North Korea ‘tests new tactical guided weapon’
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North Korea says its leader, Kim Jong-un, has overseen the test of what it describes as a "new type of tactical guided weapon with a powerful warhead". The state news agency quoted Mr Kim as saying the weapon had weighty significance in increasing North Korea's military power.
The former president of Peru, Alan Garcia, has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over corruption allegations. Peru's interior minister said Mr Garcia had told police he was going to call his lawyer, but a few minutes later there was a gunshot from inside the house.
For the past three days parts of central London have been shut down by activists hoping to raise awareness of climate change. The group extinction rebellion want to see the British government drastically reduce the UK's carbon emissions. We speak to Kofi Mawuli Klu, the African co-coordinator for the Extinction Rebellion.
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