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South Korean Presidents asks Pope Francis to visit North in peace effort o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday urged Pope Francis to visit North Korea to promote and ensure peace between the two Koreas, his office said.
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US still ready for dialogue with North Korea without preconditions: Specia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim has held talks with South Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk in Seoul, expressing readiness for dialogue with Pyongyang without preconditions.
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US escalating tensions by inciting Taiwan independence: North Korean forei
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho has accused the United States of escalating the situation in the Asia-Pacific Region by inciting the independence of Taiwan.
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North Korea admits it launched new type of ballistic missile
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 20 (ANI): North Korea on Wednesday acknowledged that the country has test-fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile
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US condemns North Korean missile launch, underscores need for diplomacy: W
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The US condemns North Korea's latest test of a ballistic missile and believes the situation underscores the need for more diplomacy, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.
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One of North Korea-launched missiles likely landed outside Japan's EEZ: De
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): One of the ballistic missiles launched by North Korea has presumably landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday.
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South Korea estimates range of North's missile at 366 miles: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The South Korean military has increased its estimate of the range of the missile tested by North Korea to 590 kilometers (366 miles) from the initial 430-450 kilometers, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing a source.
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Japan analyzing N Korea's launch, it may be Submarine-Launched Ballistic M
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government is still analyzing the type of missiles that North Korea launched earlier on Tuesday, and believes this could be Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM), Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
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Senior Japanese, US officials discuss North Korea's missile launches
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Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): High-ranking representatives of the governments of Japan and the United States discussed North Korea's latest missile tests by phone, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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Japan PM orders to ensure safety of navigation after N Korea's suspected b
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI): After North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed Japanese authorities to collect data regarding the incident and make preparations for emergency situations.
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N Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI): North Korea on Tuesday fired an "unidentified" projectile towards the East Sea, said the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS), reported Yonhap News Agency.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un blames US for tensions in region
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 12 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday said that the United States did nothing to make him believe that the country is no longer hostile towards North Korea, while blaming it for the tensions in the region, state media reported.
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