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UNITED NATIONS:
The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee in a report seen by Reuters on Monday.
In the 32-page report, the UN sanctions monitors concluded that "debris recovered…
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North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country, denouncing what it called political provocation and conspiracy.
Pyongyang will make stern and decisive choices to protect its sovereignty and safety in response to Washington using human rights as a tool for invasion and hostile, anti-North Korea…
" All three suffered some frostbite to their cheeks, despite wearing heated masks, said organiser Nikita Tsaplin. As they plunged at a speed of more than 300 km/h, the air temperature of around -50 Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit) felt like -70C (-94F). They landed near Russia's Barneo polar base, where Tsaplin said they were able to power…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's defence ministry said on Monday the country's second homegrown spy satellite had entered orbit after its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The launch, which comes after Seoul's first spy satellite was put into orbit from California's…
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In a tragic incident in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, unidentified assailants opened fire on Tuesday, resulting in the death of a prominent leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Noor Islam Nizami, Express News reported.
According to details, the incident occurred in Miranshah, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, where the influential cleric was targeted by unknown…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - Russia faced a mounting backlash Friday after using its veto power to effectively end official UN monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid a probe into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Russia's UN Security Council veto on Thursday blocked the renewal of the panel of experts tasked…
" UNITED NATIONS: Israel informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.
“This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct lifesaving assistance during a man-made famine. These restrictions must be lifted,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini…
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TOKYO: North Korea will not host a World Cup qualifier with Japan that was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang next week, Kyodo news agency reported late Thursday, citing the president of the Japan Football Association (JFA).
“A game will not be played in Pyongyang,” Kyodo quoted Kozo Tashima as saying after Japan beat…
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BEIJING (AFP) - Fourteen people were killed and 37 others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China, state media reported Wednesday.
The accident occurred shortly after 2:30 pm local time (0630 GMT) Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing local authorities in Shanxi province. The bus, which was carrying 51 people,…
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RAWALPINDI (92 News) - Two terrorists were killed and as many injured in an intelligence-based operation conducted by security forces in North Waziristan District on Wednesday.
According to a press release issued by the ISPR, weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from killed terrorists who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in…
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TOKYO:
Japan will be motivated by the "frustration" of their Asian Cup flop when they face North Korea in a World Cup qualifying double-header, coach Hajime Moriyasu said Wednesday.
The pre-tournament favourites and four-time champions exited the Asian Cup in the quarter-finals last month after losing 2-1 to Iran.
Unconvincing in their three wins and…
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RAWALPINDI (92 News) - Eight terrorists, including a HVT commander, were killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation on reported presence of terrorists in North Waziristan District on Monday.
After an intense fire exchange during the operation, eight terrorists including HVT terrorist commander Sehra alias Janan were sent to hell. He was involved…