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N Korea orders new artillery fire over US-S Korea drills
North Korea’s military has ordered front-line units to fire artillery into the sea for a second consecutive day in what it called a response to drills by the United States and South Korean forces in an inland border region.
The order on…
Kim Jong-un daughter inspects another ICBM as leader hails North Korea’s nuclear power
Kim Jong-un has said North Korea intends to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as the leader was again pictured with his daughter while inspecting troops and an intercontinental ballistic missile.
North Korea’s “ultimate goal is…
North Korea test-fired new ICBM, will counter nuclear threats with nukes
North Korea has successfully test-fired a new type of "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong Un guiding the test and vowing that any nuclear threats will be met with nuclear weapons, state-run media reported…
North Korea dismisses claims of weapons shipments to Russia
North Korea has dismissed claims by the United States that it is covertly shipping weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine, saying it had never sold arms to Moscow and had no plans to do so.
Tuesday’s statement on the official Korean…
N Korea condemns US-S Korea drills, promises ‘merciless’ response
North Korea has released images of its recent spate of missile launches, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), as it condemned recent military drills between South Korea and the United States as an “open provocation and…
Evacuation alert in parts of Japan and bullet trains halted after North Korea fires missiles
North Korea has fired a number of missiles, including what is thought to have been an intercontinental ballistic missile that prompted an evacuation warning for parts of Japan.
One of the missiles reached an altitude of 1,200 miles and…
North Korea: Pyongyang fires suspected ICBM
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday but failed mid-flight, say the South Korean military.
The ICBM launch is Pyongyang's seventh this year, amid concerns that it will soon test a nuclear…
North and South Korea fire missiles off each other’s coasts for first time
North and South Korea have both fired missiles landing in waters off each other's coasts for the first time.
Seoul retaliated on Wednesday three hours after Pyongyang launched a missile that landed less than 60km (37mi) off…
North Korean defector’s decomposing remains found by Seoul police
South Korean authorities have launched an investigation after the decomposing remains of a North Korean defector were found in the capital Seoul last Wednesday.
The defector was a woman in her 40s who escaped to South Korea in 2002,…
N Korea fires artillery shells in ‘grave warning’ to Seoul
North Korea fires 350 rounds off its east and west coasts near border with South Korea after Seoul kicks off defense drills.
North Korea has fired hundreds of artillery shells off its eastern and western coasts as South Korea carried out…