North Korea
North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his “invariable support” for Russia in a birthday letter to President Vladimir Putin, while hailing Moscow’s war in Ukraine as “sacred”, state media
North Korea says test of intermediate-range strategic missile included use of AI
North Korea said it tested an intermediate-range strategic missile on Saturday that involved the use of AI, hours after Seoul said Pyongyang had launched a ballistic missile. The launch took
North Korea to keep nuclear weapons ‘forever’ – Foreign minister
North Korea will keep its nuclear weapons “forever”, its foreign minister vowed Thursday, dismissing the South Korean president’s renewed calls for a denuclearised Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang has legally enshrined its
Only ‘idiots’ think N. Korea to give up nuclear weapons – Leader’s sister
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that the country’s nuclear-armed status was “absolute”, calling those hoping for its denuclearisation “idiots”. North Korea has legally
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles – Seoul
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul said, a day after South Korea concluded five days of joint maritime drills with the United States and Japan that were focused
North Korea Accuses Biden of Pursuing Hostile Policy Over Its Nuclear Programme
North Korea has hit out at the Biden administration as it prepares to unveil its strategy for dealing with Pyongyang and its nuclear programme. The foreign ministry said recent comments
North Korea says will not go to Olympics over Covid fears
North Korea will not attend this year’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang’s sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul’s hopes of using the Games to
Tokyo Olympics: North Korea to Skip Games Over Covid-19 Fears
North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19. The decision puts an end
North Korea accuses UN Security Council of double standards
Nuclear-armed North Korea accused the UN Security Council of double standards Monday ahead of a meeting on its latest missile test. Pyongyang last week launched two weapons assessed by the
North Korea accuses Biden of ‘provocation’ after missile test
North Korea threatened a further military build-up on Saturday in response to Joe Biden’s condemnation of this week’s missile launches, a weapons test that marked Pyongyang’s first substantive provocation since
