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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on Tuesday (Aug 19) for the “rapid expansion” of the country’s nuclear weapons capability, citing ongoing US-South Korea military exercises that he said could “ignite a war”. “The US-ROK intensified military nexus and the muscle-flexing are the most obvious manifestation of their will to ignite a war,” Kim was quoted as saying by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). “The prevailing situation requires us to make a radical and swift change in the existing military theory and practice and rapid expansion of nuclearisation,” he said. The comments were made as Kim…
QUETTA, Pakistan: Pakistan has arrested 11 suspects after a video emerged on social media of…
US government worker, target of exit ban, prevented from leaving China for months: Reports
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Thaksin had earlier on Saturday told Thai media that he was determined to stop communicating…
Across South Korea, rain damage had been reported to 1,999 public structures and 2,238 private…
South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), which is leading the investigation, did…
CAIRO: Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir…
Indonesia’s Sumatra sees 14-fold spike in fire hotspots over 1.5 weeks, as Malaysia warns of haze
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Sumatra island has seen a sharp spike in forest and land fires, with…
Meanwhile, Facebook user Foong Yong was among those who shared a photo of the long…
Visuals also showed people screaming and crying as others tried to comfort them. “When I…
MUMBAI: An Indian court acquitted on Monday (Jul 21) 12 men previously convicted for a…
TACKLING OVERSUPPLY Farmer Park Geun Sik spent his life working the land in Haenam, a…
MANILA: A local radio broadcaster was gunned down in the southern Philippines on Monday (Jul 21),…
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