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The documents reportedly included plans for an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-Un

Report: North Korean hackers steal South's war plans

A UN global port ban has been imposed on four vessels found transporting prohibited goods

UN imposes global port ban on ships violating sanctions

Kim Jong-un said he was addressing the 'complicated international situation'

Kim says nuclear weapons needed to deter US threats

North Korea / 08 Oct

Donald Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un

Trump says 'only one thing will work' with North Korea

Donald Trump's comment came the day after Mr Tillerson disclosed that the United States was directly communicating with North Korea

Trump tells Tillerson not to waste time with N Korea

Mr Tillerson said he is investigating whether North Korea is ready to enter talks on giving up its nuclear weapons programme

Channels of communication open with N Korea - Tillerson

Kim Jong-nam was apparently killed with the nerve agent VX

Two women on trial over Kim Jong-nam assassination

Donald Trump has been involved in a war of words with North Korea

Trump warns N Korea of 'devastating' military option

Ri Yong-ho also issued a threat to shoot down US bombers

US dismisses North Korean claims over war declaration

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho called Donald Trump a "mentally deranged person full of megalomania"

US bombers fly off North Korean coast in show of force

Kim Jong-un said Donald Trump will be tamed with fire

Trump says Kim 'will be tested like never before'

North Korea / 22 Sep

Donald Trump threatened to 'totally destroy North Korea' earlier this week

Trump: US to target firms doing business with N Korea

Special Report: Nuclear stand-off

North Korea / 21 Sep

Japanese Prime Miniser Shinzo Abe said "Now is not the time for dialogue. Now is the time to apply pressure"

Japan PM says time for talk is over on North Korea

Donald Trump said that he will defend 'America's interests above all else'

Trump warns US may have to 'destroy' North Korea

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis

Mattis says US has 'many' military options over N Korea

North Korea / 18 Sep

Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump agreed to further sanctions in a telephone call today

S Korea and US agree on further N Korea sanctions

The North's leader Kim Jong-Un claimed the country was close to the goal of completing their nuclear force

N Korea seeking 'equilibrium' of military force with US

UN condemns 'provocative' North Korean missile launch

North Korea / 16 Sep

The missile fell into the sea 2,000km east of Cape Erimo, Hokkaido

North Korea reportedly fires unidentified missile

The new sanctions are in response to North Korea's sixth and largest nuclear test

North Korea warns US will face 'greatest pain'

A North Korean state handout shows Kim Jong-un in a test facility

Merkel backs tougher UN sanctions against North Korea

Washington has presented a draft UN resolution calling for an oil embargo on North Korea and an assets freeze on Kim Jong-Un

France discusses sanctions on N Korea with Trump, Abe

South Korean leader Moon Jae-in meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at an Eastern Economic Forum

Sanctions alone will not resolve N Korea crisis - Putin

A photo made available by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in July shows the second test-fire of a missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea says it has 'gift packages' for US

North Korea / 05 Sep

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