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North Korea Carries Out Sixth Nuclear Test

03/09/2017 GMT

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Japan says North Korea has carried out a nuclear weapons test after earth tremor detected

Japan says North Korea has carried out another nuclear weapons test after a large earthquake was detected. This is the sixth such test by North Korea in just over a decade.

Also on the programme: Last week, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres said urgent solutions were needed to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. So, what is life like for the people there?

(Image: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un celebrates. Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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