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Senior US official warns of North Korean nuclear threats and support for Russia
Senior US official warns of North Korean nuclear threats and support for Russia
US deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has said that Washington and its allies are “alarmed” by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

North Korea’s former number two diplomat in Cuba describes dramatic defection
North Korea’s former number two diplomat in Cuba describes dramatic defection
When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s number two diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November, he finished all necessary prep work alone.

Sat, 03 Aug, 2024

Soldier who fled to North Korea in talks to resolve military charges, lawyer says
Soldier who fled to North Korea in talks to resolve military charges, lawyer says
A lawyer for an Army private who fled to North Korea and was later charged with desertion and possessing sexual images of a child said that he was in negotiations with military prosecutors to resolve the case against his client.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2024

North Korea says deal with Russia means immediate military aid in event of war
North Korea says deal with Russia means immediate military aid in event of war
An agreement between Russia and North Korea requires both countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war, according to North Korean state media.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Russia and North Korea sign strategic defence partnership amid Putin visit
Russia and North Korea sign strategic defence partnership amid Putin visit
It was not clear what kind of assistance the partnership deal would call for

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

North Korean leader vows full support for Russia in Ukraine amid Putin visit
North Korean leader vows full support for Russia in Ukraine amid Putin visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promised full support for Russia’s war in Ukraine before beginning a one-on-one meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang, in a bid to expand their economic and military cooperation and show a united ...

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

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Putin says he will ink deal with North Korean Kim Jong Un to boost partnership
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow and Pyongyang will sign an agreement that will bolster their ties and thanked North Korea for supporting the Kremlin’s policies in Ukraine.

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

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Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrives for rare visit to North Korea
President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early on Wednesday, Russian news agencies say. Mr Putin said the two countries want to co-operate closely to overcome US-led sanctions in the face of intensifying confrontations with Washington.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

Vladimir Putin thanks North Korea for support ahead of Kim Jong Un summit
Vladimir Putin thanks North Korea for support ahead of Kim Jong Un summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will co-operate closely to overcome US-led sanctions as he headed to Pyongyang on Tuesday for a summit with North Korean leader Kim ...

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

North Korea threatens military steps in response to US-South Korean drills
North Korea threatens military steps in response to US-South Korean drills
North Korea has deemed ongoing South Korean-US military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response.

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Japan launches satellite to watch for North Korean missiles
Japan launches satellite to watch for North Korean missiles
Japan has launched a rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve responses to natural disasters.

Fri, 12 Jan, 2024

US and allies accuse Russia of using North Korean missiles against Ukraine
US and allies accuse Russia of using North Korean missiles against Ukraine
The US, Ukraine and six allies have accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles and launchers in a series of devastating aerial attacks against Ukraine, in violation of UN sanctions.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

South Korea views Kim Jong Un’s young daughter as his likely successor in North
South Korea views Kim Jong Un’s young daughter as his likely successor in North
The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father’s likely heir apparent, South Korea’s spy agency said in its first such assessment on the girl unveiled to the outside world a little more than a year ago.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

South Korean defence chief vows retaliatory strikes on North Korea if provoked
South Korean defence chief vows retaliatory strikes on North Korea if provoked
South Korea’s defence minister on Friday vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea in the event of provocation, as the rivals escalate their rhetoric over their respective spy satellite launches in recent days.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

Lloyd Austin, Shin Won-sik
South Korea and members of UN command warn North Korea over nuclear threat
Senior defence officials from South Korea, the United States and other nations warned North Korea on Tuesday over its nuclear ambitions and threats, vowing an unspecified collective response to any war-like aggression towards its rival.

Tue, 14 Nov, 2023

Hamas militants ‘likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel’
Hamas militants ‘likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel’
Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their attack on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it sells arms to the militant group.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers, missiles and frigate
Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers, missiles and frigate
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship from its Pacific fleet as he continued a trip in the country’s Far East.

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

Kim Jong Un continues his Russian tour of military sites
Kim Jong Un continues his Russian tour of military sites
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was shown nuclear-capable bombers as he arrived in the far east port of Vladivostok on his visit to Russia.

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

Kim Jong Un stops to see fighter jet factory in Russia with Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong Un stops to see fighter jet factory in Russia with Vladimir Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stopped in a far eastern Russian city on Friday to see a factory that builds the country’s most advanced fighter jets.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

South Korea expresses concern over Kim and Putin’s military co-operation talks
South Korea expresses concern over Kim and Putin’s military co-operation talks
South Korea has expressed “deep concern and regret” over a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin that was apparently focused on expanding military co-operation.

Thu, 14 Sep, 2023

Kim promises Putin North Korea’s full support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’
Kim promises Putin North Korea’s full support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country offers its “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine.

