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Test launch sets off alarm bells in South Korea which is set to undergo elections on 10 April

Test launch sets off alarm bells in South Korea which is set to undergo elections on 10 April

Test launch sets off alarm bells in South Korea which is set to undergo elections on 10 April

North Korea tests intermediate-range ballistic missiles, likely for developing a new hypersonic missile, aiming to advance weapons against remote targets.

Sanctions, in force since 2006, will remain in place, but mandate of expert panel will end on April 30.

Kim Jong Un's army demonstrated its prowess with tanks, paratroopers, and rocket launchers in a show of force amid US-South Korea exercises.

His comments will weigh on Seoul’s ability to balance its alliance with Washington amid the Pyongyang threat, while preventing more tensions with Moscow, analysts say.

Seasoned North Korea experts warn Kim is not just experiencing a fit of pique, but has signalled an unprecedented shift in ideology.

The mooted visit to the North Korean capital would be the Russian leader’s first in over two decades. Analysts said the trip would help Kim Jong-un signal to China that he ‘still has partners’.

For more than 20 years, the Arch of Reunification straddled the highway from Pyongyang to the heavily guarded border with South Korea as a symbol of hope that two countries ripped apart by war would one day be reunited.