North Korea
2 Sep 2023
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its west coast on Saturday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a string of recent Pyongyang military actions.
30 Aug 2023
Russia is in secret, active talks with North Korea to acquire a range of munitions and supplies for Moscow's fight in Ukraine, the White House said Wednesday. "Arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing," White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said, adding that a key focus of the talks was artillery…
24 Aug 2023
Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich democracies condemned North Korea's failed bid to launch a spy satellite Thursday, arguing that it used banned ballistic missile technology.
24 Aug 2023
North Korea said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed on Thursday, three months after the first one crashed into the ocean.
23 Aug 2023
Air raid sirens wailed across central Seoul on Wednesday as officials stopped cars and ordered people to head to underground shelters in South Korea's first civil defence exercise in six years. The 20-minute drill, which began at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), was aimed at "preparing for a quick evacuation in the event of an air…
22 Aug 2023
North Korea is planning to launch another satellite just three months after its first attempt to put a military eye in the sky failed, prompting condemnation from Tokyo and Seoul on Tuesday and demands to call it off. The launch is set to take place between August 24 and 31, Pyongyang told Japan's coast guard…
21 Aug 2023
North Korea's national airline was set to make its first commercial flight in over three years on Monday, only for it to be abruptly cancelled at the last minute.
16 Aug 2023
The United States said Wednesday it was committed to freeing an American soldier who fled to North Korea, and declined to comment on remarks attributed to him by Pyongyang.
16 Aug 2023
Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army", state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang's first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier.
10 Aug 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken significant steps in a shakeup of the country's military leadership, signaling a preparation for possible conflict. General Pak Su Il was dismissed from his role as chief of the General Staff and Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil was appointed in his place. Other changes among "leading commanding…
3 Aug 2023
North Korea has "responded" to efforts by the United Nations Command to discuss American soldier Travis King, who ran across the border into North Korea last month and is believed to be detained by Pyongyang, the Command said on Thursday.
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