North Korea

North Korea confirms ICBM test, warns of 'fatal nuclear counterattack' capacity

Feb 19, 2023 06:50

North Korea confirms that it has carried out a "sudden intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch in order to test its missile force's combat readiness for counterattack."
North Korea fires long range missile ahead of US-South Korea drills

Feb 18, 2023 11:39

North Korea has launched at least one long-range ballistic missile off its east coast after warning of a strong response to the upcoming US-South Korea military drills.
North Korea warns of 'unprecedented' response to US-South Korea drills

Feb 17, 2023 11:20

North Korea has warned of “unprecedented sustained and strong responses” if South Korea and the United States go ahead with planned military exercises, charging the two allies with escalating tensions in the region.
S Korea White Paper calls North ‘enemy’ amid Korean Peninsula tensions

Feb 17, 2023 04:28

South Korea has called the nuclear-armed North its “enemy” in a new defense White Paper, signaling a further hardening of Seoul’s position toward Pyongyang.
North Korea shows off advanced ICBM at nighttime military parade

Feb 09, 2023 12:29

North Korea has staged a massive military parade to mark the founding anniversary of its armed forces, displaying more intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which state-run media claimed have the “maximum nuclear attack capability.”
North Korea pledges to expand military drills, scale up war readiness posture

Feb 07, 2023 12:35

Hosting a weighty military meeting, North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has vowed to ramp up the scope of the county's military drills and enhance its preparedness for war.
North Korea says prepared to counter US military moves with 'most overwhelming nuclear force'

Feb 02, 2023 05:51

North Korea says it is prepared to counter provocative military moves by the United States with the "most overwhelming nuclear force."
Iran’s top general urges closer cooperation with North Korea

Feb 01, 2023 11:31

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri called for the promotion of interaction with North Korea in the efforts to ensure regional stability and counter unilateralism in the world.
North Korea says to 'stand in the same trench' as Russia against US

Jan 28, 2023 04:42

North Korea has denounced the US pledges of sending battle tanks to Ukraine, saying that the decision reflects a “sinister intention” and Washington is "further crossing the red line" to win hegemony by proxy war.
North Korea locks down capital city, Pyongyang, over respiratory illness

Jan 25, 2023 12:34

Authorities in North Korea's capital city, Pyongyang, have issued a health notice, ordering a five-day lockdown due to the increasing cases of an unspecified respiratory disease.