Pyongyang is beefing up its military capabilities, but only for defensive purposes and will not strike first, Kim Jong-un has stressed North Korea is prepared for war and will have “no hesitation in annihilating” the South, leader Kim Jong-un has declared, while stressing that Pyongyang will not initiate a conflict. He described Seoul as being…

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Kiev has some work to do before it can enter the US-led military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg has said NATO leaders have agreed to invite Ukraine to join the bloc, but the time is not right, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. The US-led bloc’s chief had earlier ruled out Ukrainian accession while the country is embroiled…