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North Korea says missile launches were nuclear attack simulation on South
North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches was a "simulation" of a nuclear attack on the South.
It comes as intelligence suggests North Korea is preparing to hold its first nuclear weapon test in five years.…
North Korea touts “strengthened” Russia cooperation in message to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said cooperation between his country and Russia has been "strengthened as never before" in a message sent Friday to celebrate Russian President Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday.
In the message, Kim said he has…
North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
North Korea has fired a suspected missile over Japan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of Tokyo and Washington.
The ballistic missile traveled about 4,500km (2,800 miles) before falling into…
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan
North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, according to Japanese and South Korean authorities, two days after a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for joint drills.
The projectile appears…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast, its first known test since June, South Korean military officials have said.
It came after a US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea to participate in…
North Korea denies supplying weapons to Russia
North Korea says it has never sold weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so, following US reports that Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish stockpiles.
US officials had said Russia was in the process of purchasing…
North Korea raps Japan for rendering key bilateral accord “null and void”
North Korea has criticized Japan for actions it says nullify the historic 2002 Pyongyang Declaration, under which the two countries agreed to make efforts toward normalizing ties, state-run media said Friday ahead of the 20th anniversary of…
North Korea’s Kim vows to never give up nukes amid U.S. threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged his country will never give up its nuclear weapons, alleging the United States ultimately aims to cause the Pyongyang regime to collapse, state-run media reported Friday.
Kim made the remarks…
North Korea supplying Russia with weapons – US reports
Russia has been forced to buy military hardware from North Korea as sanctions squeeze Moscow's ability to supply its military, US media have reported.
According to declassified intelligence obtained by the New York Times,…
North Korea reports suspected Covid cases on China border two weeks after declaring victory over…
Two weeks after North Korea declared victory over the coronavirus, the country has reported four suspected cases in a province near its border with China.
The area where the suspected cases were found was "immediately locked down,"…