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Markets go up on US-North Korea tensions
Indexes held steady as one of the worst stock weeks since the election eked a tiny gain.

Trump vows military 'locked and loaded'
Trump: "Military solutions are now fully in place ... should North Korea act unwisely."

Politics, power and the war of words
Kim Jong Un knows what he has to do to keep North Korea under his leadership.

How the North Korea conflict might escalate
Trump has four options, experts say: Status quo. Tougher sanctions. Talks. War.

China warning: If US attacks North Korea, we will intervene
Chinese media also warns that the country will stay neutral if North Korea attacks the US.

How does the US launch a nuclear attack?
If Trump orders a preemptive strike, senior advisers would have to do it - or resign.

'5 million human bullets and bombs'
North Korea has threatened to use its own people to "blow the US from this planet".

North Korea fires back: 'Load of nonsense'
North Korea dismisses Trump and says they plan to fire missiles to within 30km of Guam.

NZ personnel in Guam training exercise
"No one wants military confrontation," Bill English says of the increasing tension.

English says Trump threats 'not helpful'
"I am worried those comments are not helpful when the situation is so tense."

Guam panics: 'We'll be blown up'
Terrified residents on the Pacific island say Trump is using them as pawns of war.

North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons
US calculated up to 60 nuclear weapons are now controlled by leader Kim Jong Un.

'The type of propaganda you'd see in North Korea'
US President accused of creating propaganda that masquerades as news.

North Korea vows revenge over sanctions
North Korea says it will launch 'thousands-fold' revenge against the US.

China urges N Korea to drop missile tests
China delivered frank advice to North Korea telling Kim Jong-un to make "smart decision".

North Koreans denied NZ visas
New Zealand has apparently declined visas to North Koreans because of UN sanctions.

US ready to use 'rapid, lethal force'
The US is ready to defend itself against "urgent threat" North Korea.

North Korea: 'All of US is in range'
Kim reportedly expressed "great satisfaction" after the missile traveled 998km.

North Korea fires another missile
North Korea fired a ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan.

GCSB looking at North Korea internet claims
Brownlee says it would be a "good thing" if ordinary North Koreans accessed the internet.

Kim threatens to launch new test missile
US officials are concerned that a North Korean missile test launch will take place today.

China's military prepares for N Korea crisis
China;s military has been reforming and modernising its defences along the border.

North Korea: Nuclear threat to US as early as next year
New US assessment says Pyongyang's nuclear timeline has shrunk considerably.

The handshake you won't see again
This famous handshake from the year 2000 won't be repeated anytime soon.

US: Americans banned from North Korea
The Trump administration plans to ban American citizens from travelling to North Korea.

Kim Jong Un's chilling death map
Detailed report reveals how the secretive Kim Jong Un disposes of people he doesn't want.

Kim Jong-un's wife comes out of hiding
Kim Jong-un's wife being seen in public shuts down speculation the couple had fallen out.

'Tipping point for nuclear war'
North Korea has lashed out at a live-fire drill staged by the US and South Korea.