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Quran-burning raises concern about Sweden's NATO bid: Turkish FM

STORY: Quran-burning raises concern about Sweden's NATO bid: Turkish FM DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the joint press conference of Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in the capital Ankara (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKAN FIDAN, Türkiye's Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HAKAN FIDAN, Türkiye's Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) STORYLINE: Sweden's failure to prevent provocations, including the recent burning of a Quran, raises concerns about Sweden's NATO bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAKAN FIDAN, Türkiye's Foreign Minister "The fact that the Swedish security system is incapable of preventing provocations and that it presents an image that brings problems to NATO, not more power, obviously makes us think in

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Life appears normal in N. Korea despite tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Students practice for an event in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Aug. 16, 2010. North Korea's official media warned that the United States and South Korea will face ''serious consequences'' for their ''reckless military provocations'' in a joint military drill.

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

BEIJING, June 7 Kyodo - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi attend a joint press conference following an annual bilateral strategic meeting in Beijing on June 7, 2016. The two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts toward stopping any further provocations.

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U.S. diplomat Davies

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies speaks at the Japan Society in New York on May 9, 2013. Davies said that despite recent "bellicose threats" and provocations from North Korea, he remains hopeful about pursuing peaceful diplomacy with Pyongyang.

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Lee urges North to halt provocations

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak speaks during a ceremony held at the 2nd Navy Fleet in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, to mark a naval battle with North Korea 10 years ago on June 29, 2012. Lee urged North Korea to halt provocations and work for peace and mutual prosperity with the South.

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U.S. diplomat Davies in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with his counterparts from South Korea and Japan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss joint responses to any future North Korean provocations.

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Japanese diplomat Sugiyama in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with his counterparts from South Korea and the United States at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss joint responses to any future North Korean provocations.

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U.S. defense chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at Keio University in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. Gates touted the pivotal role of the U.S. military forces stationed in Japan in confronting regional challenges such as military provocations by North Korea and the growing presence of China.

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U.S. defense chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (at podium) listens to a student's question as he spoke at Keio University in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. In the speech, Gates touted the pivotal role of the U.S. military forces stationed in Japan in confronting regional challenges such as military provocations by North Korea and the growing presence of China.

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S. Korea president addresses nation over attack

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak addresses the nation at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2010, over North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. Lee apologized for not being able to protect the lives and property of the people and warned North Korea of strong retaliation for any further provocations.

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S. Korea president addresses nation over attack

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak addresses the nation at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2010, over North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. Lee apologized for not being able to protect the lives and property of the people and warned North Korea of strong retaliation for any further provocations.

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S. Korea president addresses nation over attack

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak addresses the nation at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2010, over North Korea's artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. Lee apologized for not being able to protect the lives and property of the people and warned North Korea of strong retaliation for any further provocations.

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U.S., S. Korea warn N. Korea against provocations

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L to R) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan and Defense Minister Kim Tae head to a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on July 21, 2010. The two countries warned Pyongyang against ''further'' provocations.

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U.S., S. Korea warn N. Korea against 'further' provocations

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd from R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (2nd from L) attend a welcome ceremony accompanied by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae (R), and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan in Seoul on July 21, 2010. The two countries warned Pyongyang against ''further'' provocations. (Pool photo by South Korean Media)

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U.S. wants to impose its control over world: experts

STORY: U.S. wants to impose its control over world: experts DATELINE: June 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): TALAL OKAL, Political analyst from Gaza STORYLINE: Commenting on the China policy speech delivered by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, experts say the United States wants to impose its control over the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs "The speech of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched on various aspects, and used strong and shocking words for the Chinese side. The speech is hostile. The United States wants to impose its control over the world, and it is trying to distance any country that might undermine American goals. These U.S. provocations will continue as long as it sees that China stands as an obstacle to its hegemony over the world, but China is good at

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A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

STORY: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAMI AL-AFRANJI, Gaza resident 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RAMI AL-AFRANJI, Gaza resident 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HASSAN AL-ATTAR, Gaza resident, Firefighter 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): OM MOHAMMED AL-ATTAR, Gaza resident, Hassan's wife 5. various of files of Israel's military campaign against the Gaza Strip STORYLINE: Rami al-Afranji, a 40-year-old Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip has been struggling with the psychological pain of losing his loved ones during the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict in May 2021. On May 10 last year, Israel launched a large-scale military campaign against the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the firing of rockets into Israel by the armed factions led by the Hamas in response to Israeli provocations at the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAMI AL-AF

