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DPRK

Pyongyang accuses UN of double standards

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea accused the United Nations Security Council of double standards over its reaction to Pyongyang's recent missile launches on Monday. Senior Foreign Ministry official Jo Chol-su said in a statement the test was of a new "tactical guided missile"."Many other countries across the globe are firing all kinds of projectiles," he said, warning a "double standard" by the Security Council will "only cause an aggravation" on the Korean Peninsula.

UNITED STATES

Czech tycoon killed in helicopter crash

A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska's backcountry crashed, killing the pilot and four others, including the Czech Republic's richest man. The only other person onboard was in serious condition but stable on Sunday at an Anchorage hospital, Alaska State Troopers said. Petr Kellner, 56, was among the five killed and was a billionaire with a net worth over $17 billion, according to the Forbes 2020 list of the world's richest people.

UNITED KINGDOM

FM visits Gibraltar to discuss post-Brexit pact

Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab was visiting Gibraltar on Monday to hold talks with the leader of the British territory about securing a post-Brexit treaty with the European Union over the future of the enclave on Spain's southern tip."As a valued member of the UK family, we stand side by side with Gibraltar as we enter into the forthcoming negotiations with the European Union on Gibraltar's future relationship," Raab said in a statement ahead of the talks.

Agencies via Xinhua