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North Korea fires salvo of missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the three missiles were fired in less than an hour from the Sunan area of Pyongyang, where its international airport has become a hub of missile tests.

By Reuters 2 months ago

North Korea fires salvo of missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia

Biden, South Korea's Yoon to meet amid worries about North Korea

Biden, South Korea's Yoon to meet amid worries about North Korea

By Reuters 2 months ago

North Korea weapons threat casts shadow on Biden visit

North Korea weapons threat casts shadow on Biden visit

By Reuters 2 months ago

N.Korea leader Kim slams officials' 'immaturity' in response to Covid outbreak

N.Korea leader Kim slams officials' 'immaturity' in response to Covid outbreak

By Reuters 2 months ago

North Korea reports first Covid-19 death as fever 'explosively spreads'

The data represents an unprecedented admission of an "explosive" outbreak in a country that had previously reported no confirmed cases since the pandemic began

By Reuters 2 months ago

North Korea reports first Covid-19 death as fever 'explosively spreads'

North Korea parades Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

North Korea will speed up the development of its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong Un said while overseeing a huge military parade.

By Reuters 3 months ago

North Korea parades Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

North Korea's Kim offers rare praise for South's departing Moon

Moon sent a letter on Wednesday and promised to try to lay a foundation for unification based on joint declarations reached at summits in 2018, despite the "difficult situation".

By Reuters 3 months ago

North Korea's Kim offers rare praise for South's departing Moon

Kim Jong Un observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities

South Korea's military said on Sunday it had detected two projectiles launched on Saturday from the North's east coast towards the sea.

By Reuters 3 months ago

Kim Jong Un observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities

U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North

The move comes as U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea could carry out an underground nuclear test in the coming days.

By Reuters 3 months ago

U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North

S.Korea's president-elect wants U.S. nuclear bombers to return

The team of foreign policy and security aides to incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol met U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan as Yoon seeks a security presence to deter threats from North Korea.

By Reuters 4 months ago

S.Korea's president-elect wants U.S. nuclear bombers to return

North Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks

Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the government and the ruling party, said it was a "very big mistake" for South Korea's minister of defence to make recent remarks discussing attacks on the North.

By Reuters 4 months ago

North Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks

S.Korea says N.Korea staged 'largest ICBM' fakery to recover from failed test

Open-source analysts noted discrepancies in video and photos after that launch, saying shadows, weather suggested it was from an earlier test.

By Reuters 4 months ago

S.Korea says N.Korea staged 'largest ICBM' fakery to recover from failed test

North Korea courts disaster with missile tests from international airport

The launch underscored the danger behind North Korea's decision to use the airport as a major site for test-firing large missiles.

By Reuters 4 months ago

North Korea courts disaster with missile tests from international airport

North Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks

North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to target the U.S.

By Reuters 6 months ago

North Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks

North Korea presence

By Harrison Muriuki 6 months ago

North Korea presence

North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. condemns flurry of tests

The series of tests is among the most missiles ever launched by North Korea in a month, analysts said, as it begins 2022 with a dizzying display.

By Reuters 6 months ago

North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. condemns flurry of tests

N.Korea slums ‘hostile U.S, suggests it may resume nuclear, missile tests

Tension been rising over a recent series of N. Korean missile tests. A U.S. push for fresh sanctions was followed by heated reaction from Pyongyang.

By Reuters 6 months ago

N.Korea slums ‘hostile U.S, suggests it may resume nuclear, missile tests

Biden imposes first sanctions over North Korea weapons program after missile tests

Sanctions targeted six North Koreans and one Russian as Washington said were responsible for procuring goods for the programs from Russia and China.

By Reuters 6 months ago

Biden imposes first sanctions over North Korea weapons program after missile tests

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