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North Korea

S.Korea, US begin key annual military drills

South Korea and the US kicked off a major combined military exercise on Monday to reinforce deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats amid concern Pyongyang could use the manoeuvres as a pretext for provocations.

Kim-Putin ties

The Kremlin’s assertion that ties are flourishing in all areas, including “sensitive” ones, fuels speculation and invites scrutiny from global observers.

Rocket drills

In a signal to the likes of President Trump, Kim is reported to have expressed “great satisfaction” over Saturday’s drills, even emphasising that his frontline troops should keep a “high-alert posture” and enhance combat ability to “defend the political sovereignty and economic self-sustenance of the country”.