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North Korea: Kim Jong Un aspires to make his country a “space power”
North Korea appears ready to launch a satellite that will include the use of banned ballistic missile technology used in intercontinental ICBMs
Russia at risk of default within days
Analysts fear the country will fail to make a $117m (£89m) coupon payment on a sovereign eurobond next week
IMF approves $1.4 bln emergency funding for Ukraine
The global lender said Ukrainian authorities had canceled an existing stand-by lending arrangement with the IMF