Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang will not “hesitate” to use nuclear weapons, if provoked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has praised the country’s military for the successful test-launch of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is potentially capable of striking any target in the mainland United States.

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Economic cooperation between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa has been surging, Chinese customs data shows China’s foreign trade with other BRICS member states amounted to 1.64 trillion yuan ($244 billion) in the first half of the year, up 14.1% in annual terms, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China…