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North Korea fires missile on eastward path; possibly ballistic

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile that flew in an eastward path and could be its first ballistic missile launch since it conducted a record barrage of tests in January.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a suspected missile into the sea off of its eastern coast

The Independent UK

N.Korea resumes missile tests with first launch in a month

North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Sunday, military officials in South Korea and Japan said, in what would be the first test since the nuclear-armed country conducted a record number of launches in January.

Reuters

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China Is Russia’s Best Hope to Blunt Sanctions, but Wary

China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, but President Xi Jinping’s government is giving no sign it might be willing to risk its own access to US and European markets by doing too much. Even if Beijing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China is Russia's best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary

The Independent UK

China's Xi, in message to N.Korea's Kim, vows cooperation under 'new situation' -KCNA

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the significance of cooperation between the two countries, North Korea's state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

Reuters

S.Korea test-fires missile interceptor a month after N.Korea launches -Yonhap

South Korea on Wednesday test-fired a long-range surface-to-air missile, Yonhap news agency reported, a month after North Korea tested a record number of increasingly powerful missiles potentially capable of evading defences in the South.

Reuters

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UN investigator calls for 60M vaccine doses for North Korea

The United Nations’ independent investigator on human rights in North Korea has called for the international community to provide 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the isolated authoritarian nation, which has recently showed signs of easing one of the world’s most restrictive pandemic border closures

The Independent UK

World should send 60 million COVID-19 vaccines to N.Korea, U.N. investigator says

The international community should form a strategy to provide North Korea with at least 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to head off humanitarian disaster, an independent U.N. human rights investigator said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

The Guardian - UK

S.Korea presidential frontrunner seeks to 'reset' China ties with extra THAAD missile system

Plans by South Korea's leading opposition presidential candidate to buy an additional THAAD U.S. missile system risks economic retaliation from China, his top foreign policy adviser said, but that would provide a chance to "reset" testy diplomatic ties.

Reuters

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N.Korea's Kim congratulates China on Olympics, says together they will crush U.S. threats

North Korea's Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen cooperation with China and together "crush" threats and hostile policies from the United States and its allies, state media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Policies on North Korean threat key to South Korean presidential poll

How will South Korea respond to North Korea's growing nuclear and missile capabilities? The outcome of the South Korean presidential election will have a major impact on the stability of the Northeast Asian region. Japan needs to keep a close eye on the election.

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Why America's elites love war

Almost no one in D.C. is eager for war with Russia — but they're eager to justify the bloated military budget

The Independent UK

N. Korea celebrates late leader's birthday, pushes for unity

North Korea has celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert, fireworks and a rare outdoor ceremony near its border with China

Reuters

N.Korea celebrates late Kim's birthday in new alpine city, with no military event

North Korea has celebrated the 80th birthday anniversary of leader Kim Jong Un's late father with a music concert and fireworks in a refurbished holy city, but no missile launch or military parade, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un ‘sends his gardeners to ruthless labour camp because flowers didn’t bloom’

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un allegedly handed down the harsh punishment after he was told the flower named after his late father Kim Jong-il - would not be ready in time for the former leader's birthday

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Small quakes reported near N.Korea nuclear site amid talk of resumed testing

A series of small, natural earthquakes has struck near North Korea's shuttered nuclear test site, South Korea has said, highlighting the area's geological instability as Pyongyang hints it could resume testing for the first time since 2017.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Boost 3 nations' cooperation to enhance deterrence against N. Korea

North Korea's test-firing of missiles is a common threat to Japan, the United States and South Korea. These three countries need to cooperate in facilitating specific ways to enhance deterrence against North Korea.

The Independent UK

Trump, Pence speak at global forum held by S. Korean church

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration over its handling of North Korea

Asharq Al-Awsat

Papadakis, Cizeron Claim Olympic Ice Dance Gold in Beijing

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France broke their own ice dance world record Monday, winning the Olympic gold medal that narrowly eluded them four years ago in Pyeongchang. The last figure skaters on the ice for the free dance, Papadakis and Cizeron scored 136.15 points for their performance to…

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 10 – as it happened

Day ten of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

Asharq Al-Awsat

NKorea Missile Launches 'Provocation': US, Japan, SKorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States declared their unity against North Korea on Saturday after a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang. After a day of meetings in Honolulu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, and Japanese Foreign…

The Independent UK

US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs

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