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The U.S. had a stern message for North Korea,... as there are signs of resumed operations at

its main nuclear facility.

State Department spokeswoman Katina Adams told Seoul-based Yonhap News on Monday,...

that Washington is urging the North to "refrain from actions and rhetoric that further raise

tensions in the region", and instead focus on fulfilling its obligations in the international

community.

The Department refused to confirm the nuclear activities suggested by U.S.-based monitoring

group 38 North last Friday.

The website released recent satellite images showing the regime restarting its plutonium

producing reactor in Yongbyon.

For more infomation >> U.S. State Dept. urges N. Korea to refrain from further raising tensions - Duration: 0:36.

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Aktuelle Stunde: Pressefreiheit und "Fake-News" - 26.01.2017 - 96. Plenarsitzung - Duration: 36:44.

For more infomation >> Aktuelle Stunde: Pressefreiheit und "Fake-News" - 26.01.2017 - 96. Plenarsitzung - Duration: 36:44.

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CBS 11 News Team Fails Their Spelling Test - Duration: 1:43.

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For more infomation >> CBS 11 News Team Fails Their Spelling Test - Duration: 1:43.

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S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs reaffirm THAAD deployment plan - Duration: 1:59.

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis is visiting Seoul this week.

Ahead of the trip he held long phone conversations with his South Korean counterpart.

Connie Kim shares with us what was discussed.

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed their plan to

bring the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system to the Korean peninsula in

response to North Korea's missile threats.

Seoul's defense ministry said Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his U.S. counterpart, James

Mattis, held telephone talks on Tuesday, during which they expressed serious concern over

North Korea's escalating threat and acknowledged the need to strengthen cooperation on North

Korea policies.

Han and Mattis also said there's a possibility North Korea could launch a strategic or tactical

provocation as it could misjudge the transition of power in Seoul and Washington.

During the thirty-minute conversation, the two also agreed to uphold Washington's provision

of extended deterrence against North Korea's provocations... and to maintain a strong military

readiness posture to respond immediately in an emergency situation.

Pyongyang has been ratcheting up tensions in the weeks since Kim Jong-un announced in

his New Year's address that the regime is in the final stages of test-firing an intercontinental

ballistic missile.

Acknowledging the growing threat from the North, Mattis' first overseas trip as defense

secretary is to South Korea and Japan this week... to shore up relations with the two

U.S. allies.

In Seoul, he will be meeting with Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and National

Security Office chief Kim Kwan-jin on the first day of his two-day visit, followed by

talks with South Korea's defense minister the next day to discuss North Korea's missile

programs and ways to boost the Seoul-Washington alliance.

"South Korea will be the first stop on Mattis' trip... and Seoul is hoping the visit will

allow the two allies to re-commit to their mutual defense treaty... and further solidify

their defenses against North Korea's threats.

Connie Kim, Arirang News."