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North Korea

North Korea test fires missile with longest flight time on record

Pyongyang's test came just days before the US election, as North Korea is said to have beefed up Moscow's troops in their attempts to push back against the Ukrainian army in Russia's border region of Kursk.

31/10/2024

North Korea

North Korea blows up inter-Korean roads in cross-border anger

North Korea have blown up sections of inter-Korean roads in a symbolic display of aggression toward South Korea following numerous drone incursions above Pyongyang.

15/10/2024

South Korea

South Korea to suspend peace deal with Pyongyang over trash balloons

Seoul announced Monday it would suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after Pyongyang said it would halt its balloon campaign.

03/06/2024

North Korea

North Korea says Putin could visit at an 'early date' amid US tensions

The Asian nation has also stressed their alignment with Russia against the US and criticised the UN Security Council for calling an emergency meeting over the country’s latest ballistic tests.

21/01/2024

North Korea

North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

It’s thought that the Asian nation’s new weapons will be able to reach distant US bases.

14/01/2024

North Korea

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

Japan

North Korea notifies Japan of plans to launch satellite into orbit

North Korea notified Japan that it is planning to launch a satellite in the coming days. The action is being seen by many as a possible attempt to put Pyongyang’s first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.

29/05/2023

North Korea

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

North Korea

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

Japan

Japanese and South Korean leaders meet in Tokyo to restore relations

The Japanese and South Korean leaders met on Thursday during a highly anticipated summit to discuss improving trade and security relations. This comes amid concerns over North Korea's growing unrest and China's increasing influence.

16/03/2023

North Korea

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

North Korea

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

South Korea

North Korea fires first missile of the year into Japanese waters

South Korean and Japanese authorities have reported that North Korea has fired its first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile of the year, which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone.

19/02/2023

North Korea

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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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

North Korea

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

North Korea

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

North Korea

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

North Korea

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

Japan

Japan slams fourth North Korean missile launch in a week

The Japanese vice defence minister says North Korea's fourth missile test in a week is unprecedented and threatens regional and international security.

01/10/2022