North Korea
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6 Oct
“Calm before the storm”: Was Trump referring to the Iran deal?
At a meeting of military leaders on Thursday at the White House in Washington, US president Donald Trump posed for a photo before declaring: “Maybe it’s the calm before the storm.” When reporters in the room asked him what he meant, he replied cryptically “you’ll find out”.
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4 Oct
Korus: Trump tells South Korea to buy more American as trade talks resume
The Trump administration is poised to push South Korea to buy more American cars and agricultural products amid high tensions with North Korea over its nuclear capabilities.
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12 Sep
North Korea hit with new UN sanctions after hydrogen tests
The United Nations Security Council has slapped North Korea with new sanctions after it tested a hydrogen bomb on 3 September.
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7 Sep
Why did Trump do a deal with the Democrats and ignore senior Republicans?
US president Donald Trump unexpectedly cut a three-month debt limit deal with Democrats yesterday, defying members of his own party who wanted to extend a debt limit increase until after the 2018 mid-term elections.
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6 Sep
Some theories on why North Korea picked 2017 to threaten the West with nuclear war
North Korea has been threatening the world with nuclear war for a few decades now.
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5 Sep
As tickets go on sale, could North Korea derail the South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics?
In just five months, thousands of the world’s leading athletes are set to travel to South Korea to take part in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018.
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29 Aug
North Korea missile test rattles investor nerves as markets fall
North Korea conducted one of its most provocative ballistic missile tests earlier today, causing the markets to slide.
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14 Aug
US President Trump to launch probe into Chinese trade practices
The Trump administration is set to order an investigation into China and alleged intellectual property theft today.
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9 Aug
America vs North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump spar over nuclear weapons
The US and North Korea are swapping threats about nuclear weapons and everyone is worried we’re soon going to be in the midst of a nuclear war.
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5 Jul
US confirms North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile launch
The US has confirmed that North Korea yesterday tested a long-range missile, raising fears the country could be capable of firing rockets to the US state of Alaska.
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26 Jun
The UK parliament was hacked this weekend: what we know so far
The UK parliament suffered a cyber attack this weekend which saw around 90 email accounts compromised.
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23 Jun
South Korea’s former president on trial over corruption charges
South Korea’s impeached president, Park Geun-hye, is on trial for the corruption charges that have engulfed her presidency.
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21 Jun
North Korea’s military capabilities are putting oil and gas operations in the region at risk
While North Korea has not suggested it intends to attack its immediate neighbours or their energy infrastructure it does have the capabilities to do so.
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23 May
North Korea could be set to begin mass production of ballistic missiles, but should we be worried?
North Korea is moving to mass produce the weapons with a view to eventual deployment following the successful launch of medium-range ballistic missile on Sunday and reports of another test launch early this morning.
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16 May
WannaCry hack: North Korea could be behind the worldwide attack
There is evidence to link North Korean hackers with the massive WannaCry cyber attack that infiltrated the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and over 300,000 computers worldwide on Friday.
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25 Apr
Tensions run high as Trump summons entire Senate for North Korea briefing
US president Donald Trump summoned the entire Senate to attend a White House meeting tomorrow to discuss the growing danger posed by North Korea.
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18 Apr
UK prime minister Theresa May announces snap general election
The UK’s prime minister Theresa May has announced a snap general election will take place on 8 June 2017.
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10 Apr
G7 Tuscany summit; Protests in the Congo; Philippines’ president visits Middle East
These three things will change the world today.
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7 Apr
US-China meeting overshadowed; Markets await US non-farm payrolls data; Saudi Arabia’s first international sukuk
These three things will have an impact on the wider world.
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3 Apr
Five things to expect when Trump and Xi Jinping meet this week
US president Donald Trump will meet with China’s premier Xi Jinping this week for the first time since moving into the White House.
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13 Feb
UN reacts to North Korea missile launch; Trump and Trudeau to meet; All eyes on the latest Opec report
These three things will change the world today.
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26 Jan
Trump has pushed the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight
Today the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight amid what they called mounting “threats” to global security.