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

Kim Jong Un arrives at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for meeting with Putin
Kim Jong Un arrives at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for meeting with Putin
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin have arrived at Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for a meeting, Russia’s state news agency has said.

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has rolled through Russia on an armoured train towards a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, a rare encounter between isolated leaders driven together by their need for support in escalating stand-offs with the West.

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet Putin in Russia this month, US official says
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet Putin in Russia this month, US official says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine, a US official has said.

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Japan sanctions three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea
Japan sanctions three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea
The Japanese government has announced it will impose sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development programme.

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia seeks munitions, White House says
Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia seeks munitions, White House says
The Biden administration has repeatedly made the case that the Kremlin has become reliant on North Korea, as well as Iran, for the arms it needs to fight its war against Ukraine.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Talks ‘underway’ between North Korea and UN Command over detained US soldier
Talks ‘underway’ between North Korea and UN Command over detained US soldier
North Korea has kept publicly quiet about Mr King, who crossed the heavily armed border last Tuesday while he was meant to be heading to Fort Bliss in Texas

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

US says North Korea has not responded over American soldier who crossed border
US says North Korea has not responded over American soldier who crossed border
North Korea has not responded to US attempts to discuss the American soldier who bolted across the heavily armed border, officials in Washington said on Thursday.

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

North Korea silent about fate of US soldier who crossed border
North Korea silent about fate of US soldier who crossed border
North Korea remains silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across its heavily fortified border with South Korea, but has test-fired short-range missiles in its latest weapons display.

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

American soldier detained by North Korea after crossing heavily armed border
American soldier detained by North Korea after crossing heavily armed border
An American soldier facing military disciplinary action fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea, US officials said, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

John Kirby
Russia aiming to trade food for weapons from North Korea, says White House
US authorities believe Moscow aims to provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2023

Group urges radiation tests for 900 North Korean escapees
Group urges radiation tests for 900 North Korean escapees
Human rights advocates have urged South Korea to offer radiation exposure tests to hundreds of North Korean escapees who had lived near the country’s nuclear testing ground.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Japan US South Korea
US and allies warn of ‘decisive’ response if North Korea tests nuclear weapon
Officials from the United States and its Asian allies, Japan and South Korea, suspect North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test, and vice foreign ministers from the three countries said on Wednesday that their joint response would be “decisive”.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

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North Korea and China ‘reopen freight train traffic’
North Korea and China have resumed a freight train service following a five-month hiatus, South Korean officials said. It comes as the North struggles to revive an economy battered by the pandemic, UN sanctions and other factors.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

Koreas Tensions
North Korea moves to soften curbs amid doubts over Covid-19 counts
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions during a meeting on Sunday, state media reported.

Sun, 29 May, 2022

Virus Outbreak North Korea Death Rate
Doubt cast on North Korea’s claim of just 69 coronavirus deaths
According to North Korea, its fight against Covid-19 has been impressive: about 3. 3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. If all are coronavirus cases, that’s a fatality rate of 0.

Fri, 27 May, 2022

North Korea reports 15 more suspected Covid-19 deaths
North Korea reports 15 more suspected Covid-19 deaths
North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers as it mobilises more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country’s first Covid-19 outbreak.

Sun, 15 May, 2022

North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles Covid-19
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles Covid-19
North Korea has reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms. The country made the announcement on Saturday as it scrambles to slow the spread of Covid-19 across its unvaccinated population.

Sat, 14 May, 2022

Korea Tensions
North Korea reveals six deaths after admitting first Covid outbreak
North Korea likely does not have enough testing supplies and state media reported the cause of the fevers was unclear

Fri, 13 May, 2022

US Koreas Japan Blinken
US, Japan and South Korea meet to discuss North Korea
North Korea has a long history of using provocations such as missile or nuclear tests to seek international concessions

Sun, 13 Feb, 2022

North Korea
Kim Jong Un demands Covid effort in ‘our style’ after rejecting foreign vaccines
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to wage a tougher pandemic prevention campaign in “our style” after he turned down foreign Covid-19 vaccines offered via the UN-backed immunisation programme.

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021

China and North Korea loom as top US officials head to Asia
China and North Korea loom as top US officials head to Asia
Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration’s first cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort to bolster US influence and calm concerns about America’s role in Asia.

Sun, 14 Mar, 2021

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US charges North Korean computer programmers over global hacks
The US Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks.

Wed, 17 Feb, 2021

Japan vows to boost missile defence after North Korea parade
Japan vows to boost missile defence after North Korea parade
Japan has vowed to bolster its missile deterrence capability in response to threats from weapons displayed during a military parade held by North Korea over the weekend.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020

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