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North Korea bans shorts - but only for women

The Asian nation is well known for their bans, but the forbidding of shorts might be the oddest one yet - especially during a heatwave.

15/08/2023

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UN Command: North Korea offers 'brief response' on US soldier T.King

North Korea responded to the multinational military force's request for information on the US Private with a brief statement. Travis King sprinted across the heavily armed border with South Korea in July

03/08/2023

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North Korea shows off new weapons to Russia and China

Concerns that China is supplying Russia in its war on Ukraine dovetail with alarm at North Korean missile escalations

28/07/2023

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North Korea silent about apparent detention of the US soldier

North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display.

19/07/2023

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US soldier arrested in North Korea after crossing border from South

A US soldier is being held in North Korea after crossing the heavily fortified border from the South

18/07/2023

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North Korean spy satellite crashes into the sea after failed launch

A North Korean spy satellite crashed into the sea after its unsuccessful launch, causing alerts to be issued in neighbouring Japan and South Korea.

31/05/2023

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North Korea fires 'solid-fuel' intercontinental ballistic missile

The Korean Central News Agency says the launch of the Hwasong-18 missile, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, is the most powerful weapon in his nuclear stock that would enhance counterattack abilities in the face of external 'threats'

14/04/2023

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Japan outraged by North Korea missile launch

Japan was outraged by North Korea's missile launch on Thursday after the government ordered the citizens of Hokkaido island to take shelter.

13/04/2023

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North Korea ramps up weapons testing

State media in North Korea claims its military has tested a nuclear underwater drone that could release a 'radioactive tsunami'

24/03/2023

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North Korea fires missiles as South Korea-US military drills begin

The Washington-Seoul joint military drills begin against a backdrop of increased tension in the peninsula after Pyongyang carries out latest weapons test.

13/03/2023

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Kim Jong Un supervises North Korean troops simulating attack on South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a drill simulating an attack on South, a day after Seoul detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea.

10/03/2023

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles and threathens neighbours

It is the second launch carried out by the North Korean regime since Saturday and according to Pyongyang, it is in retaliation to the joint military operations being carried out by South Korea and the United States.

20/02/2023

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Kim Jong Un takes 10-year-old daughter to North Korea missile parade

The daughter's appearance fuelled speculation that she’s being primed as a future leader of the isolated Asian nation.

09/02/2023

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North Koreans attend workers' party rally in Pyongyang

Thousands of North Koreans attended a rally in the capital city Pyongyang. They promised to implement the decisions made by the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea.

06/01/2023

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Crowds in Pyongyang welcome the start of the New Year

Crowds climbed Mansu Hill in the centre of Pyongyang to lay flowers and bow to statues of past leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung.

01/01/2023

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North Korea: Kim Jong-Un reveals 'secret' daughter at missile launch

The girl is estimated to be around 13-years-old and sparked speculation about the line of succession in the regime.

19/11/2022

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North Korea missile 'had range to hit US mainland', Japan says

A suspected intercontinental ballistic missile launched on Friday landed near Japanese territorial waters, North Korea's second such major weapons test this month.

18/11/2022

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North Korea 'covertly' shipping artillery shells to Russia, US claims

US officials who made the claim on Wednesday did not want to reveal the amount of ammunition coming from Pyongyang, stating that the shipments would not change the outcome of the war.

03/11/2022

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Crowds in Seoul watch news break of North Korean missile launches

Pyongyang's latest firing exercise came as Seoul and Washington staged their largest-ever joint air drills.

02/11/2022

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North Korea launches several missiles aimed at South in apparent test

As many as 10 missiles of various types had been fired from North Korea's east and west coasts, Seoul authorities said.

02/11/2022

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North Korea tests another missile, flies fighter jets near border

North Korean officials responded by claiming Seoul's "provocation" was behind the hermit nation's latest flexing of military might.

13/10/2022

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NKorea marks ruling party anniversary

North Koreans had a day off on Monday, the tenth of October is the official date of the founding of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party.

10/10/2022

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North Korea carries out sixth missile launch in two weeks

North Korea fired another two ballistic missiles this Thursday in the direction of Japan.

06/10/2022

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North Korea fires missile over Japan in another spike in tensions

The missile test that forced Japan to issue evacuation warnings and shut down trains was the first of its kind in seven years.

04/10/2022

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North Korea denies exporting arms to Russia amid Ukraine war

The North Korean statement came weeks after the Kremlin described the US intelligence finding of Pyongyang arranging to sell domestically produced weapons such as small arms and artillery shells to Moscow as “fake”.

22/09/2022

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Korea's Kim greets veterans on 'Victory Day' armistice anniversary

Korea's Kim greets veterans on 'Victory Day' armistice anniversary.

28/07/2022