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Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike One of Pyongyang’s few remaining allies says country is in danger of creating legal grounds for international military intervention. NK News reports North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered nuclear weapons to be readied. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered nuclear weapons to be readied. Photograph: Rodong Sinmun/EPA Chad O’Carroll for NK News, part of the North Korea network Russia has warned North Korea that threats to deliver “preventive nuclear strikes” could create a legal basis for the use of military force against the country, suggesting that even Pyongyang’s few remaining friends are growing concerned about its increasingly confrontational stance. The Russian foreign ministry statement, which follows a North Korean threat to “annihilate” the US and South Korea, also criticises Washington and Seoul for launching the largest joint military drills...

Team Canada’s sweet 16 named for World Cup Team Canada’s sweet 16 named for World Cup An injury has kept Carey Price sidelined since November. But Team Canada’s management team had no doubt the Montreal Canadiens star goaltender should be named to the initial 16-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey. Price, 28, Chicago’s Corey Crawford, 31, and Washington’s Braden Holtby, 26, were named Wednesday as Canada’s three goalies when the eight nations named their preliminary list of 16 World Cup players. The 23-man roster will be filled out in early June for the best-on-best tournament that kicks off in Toronto Sept. 17. Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong said he talked to Price at the beginning of February about whether he wanted to be named; Price said yes. “When healthy, he’s the No. 1 goalie on the planet,” Armstrong said. “We wanted to make sure he was comfortable with the decision.” Armstrong added Price’s condition will be evaluated as the NHL season goes on. “I don’t want to get...