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Military action against North Korea 'not a first choice', Trumps says after call with China's Xi
The US has been stating that the era of patience with the North is over after it conducted frequent missile tests.
US and South Korea deploy 4 more Thaad launchers amid Pyongyang threats
2 launchers had already been deployed in the rural town of Seongju in April.
Vladimir Putin: Russia cannot accept a nuclear-armed North Korea
Presidents of Russia and South Korea hold talks on the latest situation in the Korean peninsula.
North Korea promises more 'gift packages' to US after nuclear test
Pyongyang hints at more missile launches in the near future as global powers struggle to draft a fitting response.
Europe could soon be within range of North Korea's missiles, French defence minister warns
Pyongyang has conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date.
Trump to sell 'substantially' more weapons to South Korea as North Korea tensions mount
US president announces deal sell to more equipment following latest nuclear missile test
North Korea reportedly mobilising ICBM-grade rocket overnight after nuclear test
South Korea had earlier warned that the Kim Jong-un regime could conduct yet another missile launch soon.
Listen to Kim Jong-Un's favourite Swiss pop song – revealed by a former teacher
The young dictator liked nothing more than belting out some Bernese folk when he went to school in Switzerland.
Seoul seeks deployment of aircraft carrier and strategic bombers after North Korea nuclear test
South Korea's move comes amid drills in which simulated strikes on North Korean targets took place.
South Korea fires ballistic missiles in live-fire drill after North Korea nuclear test
South Korean forces simulate attacks on Pyongyang's Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
North Korea hails H-bomb test a 'perfect' success
Pyongyang's state media carries special broadcast to trumpet about this nuclear detonation.
North Korea claims completion of ICBM-ready hydrogen bomb
Kim Jong-un reportedly greeted the scientists involved in the development of the miniaturised version of the H-bomb.
North Korea conducts its sixth nuclear test in latest provocation
A tremor of magnitude 6.3 was detected from North Korea indicating the country's sixth nuclear test.
Kim Jong-un takes jibe at US, says 'puppets' cannot track North Korea's ballistic missile launchers
Any attempt by the US and South Korea to detect and destroy North Korea's mobile missile launchers 'is nothing but a silly dream', Pyongyang said.
North Korea calls US bombers flying over Korean peninsula as 'rash act'
Pyongyang also rejects the UN Security Council's condemnation of the missile launch by the Kim Jong-un regime.
North Korea threatens to execute South Korean reporters over bad book review
'The criminals hold no right to appeal and the execution will be carried out any moment,' Pyongyang's Central Court said.
North Korea launched ballistic missile at half range, says Seoul
The South Korean defence ministry said the missile was fired at a regular angle and with an estimated range of about 2,700km.
US warship shoots down medium-range missile in interception test amid North Korea tensions
The Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) intercepted a ballistic missile off the Hawaii coast.
North Korea warns Guam is next target after ICBM launch
Kim Jong-un says the latest missile launch is the first step in its Pacific operation.
South Korean air force drops powerful bombs in show of force against North Korea missile launch
The bombs struck mock targets at a military field near an inter-Korean border in Taebaek.
Kim Young-Il fled North Korea as a young soldier - now he helps others who escape
"I had never seen bananas."
North Korea reportedly sent shipments to Syrian regime's chemical weapons agency
At least two Syria-bound shipments were intercepted in the last six months, warns a team of UN experts in a confidential report.
US and South Korea kick off annual military drills amid Pyongyang's threats
South Korean president warns the North against using exercises as a pretext to aggravate tensions.
North Korea lambasts US-South Korea joint drill Ulchi Freedom Guardian
Kim Jong-un regime's mouthpiece said the 'joint exercise is the most explicit expression of hostility against us'.
South Korea president warns Kim Jong-un that nuclear ICBM would be 'crossing a red line'
Moon Jae-in says there will be no war on the Korean peninsula but urges Pyongyang to scale down tensions.
US report accuses Kim Jong-un of 'torturing and executing' North Koreans for practising religion
North Korea has been denying its people their right to freedom of thought, religion and conscience, the US State Department report says.
Palestine President Abbas wishes Kim Jong-un 'health and happiness' on North Korea's independence day
Abbas thanked the North Korean regime for the 'firm support' given by Pyongyang to the Palestinian struggle.
North Korea doesn't want a nuclear war – this is what Kim Jong-un really wants
For all its fighting talk about an attack on the US, North Korea is all bluster and little bite.
Theresa May will visit Japan to talk up post-Brexit trade amid North Korea crisis
British prime minister is planning to meet with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
Kim Jong-un puts North Korea's Guam strike on hold, says will watch US actions
This comes after Kim was briefed by North Korean forces on the detailed plan outlining an attack on Guam.