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# Missiles

Last month
August 2023
# chernihiv
UN condemns 'heinous' Russian missile strike that killed seven in Ukrainian city
Zelenskyy said the attack hit in the centre of the city in a square that houses a polytechnic university and a theatre.
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Aug 19th 2023, 3:59 PM
# North Korea
Kim Jong Un orders sharp increase in missile production
Kim’s push to produce more weapons comes days before South Korea and the US begin annual military drills.
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Aug 14th 2023, 7:22 AM
This year
2023
# North Korea
Biden says North Korea using nuclear weapons would cause the 'end' of its regime
South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol agreed to increase his country’s cooperation with the US during a visit to Washington.
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Apr 27th 2023, 7:37 AM
# surface-to-air
Ukraine receives Patriot missiles from US, Germany and Netherlands
US-made weapons are among a range of military help pledged by western allies.
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Apr 20th 2023, 7:00 AM
# Pyongyang
North Korea launches two missiles to sea, as US and South Korea hold military drills
South Korea’s military called the launches ‘a grave provocation’.
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Mar 14th 2023, 7:14 AM
Last year
2022
# tensions
North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into the sea
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the missiles flew around 130 kilometres toward the North’s western sea.
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Nov 5th 2022, 10:46 AM
# North Korea
North Korean nuclear test would meet 'unprecedented' response: US, Japan, South Korea
Seoul and Washington have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang could be close to testing an atomic bomb for the first time since 2017.
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Oct 26th 2022, 8:01 AM
# North Korea
North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul's military says
It is the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region.
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Oct 9th 2022, 3:57 PM
# Ukraine
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has retaken nearly 2,500 square kilometres in new counteroffensive
Ukraine has in recent days made a second significant push to reclaim territory in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
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Oct 7th 2022, 10:08 PM
# Pyongyang
North Korea fires tests ballistic missiles on eve of Kamala Harris trip
South Korea’s military said it had ‘detected two short-range ballistic missiles fired from the Sunan area in Pyongyang’.
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Sep 28th 2022, 9:49 PM
# Missiles
Russia accused of shelling from captured Ukraine nuclear plant
The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is “extremely tense”, an official said.
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Jul 16th 2022, 7:40 AM
# tests
South Korea's military says North Korea fired ballistic missile
Despite biting sanctions, North Korea has doubled down on its military modernisation drive.
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May 4th 2022, 7:27 AM
# North Korea
South Korea says North faked launch of so-called 'monster' missile
North Korea claimed to have successfully test-fired a Hwasong-17 missile and released a promotional-style video.
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Mar 30th 2022, 8:27 AM
# Tension
India says its military accidentally fired missile into Pakistan
There is a heavy military presence on both sides of the shared border and there have been numerous flare-ups.
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Mar 11th 2022, 3:31 PM
All time
# Truce
Azerbaijan and Armenia report shelling of cities despite ceasefire
Azerbaijani authorities said today that nine civilians had been killed and more than 30 wounded following missile strikes.
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Oct 11th 2020, 3:59 PM
# Pyongyang
North Korea accused of firing multiple short-range cruise missiles
South Korea said that the missiles were fired towards the sea.
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Apr 14th 2020, 7:26 AM
# Pyongyang
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles in first launch for three months
The lack of testing activity in past months had experts wondering whether the North was holding back its weapons displays.
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Mar 2nd 2020, 8:16 AM
# Sarmeen
Four children among those killed after missiles hit Syrian school
Missiles fired by Syrian regime forces killed eight civilians today, a war monitor has said.
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Jan 1st 2020, 3:31 PM
# Missiles
North Korea fires projectiles hours after offering talks with US
The US has said it is closely monitoring the situation.
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Sep 10th 2019, 8:33 AM
# Explosion
Two killed and radiation levels rise in second incident at a Russian military base this week
The far-north town of Nyonoska was affected by the blast during the testing of a jet engine.
