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North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

SEOUL, Sept 13: North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader ...

North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

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North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un ...

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles after Kim vowed to bolster war readiness

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North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, days after North Korean ...

North Korea test-fires rocket launcher with new 'guiding system'

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new "guiding system", ...

Kim unveils new North Korea ‘suicide drones’

SEOUL, Aug 26: North Korea has unveiled a new "suicide drone", state media said Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un ...

North Korea moving thousands of flood victims to capital: KCNA

SEOUL, Aug 10: North Korea will move more than 15,000 flood victims to the capital, state media said Saturday, as ...

North Korean defects to South across maritime border: Seoul military

SEOUL, Aug 8: A North Korean has defected to the South across a de facto maritime border in the Yellow ...

German entry into UN monitoring force is a bid to create Asian NATO - North Korea

SEOUL, Aug 6: North Korea said Germany's entry into a U.S.-led U.N. border monitoring force on the Korean peninsula would ...

North Korea deploys 250 missile launchers to southern border: KCNA

SEOUL, Aug 5: North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with leader Kim Jong Un ...

Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold ...

Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods

MOSCOW, Aug 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods ...

Belarus president promises to expand cooperation with North Korea

SEOUL, July 26: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to expand cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korean ...

Trash balloons from North Korea hit South's presidential compound

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Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to ...

Putin’s visit to North Korea assumes huge significance

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The longstanding alliance between Russia and North Korea is built on a robust partnership, orchestrated by mutual respect, shared goals, ...

S. Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine

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South Korea on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that pledged mutual defense assistance in the ...

Putin says 'appreciates the support' of North Korea

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he "appreciates the support" of North Korea, Russian state media reported, during a rare ...

Putin in North Korea to boost defence ties

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began official events on Wednesday at the Kim Il ...

US, allies ‘gravely concerned’ by North Korea-Russia cooperation

WASHINGTON, May 31: The United States and its main allies on said on Friday they are "gravely concerned" by deepening ...

North Korea UN envoy says new sanctions panel will fail

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North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations said efforts to set up a new panel to monitor sanctions against his ...

North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean

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North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea's military said, the latest ...

North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile

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North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal ...

North Korea says it tests new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile with hypersonic warhead

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North Korea said Wednesday it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered with solid propellants, extending a run in weapons ...

North Korea fires medium-range ballistic missile

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North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a spate of banned weapons ...

Russia's spy chief visited North Korea for security talks: KCNA

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Russia's spy chief visited Pyongyang earlier this week to discuss security cooperation, North Korea's state news agency reported Thursday, as ...

North Korea says Japan PM requested summit with Kim Jong Un

SEOUL, Mar 25: North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ...

North Korea v Japan WC qualifier to take place at neutral venue

KUALA LUMPUR, MAR 22: North Koreas home World Cup qualifier against Japan on Tuesday will be held at a neutral ...

Japan earn scrappy win over North Korea in WC qualifier

TOKYO, MAR 21: Ao Tanakas goal after two minutes gave Japan a nervy 1-0 win over a spirited North Korea ...

Frustration to drive Japan in North Korea World Cup qualifiers

TOKYO, MAR 20: Japan will be motivated by the "frustration" of their Asian Cup flop when they face North Korea ...

North Korean leader Kim oversees paratroop drills

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw paratroop drills aimed at showing his soldiers' ability to occupy an "enemy region at ...

North Korea seek Olympic glory in qualifying showdown

TOKYO, FEB 27: North Korea womens football coach Ri Yu Il is targeting a place at the Paris Olympics "for ...