DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, North Korea is believed to have test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea reports. North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards waters off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, in what is believed to be the longest flight-time yet for…
US increases estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia amid fears Moscow’s war on Ukraine could expand. An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine in “the next several weeks”, the Pentagon has announced, significantly increasing the estimated number…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday that North Korea was a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine, siding with Russia. He said that Ukrainian intelligence had found that Pyongyang was transferring not only weapons, but also soldiers to Moscow. The deepening military…
Latest move comes after Pyongyang accused South Korea of sending drones carrying propaganda leaflets over its capital. North Korea has blown up the northern sections of the roads that connect it to South Korea, according to South Korea’s military. Some parts of the road north of the military demarcation line…
Kim Jong Un attends launches, stressing the need for North Korea to improve its conventional and nuclear capabilities. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the successful tests of two types of tactical ballistic missiles, including one with a “super-large conventional warhead” and an “improved” cruise missile, according to…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered up to 30 officials to be executed over their alleged failure to prevent massive flooding and landslides in the summer that resulted in the death of some 4,000 people, according to South Korean media. An official under Kim’s regime said between 20 to 30…
State media shows Kim looking ecstatic after a test in which drones crashed into what appeared to be a tank. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of domestically-developed attack drones, state media KCNA reported. Photos published by North Korean media on Monday showed a white drone…
North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in neighbouring South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a ceremony to mark the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to military units at the border. State media KCNA shared images…
Shortly after signing a new comprehensive strategic partnership between their two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed off their closer ties by going for a spin in a Russian-made Aurus limousine. In a carefully choreographed public relations exercise, it was Putin who took…
The drive took place after the two leaders signed a deal that included a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in the Asia Pacific in years. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went for a spin in an Aurus limousine on Wednesday,…
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