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In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

No other way to locate N Korea's nuke assets except US ground...

The report detailing the prospect of war on the Korean peninsula comes as Trump embarks on Asia tour.

5 Nov 2017 12:52 PM IST

$US President Donald Trump vowed to respond with \fire and fury,\ raising fears of a devastating regional conflict, and the UN Security Council scrambled to impose new punitive measures on the North. (Photo: File/AFP)$ World

As Trump sets out for 5-nation Asia trip, N Korea gives fresh warning

Trump departed for his first presidential trip to Asia on Saturday, with tensions over North Korea's nuclear threats.

4 Nov 2017 5:22 PM IST

There are around 500,000 ethnic Koreans in Japan - mostly descendants of civilians taken from their homes during Japans brutal colonisation of the Korean peninsula from 1910 until Tokyos defeat in World War II in 1945. (Photo: AFP)

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Korean schools in Japan wrought with death threats, bomb scares

Japan has been at the sharp end of recent provocations from Pyongyang, which fired two missiles over its northern...

4 Nov 2017 4:44 PM IST

Despite the daunting obstacles, South Korean-born Yun has told colleagues and others he hopes his diplomatic efforts can lower the temperature in a dangerous nuclear stand-off. (Photo: AFP)

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Such a dreamer,' says official about Joseph Yun's efforts to avert war

State Dept. Asia hand Joseph Yun might be Washington's best diplomatic hope for reducing the risk of a devastating war.

4 Nov 2017 1:20 PM IST

Kim Jong Un also has said North Korea is close to an ICBM test-launch. (Photo: AP)

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North Korea calls sanctions brutal,' human rights violation'; asks for...

The call for an immediate end to the sanctions comes as US President Donald Trump sets off on a trip to Asia.

4 Nov 2017 11:29 AM IST

North Korea in July launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles apparently capable of reaching the US mainland - described by leader Kim Jong-Un as a gift to American bastards. (Representational image | Photo: AFP)

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US, Japan, S Korea conduct bombers exercise amid mounting tensions

Pyongyang may be preparing for another missile test, South Korea's spy agency reported.

3 Nov 2017 12:30 PM IST

There is a concerted effort to isolate North Korea economically, H R McMaster said. (Photo: AFP)

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White House may designate North Korea as terrorism sponsor

There is a concerted effort to isolate North Korea economically,' H R McMaster said.

3 Nov 2017 12:15 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

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Xi Jinping communicates with N Korea after over a year

The note signalled an improvement in their relationships, which has soured over Pyongyang's growing weapons ambitions.

2 Nov 2017 7:15 PM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

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S Korea will not develop atomic weapons of its own: President Moon...

In recent months Pyongyang has carried out its sixth nuclear test, its most powerful by far.

1 Nov 2017 5:21 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

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Ahead of Trump's Asia visit Kim Jong Un calls him mentally deranged,'...

Trump and Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults heightening conflict.

1 Nov 2017 5:12 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

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Amid rising tensions between Trump, Kim Jong Un, US pursues diplomatic...

The preferred endpoint is not a war but some kind of diplomatic settlement,' an official said.

1 Nov 2017 11:27 AM IST

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Rex Tillerson says US in contact with North Korea to know willingness...

Tillerson's disclosure follows an escalating war of words between US President Donald Trump and North Korean strongman...

30 Sept 2017 6:35 PM IST