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The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed on Saturday to bolster war response posture to cope with any security situation during his visit to the Ministry of National Defence marking Day of Army Founding, state media said on Sunday. In his speech commemorating the 77th founding anniversary of the Korean…
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As the war in Ukraine enters a new week, we’re back with an overview of everything you need to know about the conflict, from Donald Trump’s return to the White House to North Koreans captured by Ukraine. Here’s the present situation on the battlefield… Call between Putin and Trump expected soon One of the biggest…
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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday (Jan 14), according to Seoul’s military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The launch came as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited South Korea for a series of meetings with top officials, with the Asian…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there are risks of North Korea sending additional troops and military equipment to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing the country’s military, reported this morning that Pyongyang was preparing to deploy more troops and weaponry to Russia. According to Ukrainian and Western assessments, North Korea…
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The number of killed and injured North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast has surpassed 3,000, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement shared on Telegram on Dec. 23. Russia has reportedly deployed about 12,000 North Korean troops to help oust Ukrainian troops fighting in Kursk Oblast since early August. Zelensky warned of the global…
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a “crucial” test of its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-19 on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday. The missile flew a distance of 1,001.2 km for 5,156 seconds before landing on a preset area in the open waters off the country’s…
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North Korea has designated South Korea a “hostile state”, its state media said on Thursday, confirming that its national assembly had amended the constitution in line with their leader’s vow to drop unification as a national goal. The North’s KCNA news agency reported that the military had blasted sections of road and rail links with…
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North Korea will sever road and railway access to South Korea from Wednesday in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries. Its military said the North would “permanently shut off and block the southern border” and fortify areas on its side. The Korean People’s Army (KPA) described the move as “a self-defensive measure for…
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The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said the country would use all offensive forces, including nuclear weapons, if enemies attempt to use armed forces encroaching upon the DPRK sovereignty, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The North, in turn, said Sunday that Putin had also offered “immediate humanitarian support” to aid its recovery efforts, to which Kim responded that he “could…
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A key U.S. ally fired warning shots Friday — live ones to repel North Korean soldiers and a diplomatic volley to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin, as tensions rise after his new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un. South Korea, which has so far only provided non-lethal aid to Ukraine, said it was considering arming Kyiv in response to a newly…
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Amidst recent hostilities, Ukraine’s top prosecutor revealed on February 16 that out of 24 North Korean ballistic missiles launched by Russia, only two accurately hit military targets, raising questions about the reliability of Pyongyang’s weaponry. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin stated that a preliminary analysis indicated that all 24 ballistic missiles recently fired originated from North…
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Buoyed by the successful launch of a reconnaissance satellite and at least five intercontinental missiles, North Korea has described the outgoing year as one of “great turn and great change.” In a report to the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, which began a key meeting on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said 2023 was…
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North Korea has shut down its embassy in Madrid, Spain amid an economic crisis due to global sanctions, South Korean media said on Wednesday. The latest move came after Pyongyang closed its embassy in Angola and Uganda last month, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. North Korea did not give a reason for the decision but the…
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday said Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into the country last month, has admitted that he “illegally intruded” due to “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army,” state agency KCNA reported. The report also claimed that King expressed a…
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North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea east to the Korean Peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, citing South Korean military. Japan’s coast guard also said North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile, which had already fallen. NKNews.org reported a second suspected ballistic missile before 8:16 a.m., citing “Japanese MND.”…
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