North Korea has strongly denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s approval of Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, calling it “evil” and “anti-humanitarian."
Nearly 120,000 mostly young North Koreans have taken part in mass rallies held in capital Pyongyang censuring US “imperialism” and vowing a “war of revenge” against it while marking the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War.
North Korea has depicted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China as a "disgraceful begging trip", calling it a failure of policy to exert pressure on Beijing.
Top North Korean officials have vowed to press forward with launching another surveillance satellite into space following the recent failure of the first try.
A nuclear-powered US Navy submarine arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Friday, Seoul's military has said, a day after the US and South Korea held joint military drills in the Korean peninsula.
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea, targeting the country’s missile program despite a recent warning from the Treasury that sanctions are pushing many countries to seek alternatives to the dollar for settlements.
North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles as several thousand South Korean and US troops hold joint live-fire exercises in the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un says he will “hold hands” with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, offering “full support and solidarity” to Moscow.
Japan has extended a military alert to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missile, rocket or debris approaching the island nation ahead of Pyongyang’s anticipated next satellite launch.
North Korea has bitterly criticized the United Nations Security Council for its meeting on Pyongyang’s recent satellite launch at the request of the United States, vowing to take further self-defensive steps.