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North Korea?s Expanding Missile Arsenal Unpacked
From a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile to hypersonic ones, North Korea has been displaying new weapons alongside its nuclear bombs and submarines. WSJ takes a look at the regime?s growing arsenal to see what message it sends to the world. Composite: Diana Chan
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:17:00 GMT

Biden?s State of the Union: Warning to Putin, Plan to Fight Inflation
During President Biden?s address to the nation, he garnered bipartisan applause as he warned Russia that more coordinated measures were coming in response to its invasion of Ukraine. He also laid out ways to help tame inflation. Photo: Pool/Reuters
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:07:51 GMT

Hong Kong Races to Contain Covid-19 Outbreak ? With China?s Help
As countries loosen Covid-19 restrictions, Hong Kong is sticking to a ?dynamic zero-Covid? approach ? with help from Beijing. A surge in cases has overwhelmed hospitals and threatens business confidence in the global financial hub. Photo: Bertha Wang/Bloomberg
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:03:07 GMT

Watch: Police Killing of Amir Locke Sparks Protests in Minneapolis
Demonstrators marched in Minneapolis over the weekend to protest the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, a Black man who was killed last week when police executed a no-knock search warrant. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:06:00 GMT

Putin, Xi Show Solidarity as Ukraine Tensions Mount
Ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit, underscoring their deepening ties as Russia confronts growing tensions with the U.S. and NATO over Ukraine. Photo: Alexei Druzhinin/Associated Press
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:49:25 GMT

U.S. to Deploy Troops to European Allies Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday a plan to deploy more than 3,000 troops to Europe in the first major movement of U.S. forces in Russia?s military standoff with Ukraine. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Associated Press
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:01:09 GMT

North Korean Missile Captures Images of Earth From Space
North Korea released images of earth from space, which it claims were captured by a camera attached to the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile it launched Sunday. The weapon tested appears to be one of the country?s most powerful in years. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:27:17 GMT