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North Korea launches ballistic missile amid rising animosities with West

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was fired from the North's capital region and flew to the waters off its eastern coast

Kim warns North Korea could 'preemptively' use nuclear weapons

Kim expressed firm will to continue developing his nuclear-armed military so that it could preemptively and thoroughly contain and frustrate all dangerous attempts and threatening moves

US aware of reports that North Korea ready to conduct nuclear test

On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will continue to boost its nuclear potential

South Korean activist resumes flying anti-North leaflets across the border

The law that took effect in March 2021 and punishes anti-Pyongyang leafleters with up to three years in prison has been hotly debated in South Korea

North Korea's Kim vows to boost nuclear arsenal as parade shows ICBMs

N Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to speed up development of his country's nuclear arsenal while overseeing a huge military parade that displayed ICBMs, state media reported

N. Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to bolster nuke capabilities during parade

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country's nuclear capability at the maximum speed. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim made the remarks during a military parade the previous night. KCNA cites Kim as saying North Korea will continue to take steps to further bolster and develop its nuclear forces at the maximum speed. Kim's speech came as North Korea remains locked in a long-running diplomatic standoff with the United States over the North's nuclear programme. In recent months, Kim carried out a spate of missile tests in what experts say was an attempt to pressure the U.S. to win sanctions relief and other concessions. North Korea began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital on Monday to mark the 90th anniversary of its army's founding, with outside experts saying it was likely to display powerful missiles and other weapons capable of targeting the United States and its allies. South Korea's military said the

N Korea's massive military parade imminent, suggests satellite imagery

North Korea appears to be making final-stage preparations for a military parade involving a large number of troops ahead of another key anniversary next week.

North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon: Report

The official Korean Central News Agency said leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch, which it said would bolster the effective operation of the country's tactical nuclear forces

Kim gives North Korea's most famous newscaster a luxury home

Experts say Kim is trying to boost his support from elite North Koreas while the country deals with pandemic hardships and a diplomacy stalemate

Kim Jong Un's sister threatens South Korea with nuclear arms

"If South Korea engages in military confrontation, our combat nuclear forces will inevitably have to do their duty," Kim Yo Jong was quoted as saying.

North Korea warns Seoul of 'serious threat' over missile remark

Kim Yo Jong's statement came amid heightened tensions between the rival Koreas over the North's spate of weapons tests this year

N Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to develop more powerful means of attack

North Korea said on Monday leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.

North Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions

The launch extended a barrage of weapons demonstrations this year that analysts say are aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of North Korea as a nuclear power

N Korea's Kim Jong Un issues order for test-launch of new ballistic missile

The test-launch of a new type ICBM Hwasongpho-17 of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) strategic forces was conducted under the direct guidance of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits satellite launch test site

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the country's satellite test site on the west coast and called for its modernisation, Pyongyang's state media said on Friday.

North Korea to launch satellites to monitor military actions by US, allies

North Korea will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in coming years to provide real-time information on military actions by the United States and its allies, Kim Jong Un said

Satellite development aimed at collecting info on US military: N Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the country's space agency, and said the recent development of a reconnaissance satellite is aimed at collecting information on the US military

North Korea fires ballistic missile in extension of testing

The flight details roughly matched an earlier assessment by the Japanese military and were similar to NK's previous launch last Sunday that was also conducted from the Sunan area near Pyongyang

US government urges North Korea to engage in 'serious' diplomacy

Pyongyang staged seven rounds of missile launches in January alone, marking the largest number of missile tests it has conducted in a month.

Earthquakes reported near N Korea nuclear site amid talk of resumed testing

Seismic activity induced by nuclear tests is not unusual, and has been documented at other major nuclear test sites such as the Nevada Test Site in the US and the former Soviet Union's Semipalatinsk