N Korea’s Ri breaks three weightlifting records, India’s Chanu bags silver
Chanu finally clinches an elusive Asian Games medal in Japan and Ri Song-gum wins North Korea’s first gold.
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North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’
Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang’s nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.
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IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad
UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
Korea divided: A sister’s long wait and a defector’s bid to save his mother
An elderly South Korean waits to see a brother in the North one last time, while a North Korean defector risks it all.
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Syria removed: Which countries are still on the US ‘terror’ list – and why?
The US decision leaves three nations – Cuba, Iran and North Korea – on its ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ blacklist.
Trump’s Korean gambit exposes a shifting East Asian order
Growing doubts about the US security umbrella are forcing new strategic calculations across the region.
South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war
The cancellation follows Trump’s surprise order last week to scale back a separate annual joint military drill.
US allies in Asia wary as Trump moves military assets for Iran war
Allies worry about the US ability to deter China, even if the bulk of US forces remain in the region.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea convened an emergency security meeting following the launches, as Trump seeks to sway Pyongyang.
North Korea leader’s sister denies talks with ‘hostile’ US
US President Donald Trump claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded positively to his proposal for talks.
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‘Tit for tat’: Why is Trump cosying up to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again?
Analysts say DTrump’s attempted rapprochement with Kim Jong Un is driven by political signals to Pyongyang and Seoul.
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