North Korea

Kim Jong Un inspected North Korea’s newest destroyer for two consecutive days ahead of its commissioning and observed a cruise missile test fired from the vessel, vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of the country’s navy, state media…
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Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter was shown firing a rifle at a shooting range in a rare image released Saturday by state media, fueling fresh speculation that she is being prepared as his successor. Kim Ju Ae, widely viewed by analysts as…
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North Korea said on Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test flights of hypersonic missiles and stressed the need to further strengthen the country’s nuclear war deterrent, as Pyongyang ramps up weapons displays ahead of a major…
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North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang toward waters off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The launch, North Korea’s first ballistic missile test in two…
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North Korea test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles into the sea, state media reported on Monday, in an exercise overseen by leader Kim Jong Un. The drill took place on Sunday over the Yellow Sea and was aimed at assessing the…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has signaled that the country will continue developing missiles over the next five years after visiting major munitions enterprises in the final quarter of 2025, state media KCNA reported on Friday. Kim said…
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North Korea has said Japan’s ambitions to possess nuclear weapons must be “thoroughly curbed,” state media KCNA reported on Sunday. KCNA cited a commentary by a North Korean foreign policy official, claiming Japan has openly shown intent…
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North Korea on Thursday blasted the latest round of US sanctions targeting individuals and entities linked to Pyongyang’s cyber operations, accusing Washington of exposing its “wicked hostility” toward the country. The reaction followed…
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South Korea’s intelligence agency says North Korea has dispatched about 5,000 construction troops to Russia since September, with a total of nearly 10,000 North Korean personnel now believed to be stationed near the Russia-Ukraine border.…
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North Korea on Thursday announced it had successfully tested a “cutting-edge” new weapon system featuring hypersonic missiles, saying the move was aimed at strengthening its defenses against adversaries. According to South Korea’s…
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