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Kremlin says gift was chosen as Kim liked the car when Putin showed it to him in Russia last yearVladimir Putin gave Kim Jong-un a luxury Russian Aurus limousine as a gift because the North Korean leader liked the car when the Russian president showed …
Read MoreBodies recovered from underpass as downpours trigger landslides and force evacuation of thousandsRescuers in South Korea are battling to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel, while at least 37 people have died after heavy rains caused flooding and …
Read MoreRafael Grossi met with protests in Seoul during visit to try to calm fears over radioactive water dischargeProtesters have confronted the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog during a visit to South Korea in an attempt to calm fears over Japan’s…
Read MoreMan identified locally as George King-Thompson, who was previously jailed after free-climbing London’s ShardA British man, previously jailed after free-climbing the Shard in London, has reportedly been arrested in South Korea after attempting to climb …
Read MoreStrategic cruise missiles hit a target after travelling 2,000km, says state media, to demonstrate ‘war posture’ of nuclear forceNorth Korea test-fired four strategic cruise missiles during a drill designed to demonstrate its ability to conduct a nuclea…
Read MoreState media dismissed ‘rumour of arms dealings’ and said the nation had no plans for exports of weaponsNorth Korea has claimed it has never supplied weapons or ammunition to Russia, and does not plan to do so, adding that “reckless” US reports of weapo…
Read MoreRising water levels on the Imjin River caused by suspected release prompts holidaymakers and residents to leaveNorth Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with South Korea, prompting vacationers in the neighbouring country to …
Read MoreState TV broadcasts Hollywood-style video starring leader in aviator shades and flanked by military officersSporting a shiny leather jacket and aviator shades, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un has starred in a Hollywood-style video for Pyongyang’s …
Read MoreState media says Kim Jong-un directly guided the launch of the powerful new Hwasong-17 missileNorth Korea has confirmed that it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range…
Read MoreEighth rocket launch this year looked to be fired from area near Pyongyang international airportNorth Korea says a test conducted on Sunday was for the development of a reconnaissance satellite system, state media reported a day after a missile launch …
Read MoreTwo tactical guided missiles hit their target, state media said, hours after Pyongyang accused US of ‘provocation’North Korea’s third weapons test this month involved the firing drill of a railway-borne missile, state media KCNA has said.South Korea’s …
Read MoreSeoul defence ministry says it is in the process of verifying facts about incident at the weekendA man observed crossing the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea last week is believed to be a North Korean who previously defected t…
Read MoreAt least 241 people linked to religious community test positive for virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the centre of a Covid outbreak in South Korea, as the …
Read MoreKim Jong-un appears not to have attended test, which was overseen by a central committee memberNorth Korea has fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile, the official KCNA news agency has reported, in the latest in its recent series of weapons test…
Read MoreFears of crop damage and impact on food supplies rise as forecaster reports more than 500mm of rain has fallen in three daysMore than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated and farms and roads washed away after days of h…
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