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North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated ‘huge destructive power’

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North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated ‘huge destructive power’

A rocket launcher fires a munition during tests, involving an upgraded version of a 240-mm, 24-tube multiple rocket launcher system, tactical ballistic missiles, and a 155-mm self-propelled howitzer, overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in North Korea. | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea said on Monday (September 14, 2026) it conducted a joint…

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North Korea Defence Minister dismissed: state media

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North Korea Defence Minister dismissed: state media

In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defence Ministry press service, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, right on the red carpet, is welcomed by North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol in 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea’s Defence Minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s…

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South Korea says it fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed demarcation line

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South Korea says it fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed demarcation line

A North Korean flag flutters in the wind atop a 160-meter tower in North Korea’s village Gijungdong as seen from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. File | Photo Credit: AP ​South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said ‌on Sunday that warning shots ​had been fired when North…

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North Korea slams U.S.-South Korea military drills, threatens to exercise self-defence

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North Korea slams U.S.-South Korea military drills, threatens to exercise self-defence

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea on Friday (August 14, 2026) threatened to exercise its right to self-defence in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that would be more provocative than last year. The U.S. and South Korean militaries are…

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North Korean leader Kim observes weapons tests from new naval destroyer

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North Korean leader Kim observes weapons tests from new naval destroyer

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, second left, supervises tests of a destroyer, the Kang Kon’s main gun and automatic cannons at an undisclosed place in North Korea Friday, July 3, 2026. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…

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North Korea should build two warships a year in next five years, Kim says

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North Korea should build two warships a year in next five years, Kim says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the second plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released on June 23, 2026, by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS North ​Korea should build two warships as…

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North Korea’s Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports​​

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North Korea’s Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports​​

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the second plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released June 23, 2026, by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS North Korean leader Kim ​Jong Un said exercising…

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North Korean leader Kim showcases new warship ahead of visit by China’s Xi

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North Korean leader Kim showcases new warship ahead of visit by China’s Xi

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows its destroyer Kang Kon during the sea trials at an undisclosed location in North Korea on June 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: KCNA via AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed sea trials of a new warship repaired after a failed launch last year and…

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North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military says

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North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military says

North Korean ‌leader Kim Jong Un said that his country’s status as a ⁠nuclear-armed state was irreversible ⁠and that expanding a “self-defensive nuclear deterrent” was essential to ‌national security. File picture | Photo Credit: AP North Korea ⁠fired an unidentified projectile off the country’s west coast on ‌Tuesday (May 26, 2026), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs…

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North Korea leader’s sister says Seoul’s regret sending drones ‘wise behaviour’

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North Korea leader’s sister says Seoul’s regret sending drones ‘wise behaviour’

Kim Yo Jong, a sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: AP The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday (April 6, 2026) that the regret expressed by Seoul over a January drone incursion into the North is “wise behaviour”. Earlier in the day, South…

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