test site for first time since 2018 -report

Satellite imagery shows construction at North Korea's nuclear testing site for the first time since it was closed in 2018, analysts said on Tuesday, as a U.S. intelligence report warned the country could resume major weapons tests this year.

Reuters

North Korea issues chilling photos taken from onboard a MISSILE heading to space

The launch was condemned by nations across the world, including the US, Britain and Japan - the missile reached up to 390 miles making North Korea visible from above

Daily Mirror

U.N. Security Council to discuss North Korea on Monday -diplomats

The United Nations Security Council will discuss North Korea in a closed meeting on Monday, diplomats told Reuters.

Reuters

Newlyweds who love 'unusual holidays' spend honeymoon escaping Ukraine war

Wanstead born James Galbraith, 28, and his wife Olya Osadcha had a planned honeymoon trip to North Korea cancelled after war broke out in Ukraine, forcing them to flee to Poland

Daily Mirror

Purpose of suspected N.Korean enrichment plant's annex still unclear -IAEA

The purpose of an annex being built next to a suspected uranium enrichment plant at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site remains unclear, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told a meeting of his agency's Board of Governors on Monday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Lashes Washington over Quad, North Korea

China’s top diplomat on Monday accused Washington of trying to create an Asian version of the US-European NATO military alliance and said it is up to the Biden administration to improve relations with North Korea. US policy toward East Asia and the Indian Ocean and efforts to strengthen military ties…

The Independent UK

China lashes Washington over Quad, North Korea

China’s top diplomat has accused Washington of trying to create an Asian version of the U.S.-European NATO military alliance and said it is up to the Biden administration to improve relations with North Korea

Reuters

Why North Korea's satellite launches are so controversial

North Korea appears preparing to launch a reconnaissance satellite, a move that may prove as controversial as the nuclear-armed country's weapons tests because they use the same banned ballistic missile technology, experts say.

The Independent UK

'Dogfight in the mire:' South Korea's election gets ugly

The rivalry, mudslinging and negative campaigning between the two leading presidential candidates in South Korea are so bad that the loser faces a prospect of going to jail

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North Korea Claims New Test of 'Reconnaissance Satellite' Component

North Korea carried out "another important test" towards the development of a reconnaissance satellite, state media said Sunday, but analysts warned it was a thinly-veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before South Korea elects a new president. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of banned weaponry…

Dynamite News

North Korea says latest test part of reconnaissance satellite development

Pyongyang says its Saturday launch was part of a reconnaissance satellite project, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.

The Independent UK

North Korea confirms new tests on spy satellite

North Korea says it has performed data transmission and other key tests needed to develop a spy satellite, in the second such tests in about a week

Tribune News Service

North Korea holds ‘satellite’ test as South’s slection nears

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said it conducted another reconnaissance satellite test, launching its second rocket with ballistic missile capability in less than a week as global attention focuses on the Ukraine crisis and South Korea prepares for elections.

Reuters

North Korea says it conducted second 'important' spy satellite test

North Korea said it conducted "another important" test for reconnaissance satellite systems, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after regional military authorities reported the launch of a ballistic missile from the country for the second time in a week.

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics 2022: GB win first medal as Ukraine soar on day one

GB opened their campaign at the Winter Paralympics with a bronze for Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild in the very first medal event

Asharq Al-Awsat

N.Korea Conducts Ninth Missile Test in 2022

North Korea conducted its ninth weapons test of the year on Saturday, firing a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula just days before South Korea's presidential election. The launch drew condemnation from governments in the United States, South Korea, and Japan, which fear…

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