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North Korea Fires ‘Suspected Ballistic Missile’

North Korea fired a “suspected ballistic missile” into the sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test of what Pyongyang called a hypersonic missile. “Our military detected a …

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North Korea Fires Second Suspected Missile In Less Than A Week

North Korea fired a “suspected ballistic missile” into the sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test of what Pyongyang called a hypersonic missile, although …

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U.S. futures, Asian stocks fluctuate as traders brace for bond market volatility, assess omicron impact

Shares in South Korea fell, while those in Hong Kong and China fluctuated amid a volatile open. U.S. futures swung between gains and losses. Stocks in Asia traded cautiously Monday as investors brace for bond-market volatility and assess the economic hit from the rapidly spreading Covid omicron variant. Shares in South Korea fell, while those …

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North Korea Says Biden Administration Took Wrong First Step Over Latest Missile Test

SEOUL—North Korea said on Saturday that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden had taken a wrong first step and revealed “deep-seated hostility” by criticizing its self-defensive missile test. North Korea on Friday said it had launched a new type of tactical short-range ballistic missile. Biden said the test violated U.N. Security Council resolutions but …

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Biden says North Korea top foreign policy issue, casts doubt on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Joe Biden spoke during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:47 PM PT – Thursday, March 25, 2021 Joe Biden delivered vague answers to a preapproved list of reporters during his first press briefing since taking office. From the …

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Can the New US Administration Break Free From the Dual Forces of China and North Korea?

Commentary The recent visit to South Korea by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during the Quad “2+2” Security Dialogue brought up the issue of the North Korean nuclear threat. Whether the new U.S. administration will return to the game manipulated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) more than …

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U.S. appeals WTO decision in South Korea trade dispute, official says

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse March 19, 2021 GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has appealed against a World Trade Organization recommendation that Washington revise a series of duties imposed on South Korea under then President Barack Obama, a …

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U.S. general: North Korea might flight test new ICBM design ‘in the near future’

FILE PHOTO: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un addresses the first short course for chief secretaries of the city and county Party committees in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released March 7, 2021 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS March 16, 2021 By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali …

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