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North Korea fires missile into ocean in its latest weapons launch, South Korea says

April 22, 2024 admin

File picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervising artillery firing drills | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred…

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North Korea Creating “Poisoned Pens” For Germ Warfare Programme, Says US Report

April 18, 2024 admin

The report noted that North Korea has had a steady focus on its biological weapons program. North Korea is developing lethal bacteria and viruses as part of the country’s biological weapons (BW) programme, US officials have warned. In its annual assessment, the US State Department said that the reclusive state has developed sprays and “poison…

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Kim Jong Un Leads Test Of New Missile That Can Hit US Bases

April 3, 2024 admin

North Korean state media showed images of Kim near the missile. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new ballistic missile designed to deploy a hypersonic glide vehicle that can deliver a nuclear payload, his state media reported, calling the test “an epoch-making success.” Kim’s propaganda apparatus on Wednesday lauded the…

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North Korea says no interest in summit with Japan, rejects more talks

March 26, 2024 admin

File image. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea said on March 26 that having a summit with Japan is not in its interest and it will reject any further negotiations, state media KCNA said. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Japan had reached out and asked for…

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Japan PM Fumio Kishida Has Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un, Says North Korea

March 25, 2024 admin

Fumio Kishida has said he wants to change the relationship between Japan and North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. “Kishida recently conveyed his wish to…

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North Korea says Kim Jong-un supervised tests of rocket launchers targeting Seoul

March 19, 2024 admin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gestures as he guides a training of the fire division, in North Korea on March 18, in this picture released on March 19, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers designed…

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North Korea resumes missile tests, raising tensions with its rivals after their military drills’ end

March 18, 2024 admin

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on March 18 morning, its neighbours said, days after the end…

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Kim Jong Un enjoys Russian luxury limousine gifted by Putin, deepening North Korea-Russia ties

March 16, 2024 admin

Kim Jong Un used a Russian luxury limousine gifted by Vladimir Putin recently, Kim’s sister said on March 16, 2024, praising the car’s “special function” and the two countries’ deepening bilateral ties. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a Russian luxury limousine gifted by President Vladimir Putin recently, Mr….

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North Korea’s Kim drives new-type tank during drills and calls for efforts to prepare for war

March 14, 2024 admin

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un drives a new-type tank in North Korea on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare…

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Kim Jong Un In Leather Jacket Drives North Korea New Tank In Mock Battle

March 14, 2024 admin

Kim Jong Un could be seen with his head peeking out of a battle tank in the state media’s picture Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, in the latest show of force by the isolated state as South Korea…

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