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North Korea Hails 'Significant' Test in Satellite Development

North Korea said it had carried out a test of "great significance" for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing…

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Russia's missiles see mixed results in Ukraine war as world watches

Russia has employed hundreds of powerful and precise ballistic missiles in the first days of its Ukraine attack, but analysts and U.S. officials say many Ukrainian defences remain intact - effects that countries around the world are watching closely.

Reuters

North Korea says it tests systems for spy satellite

North Korean says it has tested cameras to be installed on a spy satellite

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North Korea says it held test for ‘reconnaissance satellite’

North Korea said it held an “important” test for a reconnaissance satellite over the weekend, in its first launch of a ballistic missile since late January.

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North Korea says it conducted test for developing reconnaissance satellite - KCNA

North Korea said a test conducted on Sunday was for the development of a reconnaissance satellite system, state news agency KCNA reported on Monday, a day after a missile launch was detected from the country.

Reuters

North Korea fires missile to Sea of Japan as Kim Jong-un restarts weapons testing

It is the eighth successive show of strength by Kim Jong-un and follows a series of tests in the area after North Korea said it was lifting temporary self-imposed ban on nuclear and long-range missile

Daily Mirror

North Korea test fires possible ballistic missile in sea in eighth launch this year

After pausing launches during the Winter Olympics, North Korea has fired a possible ballistic missile, according to Japan’s coast guard

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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

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…

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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.

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The Independent UK

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

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Reuters

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.

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A Practical Vision for South Korea

How Seoul Can Lead in Asia and Spur Growth at Home

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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.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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.

Salon

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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