World Russia’s Asian alliances have security consequences, NATO chief warns PARIS: North Korea and Iran’s military support to Russia has serious global security consequences that the... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am
World North Korea fires medium-range ballistic missile SEOUL: North Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, with South Korea, the United States and Japan... Published 02 Apr, 2024 12:41pm
World North Korea says it has ‘nothing’ to talk about with Japan SEOUL: Pyongyang said on Friday it had “nothing to talk” about with Japan after claiming that a Japanese ... Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:48am
World Russia faces backlash as veto ends UN’s N Korea sanctions monitoring SEOUL: Russia faced a mounting backlash Friday after using its veto power to effectively end official UN monitoring... Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am
World North Korea says it has ‘nothing’ to talk about with Japan SEOUL: Pyongyang said on Friday it had “nothing to talk” about with Japan after claiming that a Japanese diplomat in... Published 29 Mar, 2024 05:08pm
World Russian veto ends monitoring of UN’s North Korea sanctions UNITED NATIONS: Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions... Published 29 Mar, 2024 10:35am
World North Korea says Japan’s Kishida showed intention to meet Kim Jong Un recently SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that Japanese Prime... Published 25 Mar, 2024 10:23am
World Strong possibility Russia will veto resolution on North Korea sanctions, UN diplomat says There is a strong possibility Russia will veto a United Nations resolution on Friday calling for continuation of the... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:51pm
World North Korea sends delegation to China, Vietnam, Laos, KCNA says SEOUL/BEIJING: North Korea has sent a delegation to China, Vietnam and Laos, state media KCNA said on Friday, as the... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:35am
Sports Japan warns football fans not to go to North Korea for World Cup qualifier TOKYO: Japan has warned football fans not to attempt to travel to “hostile” North Korea for next week’s World Cup... Published 20 Mar, 2024 12:08pm
World Russia’s Vladimir Putin to visit China in May BEIJING/MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China in May for talks with Xi Jinping, in what... Published 19 Mar, 2024 02:57pm
World West decries Putin’s election win, China, India vow closer ties LONDON: Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair ... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
World Seoul says N Korea has shipped 7,000 arms containers to Russia SEOUL: North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers of arms to Russia to use in its war with Ukraine since the... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
World North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul SEOUL: North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, as... Published 18 Mar, 2024 10:32am
World North Korea’s Kim ‘drives’ new tank during mock battle SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA... Published 14 Mar, 2024 12:08pm
World North Korea’s Kim guides artillery firing drill in range of Seoul, KCNA says SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided an artillery firing drill by the Korean People’s Army, the country’s... Published 08 Mar, 2024 10:26am
World North Korea denounces South Korea-US military drills, warns of consequences SEOUL: North Korea’s defence ministry urged South Korea and the United States to stop military drills, saying they... Published 05 Mar, 2024 10:50am
World South Korea, US troops kick off annual drills over North threats SEOUL: South Korean and US militaries kicked off their spring drills on Monday with twice the number of troops... Published 04 Mar, 2024 10:58am
World European countries eye reopening embassies in N Korea after pandemic closures SEOUL/BERLIN: A German delegation visited the North Korean capital of Pyongyang for the first time since its embassy... Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am
World EU targets Chinese firms, N Korea in new Ukraine war sanctions BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday agreed to ban exports to three mainland Chinese firms and blacklist North Korea’s... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
World Vladimir Putin gifts North Korea’s Kim a Russian-made car: KCNA SEOUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car, Pyongyang’s... Published 20 Feb, 2024 12:38pm
World North Korea develops new rocket launcher controller SEOUL: North Korea has successfully developed a new ballistic control system for a multiple rocket launcher along... Published 12 Feb, 2024 10:16am
World US special envoy on North Korea to visit Tokyo, Seoul TOKYO: The US special envoy on North Korean human rights issues, Julie Turner, will travel to Tokyo and Seoul from... Published 10 Feb, 2024 02:39pm
World North Korea’s Kim vows to ‘put an end’ to South if force used SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed Pyongyang would not hesitate to “put an end” to South Korea if... Published 09 Feb, 2024 10:27am
World North Korea abolishes economic cooperation with South SEOUL: North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has voted to abolish laws on economic cooperation with the South, state... Published 08 Feb, 2024 01:04pm
World South Korea summons Russian envoy over criticism of President Yoon SEOUL: South Korea has called in Russian diplomats to lodge complaints over Moscow’s criticism of President Yoon Suk... Published 04 Feb, 2024 11:58am
World North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its west coast, South Korea’s military said on Friday, the... Published 02 Feb, 2024 10:04am
World South Korea’s Yoon warns North Korea may try to disrupt April poll SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that North Korea could stage provocations such as... Published 31 Jan, 2024 10:10am
World North Korea fires cruise missiles into sea, South Korea says SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Tuesday into the sea off its west coast, South... Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:53am
World North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles SEOUL: North Korea tested its new submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM) on Sunday, firing an upgraded missile... Published 29 Jan, 2024 11:27am