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North Korea’s Kim vows ‘overwhelming’ military power: state media

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up "overwhelming" and unstoppable military…

US announces new sanctions after North Korea ICBM test

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States announced new sanctions Thursday on entities and people in Russia and…

US ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch

  BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The United States condemned North Korea's test firing of a new intercontinental missile on Thursday…

URGENT: South Korea fires barrage of missiles in response to North Korea ICBM: military

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's military said it had fired a barrage of missiles in response to…

North Korea fires new ICBM in largest test since 2017

by Cat BARTON / Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse North Korea fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, Tokyo…

Drones, thermal scanners scour China Eastern crash site

WUZHOU, China (AFP) - Recovery teams deployed drones and thermal imaging equipment Thursday across a mountainous area where a China…

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: South’s military

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" Thursday, the South's military said, the latest in a…

China says Russia is ‘important’ G20 member, cannot be expelled by others

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday described Russia as an "important member" of the G20 after Washington raised…

6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan: USGS

by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday, rattling…

Four dead in Israel stabbing, car-ramming, assailant shot

by Daniella Cheslow BEERSHEBA, Israel (AFP) -- A man wielding a knife stabbed several people and ran over another in…

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