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Speaking at a UN press conference, Secretary-General António Guterres, saod that the only way to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis is to address the issue politically.

3pm: US preparing for life after Kim Jong-un

US think tanks are said to be “quietly preparing studies on the aftermath of war with North Korea”.

Laura Rozen, a journalist for Al-Monitor, tweeted: “A think tank contact working on national security issues tells me: Major DC conservative think tanks that are linked into the Trump team are quietly preparing studies on the aftermath of war with North Korea.

“There's a lot of interest in studies on how to defeat insurgencies led by former regime types armed with chemical and biological agents.”

Ms Rozen added that analysts are “dusting off the books from pre-Iraq War days on how to counter those types of insurgencies”.

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North Korea: Antonio Inoki has warned of the escalating tension in the region
1.40pm: South Korea prepares for all out war with cruise missile test

The South Korean army has proved its readiness for potential conflict by conducting its first-live fire drill of an advanced Taurus cruise missile.

The new weapon was fired from an American-built F-15 fighter jet, through a low altitude obstacle course on the west coat of South Korea.

The German manufactured missile is being touted for its stealth capabilities and boasts a maximum range of 310 miles.

12.27pm: North Korean standoff could lead to ‘nuclear war’, warns lawmaker

Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki, who recently visited Pyongyang, raised concerns about global safety at a press conference in Japan.

"We are seeing a situation where each raises his fist and the situation is escalating," said Mr Inoki.

Mr Enoki proposed that Tokyo’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party sends a delegation to Pyongyang to start diplomatic talks.

"I did make the proposal and was told they would be happy to receive such a delegation," the lawmaker said.

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North Korea news: Kim Jong-un holds a banquet to celebrate North Korea’s latest nuclear test
Noon: North Korea 'hacking bitcoin exchanges' as sanctions hit home

North Korea has targeted at least three bitcoin exchanges in a bid to steal the cryptocurrency as the sanctions hit home, security experts have said.

Luke McNamara, a senior analyst with FireEye, also said the bitcoin hacking came after the tightening of sanctions on North Korea's economy.

He said: “You also have cryptocurrencies appreciating significantly since the beginning of the year. So you see cryptocurrency exchanges, particularly in South Korea, becoming a logical target.”

10am: North Korea’s UN ambassador threatens US with the ‘greatest pain’ ever

North Korea’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Han Tae Song, has said Pyongyang is ”ready to use a form of ultimate means".

He said: ”The forthcoming measures ... will make the US suffer the greatest pain it ever experienced in its history."

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North Korea news: Donald Trump waits to waits to greet Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Abdul Raza
9.30am BST: North Korea claims UN sanctions are ‘suffocating’ it

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the new sanctions are aimed at "completely suffocating its state and people through full-scale economic blockade" on the  Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

"The DPRK will redouble the efforts to increase its strength to safeguard the country's sovereignty and right to existence and to preserve peace and security of the region by establishing the practical equilibrium with the US," it said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.

9am: North Korean propaganda slams South Korea as Washington’s ‘puppet’

The North's propaganda rag Rodong Sinmun has accused South Korea of being Washington's "puppet”, slamming Seoul's agreement with the US that will now allow it to use unlimited warhead payloads on its missiles.


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