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North Korean leader had summit with Putin in rare overseas trip, as west fears weapon transfer deals between countriesThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, was on his way home from Russia on Sunday, ending a six-day trip that triggered global concerns …
Read MoreSouth Korean armed forces condemn the two launches as a ‘grave provocation’North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, adding to a recent streak of weapons testing that is apparently in protest against the …
Read MoreTravis King had finished prison term in South Korea for assault and was supposed to be returning to TexasNorth Korea is not responding to US attempts to discuss the American soldier who crossed the heavily armed border and whose prospects for a quick r…
Read MoreUS and UN officials working to ‘resolve incident’ after private crossed border at truce village without authorisationAn American soldier being sent back to the US to face possible disciplinary action crossed in to North Korea during a tour of the demil…
Read MoreFumio Kishida pays reciprocal visit to Yoon Suk-yeol as rows over Japanese occupation are soothedJapan’s prime minister has expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced labourers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counte…
Read MoreKim Yo-jong’s broadside came after US and South Korea enhance nuclear cooperation and Biden warns Pyongyang an attack would end the regimeThe powerful sister of North Korea’s leader has said her country will stage more displays of military might in res…
Read MoreMoon Jae-in gave up hunting dogs claiming government refused to cover food and veterinary billsA pair of dogs gifted four years ago by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, have ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should pay for …
Read MorePresident Yoon Suk-yeol declares state of national mourning after fatal surge in Itaewon nightlife quarter of South Korean capitalSouth Korea was plunged into mourning as it attempted to make sense of the deaths of at least 153 people who were crushed …
Read MorePyongyang accuses US of seeking ‘military supremacy’ over Asia-Pacific amid reports North ready for first nuclear test in five yearsNorth Korea has denounced the United States, South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooper…
Read MoreLeader vows to boost arsenal primarily as deterrent but also against forces that try to ‘violate’ interests of nationThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has vowed to move faster in bolstering his nuclear forces and threatened to use them if provoked …
Read MorePresident hails ‘excellent’ test, as rocket gets high enough, but fails to put dummy payload into orbitSouth Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket reached its desired altitude but failed to deliver a dummy payload into orbit in its first tes…
Read MoreUnicef says country wants to send its UN-backed allotment of 3m Sinovac shots to other nations, with some experts believing it may want other vaccinesNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to wage a tougher epidemic prevention campaign i…
Read MoreKim Jong-un tells crowds the country will ‘fully mobilise’ its nuclear force if threatenedThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, said his country will “fully mobilise” its nuclear force if threatened, during a speech at a military parade.At the event, t…
Read MorePyongyang continues to pressurise Trump administration for concessionsNorth Korea has said it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that it claims will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent.The test may h…
Read MorePyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearizationThe Guardian view on North Korea: a brewing nuclear crisisNorth Korea insulted Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong…
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