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N. Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions

North Korea says it test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental range ballistic missile under the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who vowed to expand the North’s “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim ordered test of 'new type' of ICBM

SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of the country's "new type" of intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Friday.

Bangkok Post

Morning mail: Nato agrees on weapons supply to Ukraine, North Korea launches missile, Australia’s coal donation under scrutiny

Friday: Nato leaders discuss how to increase support without provoking Russia into wider European war. Plus: North Korea has launched what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile to date

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North Korea test-launches its ‘largest intercontinental ballistic missile yet’

Japan calls testing ‘unforgivable’ as regime fires one of biggest missiles for first time since 2017

The Guardian - UK

South Korea fires missiles in response to largest ever North Korea weapon launch

Tensions are rising as South Korea's military confirmed it had conducted a live-fire test of multiple ballistic and tactical missiles in response to North Korea's launch just hours ago

Daily Mirror

North Korea ‘tests banned intercontinental ballistic missile’

If confirmed, the launch would be North Korea’s largest to date

Evening Standard

North Korea launches suspected ICBM in first such test since 2017

Launch comes just over a week after Pyongyang test-fired a missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff.

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UN chief 'strongly condemns' North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's firing of what could be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile and urged Pyongyang to "desist from taking any further counter-productive actions," his spokesman said.

France 24

North Korea Fires Suspected Missile Into Sea

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, its neighbors' militaries said, apparently extending its barrage of weapons tests that may culminate with a flight of its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t immediately say whether the weapon involved in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea fires suspected missile into sea

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea, its neighbors’ militaries said, apparently extending its barrage of weapons tests that may culminate with a flight of its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile

The Independent UK

North Korea fires 'intercontinental ballistic missile' week after failed rocket launch

North Korea have fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff that comes a week after a failed rocket launch where it exploded in mid-air

Daily Mirror

Tokyo court rejects case over N Korea repatriation program

A Tokyo court has cited a statute of limitations in rejecting a suit filed by five people seeking North Korea’s responsibility over abuses they said they suffered for decades when they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in the “paradise on Earth.”

The Independent UK

UN expert urges North Korea to dismantle political prison camps

A U.N. human rights expert called on North Korea on Monday to release tens of thousands of people believed to languish in political prison camps, while urging regional and world powers to raise such issues with Pyongyang alongside nuclear concerns.

Reuters

N. Korea fires artillery into sea days after missile launch

South Korea says North Korea has fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea

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N.Korea fires multiple-rocket launcher, South says

North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea's military said, amid heightened military tensions on the peninsula after a spate of larger missile launches by the nuclear-armed North.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What North Korea wants from recent weapons tests

A day after a North Korean missile exploded after takeoff, there's speculation that the failed launch is related to the North’s push for its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in years

Reuters

Analysis-For N.Korea's missile programme, even failures can be sign of progress

It is unclear if the apparent failure of a missile launch on Wednesday dealt a lasting blow to North Korea’s plans, but analysts say failures are an important part of any development programme and in the North’s case, have often hinted at progress in more indigenous designs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Silent After Missile Explodes Over Pyongyang

North Korea's state media was silent Thursday after a suspected missile test ended in what Seoul said was total failure, exploding mid-air in the skies above the capital Pyongyang almost immediately after launch. The North test-fired what was most likely a ballistic missile from the Sunan area of the capital,…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Suspected Ballistic Missile Explodes after Launch

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang's so-called "monster missile". The launch -- North Korea's tenth suspected weapons test this year -- comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed…

The Independent UK

Seoul: North Korean launch apparently ends in failure

South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile but the launch apparently ended in a failure

Reuters

U.S. carrier displays air power over Yellow Sea as N.Korea seen set to test long-range missile

The USS Abraham Lincoln aicraft carrier led military exercises in the Yellow Sea, and air defence artillery at Osan air base intensified drills, U.S. forces in Asia said on Tuesday amid signs of an imminent North Korean long-range missile test.

The Independent UK

Seoul's next leader faces limited choices over North Korea

After winning last week's presidential election, South Korean conservative Yoon Suk Yeol will enter office facing a quickly growing North Korean nuclear threat — and with few easy choices to deal with it

Reuters

South Korea sees imminent prospect of North ICBM test -newspaper

The South Korean government believes North Korea could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as soon as this week, domestic media said, citing unidentified sources.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Says North Korea Testing New ICBM System

Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with fresh sanctions. According to North Korea, the February 26 and March 4 tests were focused…

Bangkok Post

US says N Korea tested ICBM system, Kim orders space programme expanded

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea recently used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two secretive launches, likely paving the way for a resumption of long-range tests, US and South Korean officials said.

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