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FILE - In this April 15, 2017, file photo, soldiers march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. North Korean fury at Washington was rising well before U.S. President Donald Trump took office, in particular over reports that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises now include training for precision strikes on the North's leadership or nuclear and military facilities. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Australia to turn screws on N Korea

AUSTRALIA is preparing to send the ‘clearest possible message’ to North Korea in response to the rogue nation ramping up its nuclear and missile programs.

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This US Navy handout photo obtained March 15, 2017 shows the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), foreground,as it transits the East China Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106) on March 9, 2017.  The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the US Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of US 3rd Fleet.A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on March 15, 2017 for joint military exercises, the US Navy said, in the latest show of force against the North. The USS Carl Vinson berthed in the southern port of Busan as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson began a tour of the region, where tensions have spiked in recent weeks with missile launches from the nuclear-armed North and the brazen assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in Malaysia.     / AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / MC2 Sean M. Castellano / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO /US NAVY/MC2 SEAN M.CASTELLANO  - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Xi asks Trump for calm on Korea

CHINA told the US it wants a peaceful resolution with North Korea, however Donald Trump can’t help but label the country a “menace”.

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ORGANS - DO NOT PUBLISH BEFORE SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2016  ..   CHINESE PRISONERS  ..   CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 8: (CHINA OUT) Inmates play Chinese checkers during lunar new year celebrations at the Chongqing Prison on February 8, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. Nearly 5,000 inmates in the prison enjoy a seven-day holiday for the Chinese New Year, during which they attend various entertainments and games. The Chongqing Prison jails felons sentenced to long-term imprisonment of over 16 years. Chinese around the globe are celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rat which starts on February 7. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

China’s shocking execution record

JUST a week after Malcolm Turnbull was forced to drop a bid for an extradition treaty with China, the country’s disturbing execution record has been laid bare.

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