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Aug 8th 2019, 8:43 PM
# NATO
Turkey receives first batch of Russian missile defence system angering US
NATO said it’s “concerned about the potential consequences” of the purchase.
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Jul 12th 2019, 3:02 PM
# Andrew McCabe
‘I don’t care, I believe Putin': Ex-FBI chief details alleged Trump denials about North Korea's nuclear arsenal
Andrew McCabe was acting director general of the FBI after the firing of James Comey.
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Feb 18th 2019, 8:16 AM
# Missiles
Israel developing missiles to hit anywhere in Middle East, defence minister says
“The project for setting up a precision rocket and missile system is underway.”
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Aug 27th 2018, 9:57 PM
# Progress
EU, Trump and Russia praise North Korea's plan to halt nuclear tests
Donald Trump tweeted that “progress [is] being made for all”.
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Apr 21st 2018, 3:29 PM
# hate
'I was the target of lots of missiles, cans, baguettes'
Neymar was also constantly harried and niggled by a series of fouls in the grudge game in Marseille.
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Oct 23rd 2017, 4:46 PM
# mixed message
Trump says talking is 'not the answer' to North Korean situation
His comments are at odds with remarks made by US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
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Aug 30th 2017, 8:05 PM
# War games
'There will be no war on the peninsula': South Korean president on North's aggression
Tensions in the region have been rising.
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Aug 17th 2017, 6:54 AM
# Come to the table
US tells North Korea: 'Stop missile tests if you want to talk'
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a US-drafted sanctions package over the weekend.
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Aug 7th 2017, 7:51 AM
# United Nations
New sanctions imposed on North Korea are 'a whole new level'
A ban on exports aims to deprive Pyongyang of about €850 million in annual revenue.
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Aug 6th 2017, 9:20 AM
# Going Nuclear
North Korea has 'built an intercontinental ballistic missile', so what now?
The Hwasong-14 ICBM could apparently reach Alaska.
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Jul 8th 2017, 9:45 AM
# Trump Card
US trying to pressure North Korea into dismantling nuclear weapons
Officials said they want to bring North Korea back to the “path of dialogue”.
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Apr 26th 2017, 10:52 PM
# provocatively close
"A new stage of threat": Condemnation of North Korea as missiles reach Japanese waters
The US and South Korea began annual joint military exercises last week – and they always infuriate Pyongyang.
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Mar 6th 2017, 7:25 AM
# Zero Tolerance
Chelsea promise to ban fans found guilty of throwing coins at Man City players
Missiles were sent from the lower section of the Matthew Harding Stand as City celebrated their goal.
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Feb 22nd 2016, 8:00 AM
# Glencaw Park
Parents asked 'do you know where your kids are?' after teenagers riot
Two teenage boys were arrested as officers responded to the scene last night.
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Apr 18th 2015, 1:54 PM
# Missiles
Russian missile system used against Ukraine, Poroshenko claims
Russian state TV said that Ukrainian troops “crucified” a three-year-old boy.
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Jul 14th 2014, 1:24 PM
# War
America is sending missiles and drones to Iraq
The weapons were shipped on the back of increased Al-Qaeda violence.
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Dec 26th 2013, 7:39 PM
Voices
Column: Is it time for the US to abandon the pipe dream of missile defence?
While protect itself with the threat of using nuclear weapons is far from ideal, it is infinitely preferable to the situation in which the US has now found itself: chasing its tail over costly and ineffective missile technology, writes Jason Douglas.
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Jul 15th 2013, 7:30 PM
# North Korea
North Korea fires another short-range missile from east coast
The test is the fourth launch in just two days, at a time when tensions with South Korea and Japan remain high.
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May 19th 2013, 4:37 PM
# North Korea
North Korea launches three short-range missiles
They were fired as part of a military drill, landing in the Sea of Japan.
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May 18th 2013, 12:59 PM
# NordWind Airlines
Near-miss as two missiles target Russian passenger plane over Syria
159 passengers were on the NordWind Airlines plane when two land-to-air missiles exploded nearby.
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Apr 29th 2013, 8:15 PM
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