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China urges Japan to cease provocations on Taiwan question

STORY: China urges Japan to cease provocations on Taiwan question DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: China solemnly urges Japan to stop all official ties with the Taiwan region and cease making provocations concerning the Taiwan question, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a recent virtual meeting between former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leader of the Taiwan region Tsai Ing-wen. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "First, I have to correct you that the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory. There is no so-called 'president in Taiwan.' China firmly opposes any form of official ties or contact with Taiwan by any countries with diplomatic ties with China and

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GLOBALink | China urges Japan to cease provocations on Taiwan question

China solemnly urges Japan to stop all official ties with the Taiwan region and cease making provocations concerning the Taiwan question, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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China urges Japan to act prudently on Taiwan question

STORY: China urges Japan to act prudently on Taiwan question DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday that Taiwan is China's internal affair and has nothing to do with Japan, urging the Japanese side to act prudently on the Taiwan question and stop making provocations. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks when asked to comment on recent remarks by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concerning Taiwan. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Japanese politicians recently made absurd remarks about Taiwan, and even wild comments that openly violate its own Three Non-Nuclear Principles and the obligations of a party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). Besides, by raising nuclear sharing with the U.S., Japan has fully exposed the dangerous tendency that militar

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 7, 2016. During an annual bilateral strategic meeting there, the two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts towards stopping any further provocations. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends a press conference in Beijing on June 7, 2016, after an annual bilateral strategic meeting concluded. The two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts toward stopping any further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 7, 2016. During an annual bilateral strategic meeting there, the two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts towards stopping any further provocations. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends a press conference in Beijing on June 7, 2016, after an annual bilateral strategic meeting concluded. The two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts toward stopping any further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 7, 2016. During an annual bilateral strategic meeting there, the two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts towards stopping any further provocations. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi attend a joint press conference following an annual bilateral strategic meeting in Beijing on June 7, 2016. The two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts toward stopping any further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi attend a joint press conference following an annual bilateral strategic meeting in Beijing on June 7, 2016. The two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts toward stopping any further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., China agree not to accept N. Korea as nuclear state

(From L) U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi attend a joint press conference following an annual bilateral strategic meeting in Beijing on June 7, 2016. The two countries agreed not to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and pledged to exert joint efforts toward stopping any further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese admiral blames U.S. for raising S. China Sea tensions

Adm. Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, speaks at a session of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier security forum, in Singapore on June 5, 2016. Sun criticized the United States and some of its allies, without mentioning them by name, over heightened tensions in the South China Sea, saying the issue "has become overheated because of provocations of certain countries for their own selfish interests." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan warn N. Korea against further provocations

(From L) South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung Nam, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki hold talks at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on April 19, 2016. The three countries strongly warned North Korea against making further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan warn N. Korea against further provocations

(From L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung Nam and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki attend a joint news conference at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on April 19, 2016, after their trilateral meeting to discuss the situation in North Korea. They strongly warned North Korea against making further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan warn N. Korea against further provocations

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung Nam (C) and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki shake hands after a joint news conference at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on April 19, 2016. The two officials met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) to discuss the situation in North Korea. They strongly warned North Korea against making further provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S, Japan, S. Korea confirm unity against N. Korea

(From R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun Hye attend trilateral talks in Washington on March 31, 2016. The three agreed to a unified response to North Korea's nuclear test and rocket launch, as well as to future provocations by Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S, Japan, S. Korea confirm unity against N. Korea

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) watches Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shake hands with South Korean President Park Geun Hye following trilateral talks in Washington on March 31, 2016. The three agreed to a unified response to North Korea's nuclear test and rocket launch, as well as to future provocations by Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S, Japan, S. Korea confirm unity against N. Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a statement during trilateral talks with South Korean President Park Geun Hye and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on March 31, 2016. The three agreed to a unified response to North Korea's nuclear test and rocket launch, as well as to future provocations by Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Park says North facing "self-destruction"

