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…

North Korea denies its weapons were used by Hamas against Israel

Reuters 10/13/2023

SEOUL — North Korea denied on Friday its weapons were used by Hamas in the attack against Israel, saying that the claim made in some media reports was a bid by Washington to divert the blame for…

North Korea blames Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza

10/10/2023

SEOUL—North Korea state media on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, blamed Israel for causing bloodshed in Gaza, weighing in the military clashes between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas for the first time. READ MORE: Russia accuses US…

North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games

Agence France Presse 09/14/2023

North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organizers, suggesting the country is poised to end its more than three-year isolation from the global sporting arena. North Koreans are…

North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Moscow at a summit with Putin in Russia

09/14/2023

SEOUL, South Korea— North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to…

North Korea launches new tactical nuclear attack submarine

Reuters 09/08/2023

SEOUL — North Korea has launched its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine” and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday. North Korean leader…

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