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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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Despite biting sanctions, North Korea has doubled down on its military modernisation drive.
Alexander Lukashenko has also said for the first time that he recognises the contested Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia.
Abdul Qadeer Khan launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s.
The comments came at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Honduras just ratified the Treaty as the 50th state.
Thousands of Japanese people came out in heavy rain to hear the pope speak.
Washington and Pyongyang are set to resume long-stalled talks in the coming days.
Trump said the story was “fake news”.
The alleged move is apparently to please corporate supporters who stand to profit handsomely.
An expert explains how we could be “headed for a nuclear arms race”.
It said the policy could return if the US doesn’t end tough economic sanctions against the impoverished regime.
Over the weekend, Trump announced a withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty.
Washington has sought to build up international pressure on Iran after reimposing tough sanctions in August.
The country also takes aim at China’s rise as a military power.
A UN report has said that North Korea has resorted to a “massive increase” of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade sanctions.
Analysts have said that it is an “important first step” towards fulfilling commitments made to US President Donald Trump.
Experts have looked into the impact using such weapons would have on a nation’s population and resources.
The announcement came after unprecedented Oval Office talks with a top envoy from Pyongyang.
North Korea’s sudden shift in attitude followed a weeks-long charm offensive.
Kim Jong Un said he “would soon invite experts of South Korea and the US as well as journalists”.
Researchers have said the site is now unusable.
The White House has swatted away criticisms of the meeting.
The US President has vowed to pull out of the accord if European allies don’t fix its “terrible flaws”.
The offer comes after Kim Jong-Un said he has a nuclear button on his desk and his country might attend the Winter Olympics in the South.
The North Korean leader vowed the country would mass-produce nuclear warheads and missiles in a defiant New Year message.
The sanctions will restrict oil supplies vital for Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programmes.
Tillerson, however, remains determined to force it to abandon its nuclear arsenal.
The airline’s general manager said crew described seeing the missile “blow up and fall apart”.
Pyongyang in recent months has sparked global alarm by conducting a sixth nuclear test and test-launching missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.
NBC reported that Trump wants a tenfold increase to US nuclear weapons.
The US President has been trading insults with Kim Jong-un amid rising tensions.
You can’t nominate yourself, in case you were wondering.
There were 318 candidates for this year’s prize.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons today.
A new agreement between Washington and Seoul will allow the South to develop more powerful weapons.
His comments are at odds with remarks made by US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
Minister Charlie Flanagan says Ireland must however remain vigilant.
A ban on exports aims to deprive Pyongyang of about €850 million in annual revenue.
An event to remember the victims will take place in Dublin today.
The move could cost Pyongyang about €850 million in annual revenue.