North Korea fires ballistic missile as South hosts democracy conference

03/18/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, at a time when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul to attend a…

North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea

02/08/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements signed with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, as the two Koreas’ relations continue to…

North Korea tested firing cruise missiles on Feb 2 -KCNA

02/03/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea tested its cruise missiles as well as new land-to-air missiles off its west coast on Feb. 2, state media reported on Saturday, confirming a barrage of launches for weapons it said are…

North Korea: Kim inspects warships as country prepares for conflict

Agence France Presse 02/02/2024

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected warships at a shipyard in a renewed drive to bolster his naval forces as his country ramps up “war preparations”, state media said Friday. In recent weeks, Kim has declared…

North Korea says it tested new strategic cruise missile

01/25/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said it tested its new strategic cruise missile on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, confirming what the South Korean military said the day before. The missile dubbed “Pulhwasal-3-31” is currently under…

North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases

Associated Press 01/14/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sends sympathy messages to Iran, Japan -KCNA

01/06/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent messages of sympathy to the leaders of Iran and Japan on Saturday, state media said, after the countries were hit with deadly bombings and earthquake respectively this…

Kim orders military to ‘annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked

Associated Press 01/01/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported Monday, after he vowed to boost national defenses to cope with what…

North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024 — state media

Agence France Presse 12/31/2023

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites in 2024 as part of efforts to ramp up the country’s military, state media reported Sunday. “The task of launching three additional reconnaissance satellites…

North Korea fires ‘long-range ballistic missile’—Seoul

12/18/2023

Seoul, South Korea—North Korea fired another internationally banned “long-range ballistic missile” on Monday, the South’s military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington. The ballistic launch followed firing overnight Sunday by…

North Korea claims it launched first spy satellite, promises more

11/22/2023

SEOUL/TOKYO  -North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies. Officials in South…

Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel

Associated Press 10/20/2023

SEOUL, South Korea — Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it sells arms to the militant…

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