カテゴリー: North Korea
Tokyo says North Korea’s seventh round of weapons tests in two weeks may have been launched from submarineNorth Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, the latest of its recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after…
With six launches in 12 days, North Korea is flexing its muscles and taking advantage of geopolitical turmoil across the worldMillions of residents of northern Japan will have felt a sense of deja vu on Tuesday morning when they were alerted to a North…
Launch was the sixth in 12 days and the first since an intermediate-range missile was fired over Japan on TuesdayNorth Korea fired two short-range ballistic missile toward its east coast in the direction of Japan, after joint South Korean and US missil…
South Korea’s military has apologised after a missile it launched during a drill on Tuesday malfunctioned and crashed to the ground, causing alarm among nearby residents who thought they were under attack from North Korea, which had test launched …
Live-fire drill with the US supposed to be a show of strength, but ended in embarrassment and caused alarm among nearby residentsNorth and South Korea tensions explained in 30 secondsSouth Korea’s military has apologised after a missile it launched dur…
North Korea has reportedly launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile over northern Japan. The first such shot in five years prompted the Japanese government to urge people to shelter from falling debris. The Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishid…
Launch is the first time the North has apparently sent a missile over Japanese territory since 2017North Korea has launched a intermediate-range ballistic missile over northern Japan for the first time in five years, prompting the government to urge pe…
Launch follows joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the US and visit by Kamala HarrisNorth Korea has fired two more ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military said, its fourth such launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up join…
Pyongyang fired ballistic missiles into the sea just hours before US vice-president arrived in SeoulThe US vice-president, Kamala Harris, has condemned North Korea’s “provocative nuclear rhetoric” during a trip to South Korea that included a visit to t…
DMZ trip comes days after North Korea warned that the South and the US risked ‘triggering conflict’ with joint naval drillsNorth and South Korea tensions explained in 30 secondsThe US vice-president, Kamala Harris, is to visit the heavily armed border …
Launch of an unidentified missile is the latest in a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests by nuclear-armed Pyongyang this yearNorth Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday towards its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weap…
State 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…
Woman has been pictured at North Korean leader’s side in recent months, often carrying a handbagOften spotted in an understated suit dress, glasses, and carrying a black handbag, there’s a new character in the inner circle of Kim Jong-un in nuclear-arm…
Leader says North Korea’s nuclear status is now ‘irreversible’, with military allowed to ‘automatically’ use atomic weaponsNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, says his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hosti…
Official says deal shows Russia continues to face supply shortages as invasion of Ukraine grinds onRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesAt a glance: what we know on day 195 of the invasionRussia is buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from Nort…