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EU preparing to increase sanctions on N. Korea: Mogherini

EU preparing to increase sanctions on N. Korea: Mogherini

EU preparing to increase sanctions on N. Korea: Mogherini The EU is preparing to increase its own sanctions against North Korea, the bloc’s diplomatic chief said Thursday, as part of international efforts to punish the rogue state for its latest nuclear test

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South Korea, Japan, US Start 3-Day Joint Exercise on Korean Peninsula

South Korea, Japan, US Start 3-Day Joint Exercise on Korean Peninsula

 The United States, South Korea, and Japan have reportedly started a three-day joint military exercise on the Korean Peninsula to simulate countering a North Korean submarine-launched missile attack. The exercise began off South Korea’s southern coast near Japan on Monday, the South’s Defense Ministry said. Several naval destroyers and helicopters …

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North Korea ‘Fires 4 Ballistic Missiles, Three Land in Japanese Waters’

North Korea ‘Fires 4 Ballistic Missiles, Three Land in Japanese Waters’  North Korea has reportedly launched four ballistic missiles, three of which have landed into the Sea of Japan, in an area where Tokyo claims as its sovereign territory.

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Japan warns North Korea over provocations

Japan has warned North Korea against its ‘provocative statements’ after Pyongyang stepped up its war rhetoric against the US threats Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday, “Our government does not believe we should be pushed around and swayed by every provocative statement out of North Korea. We …

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N Korea wary of likely faceoff with US

North Korea has ordered the preparations for strategic rocket strikes in the event of any “reckless” US provocation North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un issued the order on Friday at an overnight emergency meeting with top army commanders as a direct response to the use of nuclear-capable US B-2 stealth bombers …

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