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Debra loves being the first to know information which makes it easy for her to respond to breaking news quickly for news.com.au. Debra has 17 years’ experience in the national and international press and online media, with almost half of that spent working overseas. Debra spent six years in the UK working for the Mirror Group, including the Mail Online.

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Innovation

This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 29, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Will Kim launch Juche Bird missile?

DISASTER at a North Korean nuclear site could push Kim Jong-un to explode an atomic warhead over the Pacific in a provocative show of strength, an expert warns.

Asia

Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea. Picture: Planet Labs Inc

Hundreds killed at North Korean nuclear base

AT LEAST 200 people have reportedly died at Kim Jong-un’s nuclear test site, and there are fears of a radioactive leak.

Asia

A man claiming to the son of Kim Jong-nam has appeared in a video talking about his father's assassination. Picture : Screengrab/Cheollima Civil Defense

China ‘foiled’ Kim assassination plot

EXILED nephew of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was saved from an assassination plot thanks to increased security from Beijing authorities.

Middle East

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on hurricane recovery efforts, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mystery figure in Russia scandal unmasked

A MYSTERIOUS figure at the heart of new allegations about the Trump campaign and Russia has been revealed – and he’s surprisingly talkative.

Leaders

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a national public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

China ‘scratching head’ over Trump

CHINA’S leadership is mystified as to what US President Donald Trump will do next over North Korea. They’re not the only ones.

Asia

(IMAGES SUPPLIED FROM 38 NORTH, MUST NOT BE ALTERED) Caption: Aerial photos of North Korea show potential unsymmetrical di-methyl-hydrazine (UDMH) production. Picture: Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North © CNES 2017 Distribution Airbus DS / Spot Image

N Korea photos should scare us

THESE photos are proof that Kim Jong-un’s weapons program has taken another crucial step forward, as North Korea goes quiet.

Leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a briefing after the talks with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Nicos Anastasiades is in Russia on a working visit. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

The myth about ‘terrible’ Putin

PUTIN is portrayed as a powerful puppet master who hates the West. But what if these myths play straight into the Russian President’s hands?

Technology

Russia test fired four Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missiles. Picture: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Russia test fires powerful missiles

MOSCOW has tested four ballistic missiles in a powerful display in the second such exercise in the space of just a month.

Innovation

A US soldier guards a US F35 stealth aircraft at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on October 16, 2017. The six-day event runs from October 17 - 22, bringing together foreign and domestic aerospace and defence companies. South Korea's defence burgeoning exports industry has grown 1,100 per cent since 2009 as the nation’s arms manufacturers thrive off growing global instability, according to a report by the Financial Times. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES

War planes send a message to Kim

THEY are radar-evading with top of the range technology. A dozen F-35A stealth jets are set to be deployed in a show of strength to North Korea.

Leaders

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: Chinese President Xi Jinping vote at the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People on October 24, 2017 in Beijing, China. The 19th CPC National Congress is going to run 7 days and a new central committee of CPC will be produced. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Scary reality of world’s most powerful man

THE Chinese President has been formally approved as the country’s most powerful leader, tightening his grip. Should the world be worried?

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