South Korean President Park Geun Hye warns North Korea during a speech at the national cemetery in Daejeon on March 25, 2016 that its continued provocations will lead to the regime's self-destruction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean plans for further nuclear, missile tests unacceptable: Japan

Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga describes plans announced by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for another nuclear test and further missile launches as an unacceptable provocation during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2016. Japan "can never tolerate" provocations by North Korea, the chief Cabinet secretary said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., S. Korea hold massive landing drill

The United States and South Korea conduct a landing drill in the South Korean port city of Pohang on March 12, 2016, the largest drill troop landing of its kind. About 17,200 soldiers were mobilized amid continued provocations by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., S. Korea hold massive landing drill

The United States and South Korea conduct a landing drill in the South Korean port city of Pohang on March 12, 2016, the largest drill troop landing of its kind. About 17,200 soldiers were mobilized amid continued provocations by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Japan, S. Korea condemn N. Korea rocket launch

(From L) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, her Japanese counterpart Motohide Yoshikawa and South Korean counterpart Oh Joon attend a press conference in New York on Feb. 7, 2016, after an emergency meeting on North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket. Power stressed that the successive testing and launches are "not merely provocations," and called for a "strong and forceful response" from the international community. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China vows to counter U.S. warship patrols in disputed sea

The Chinese Foreign Ministry's top spokesman Lu Kang attends a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2015 after a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer entered within what Beijing claims to be its territorial waters around artificial islands in the South China Sea. Expressing "resolute opposition" to moves that threaten Chinese sovereignty, Lu said that China will "resolutely deal with any country's deliberate provocations." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China vows to counter U.S. warship patrols in disputed sea

The Chinese Foreign Ministry's top spokesman Lu Kang attends a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2015 after a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer entered within what Beijing claims to be its territorial waters around artificial islands in the South China Sea. Expressing "resolute opposition" to moves that threaten Chinese sovereignty, Lu said that China will "resolutely deal with any country's deliberate provocations." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koreas agree to ease tensions after marathon negotiaions

South Korean President Park Geun Hye attends an event in a suburb of Seoul on Aug. 25, 2015. Presidential office spokesman Min Kyung Wook said the latest agreement between the two Koreas is a result of the South's determination to respond resolutely to the North's provocations and efforts to settle the dispute through dialogue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park vows to make "stern responses" to N. Korea's provocations

South Korean President Park Geun Hye delivers a speech in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Park vowed to make "stern responses" to any North Korean provocations at a time of heightened tensions, after the South accused the North of planting landmines in the demilitarized zone and seriously injuring two South Korean soldiers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to ramp up pressure on N. Korea

Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, meets with reporters in Seoul on May 27, 2015, following talks with his Japanese and U.S. counterparts. The three agreed to increase "pressures and sanctions" on North Korea to dissuade the North from military provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to ramp up pressure on N. Korea

Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, meets with reporters in Seoul on May 27, 2015, following talks with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts. The three agreed to increase "pressures and sanctions" on North Korea to dissuade the North from military provocations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan strives to ensure safety of Japanese amid terror threats

Natsuo Yamaguchi (C), leader of the Komeito party, speaks in a meeting of government and ruling party officials at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2015. A day after a video purportedly showing the beheaded body of journalist Kenji Goto was posted online by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, Yamaguchi said at the meeting Japan has a history of extending "humanitarian" support to the Middle East and that the government "should maintain its stance without being intimidated by terrorist provocations and threats." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tillerson urges China to "restrain more" of oil supply to N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen in this file photo, urged China on Nov. 30, 2017 to "restrain more" of its supply of oil to North Korea as part of an effort to compel it to halt provocations and engage in credible talks for denuclearization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump warns U.S. may have to "totally destroy" N. Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, warned in his address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 19, 2017 that the United States may have to "totally destroy" North Korea if further escalation of the country's nuclear provocations forces Washington to defend itself or its allies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump to condemn N. Korea provocations in U.N. address: U.S. official

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, will condemn North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile tests in his first general debate address at the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 19, 2017, according to a senior White House official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S Korea's Moon orders "thorough preparations" to counter North

South Korean President Moon Jae In, seen in this file photo, ordered the nation's military and government officials on Aug. 23, 2017, to make "thorough preparations" against possible North Korean provocations, his spokesman Park Soo Hyun said during a press briefing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo