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North Korea’s ruling party re-elects Kim Jong Un general secretary

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected Kim Jong Un as general secretary at a party congress meeting on Sunday

Published 23 Feb, 2026 08:49am

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff also said it had detected a "projectile" being fired towards what Seoul calls the East Sea

Published 27 Jan, 2026 01:26pm

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South Korea to probe drones North Korea says violated its airspace

South Korea is willing to jointly conduct the investigation with North Korea but has not made the proposal

Published 12 Jan, 2026 10:57am

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North Korea says another South Korean drone entered its airspace

Even after the change of a regime… (South Korea) has continued to commit such acts of provocation by drones near the border

Published 10 Jan, 2026 10:49am

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South Korea’s Lee says ties with Japan as important as relations with China

Lee, who held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, said Xi had commented that patience was needed when they discussed nuclear-armed North Korea

Published 07 Jan, 2026 10:23am

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as rival South’s leader visits China

North Korea launched ballistic missiles on Sunday

Published 04 Jan, 2026 11:12am

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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum

Ju Ae has been making increasingly prominent appearances in state media over the past three years

Published 02 Jan, 2026 08:06am

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year’s celebrations, KCNA says

In a speech, Kim lauded the North Korean people's efforts which led to "successes and phenomenal changes" in 2025

Published 01 Jan, 2026 07:53am

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North Korea leader Kim calls for strong artillery production ahead of party congress

North Korea has not announced the exact timing of the congress but experts expect it to happen as early as January

Published 30 Dec, 2025 11:34am

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launches

Kim expressed “great satisfaction” as the cruise missiles flew along their orbit above the sea west of the Korean Peninsula and hit their target, KCNA said

Published 29 Dec, 2025 08:13am

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North Korea’s Kim orders factories to make more missiles in 2026

“The missile and shell production sector is of paramount importance in bolstering up the war deterrent,” Kim said

Published 26 Dec, 2025 11:33am

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North Korea’s Kim visits nuclear subs as Putin hails ‘invincible’ bond

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a nuclear submarine factory and received a message from Russia’s...

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:28am

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch

Kim observed construction at another site on an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching surface-to-air missiles

Published 25 Dec, 2025 11:58am

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North Korea says Japan’s nuclear ambitions must be stopped ‘at any cost’

The official was reported to have been involved in devising Japan’s security policy

Published 21 Dec, 2025 12:22pm

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South Korea’s nuclear submarine gamble raises prospect of underwater arms race in Asia

Seoul has long sought to join the elite group of nations operating nuclear submarines to counter North Korea

Published 05 Dec, 2025 11:33am

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North Korea threatens ‘offensive action’, condemns US-South Korea security talks

SEOUL: North Korea’s defence minister No Kwang Chol threatened on Saturday to take “more offensive action” as he...

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 10:39pm

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea and Japan say

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said there was no confirmed report of damage

Published 07 Nov, 2025 10:23am

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North Korea's Kim could conduct a nuclear test near term if he chose, South Korean intelligence says

North Korea's Kim Jong Un could conduct a nuclear test at the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test facility in a short...

Published 05 Nov, 2025 11:44am

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Hegseth says US-South Korea alliance focused on North Korea but ‘flexibility’ needed

SEOUL: The United States will look at “flexibility” for US troops stationed in South Korea to operate against...

Published 04 Nov, 2025 11:00am

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South Korea’s Lee asks China’s Xi for help engaging North Korea

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung on Saturday that he was willing to widen...

Updated 01 Nov, 2025 03:34pm

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Putin says ‘everything going to plan’ with North Korea

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin asked North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during talks in the...

Published 27 Oct, 2025 08:43pm

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Trump heads to Asia for Xi talks, eyes Kim meeting

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump headed Saturday for Asia and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese...

Published 26 Oct, 2025 05:51am

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North Korea says tested ‘cutting-edge’ new weapon system

SEOUL: North Korea said on Thursday it had tested a “cutting-edge” new weapon system using hypersonic missiles aimed...

Published 23 Oct, 2025 10:03am

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles week before leaders meet in South Korea

SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea’s...

Published 22 Oct, 2025 08:36am

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China, North Korea to strengthen strategic cooperation, KCNA says

SEOUL: China says it is ready to develop its relationship with North Korea to strengthen strategic cooperation in...

Published 12 Oct, 2025 01:27pm

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North Korea shows off ‘most powerful’ missile at military parade

SEOUL: North Korea showed off its “most powerful” intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade...

Published 12 Oct, 2025 05:50am

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Russia’s Medvedev to visit North Korea this week, RIA reports

MOSCOW: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council,...

Published 06 Oct, 2025 12:16pm

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Japan considering North Korea’s participation in 2026 Asian Games

The neighbouring countries have no diplomatic ties, and North Korea was a no-show when Japan last hosted the Games in 1994

Published 18 Sep, 2025 10:53am

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Diplomatic tour de force: China’s Xi shows he’s ‘totally in charge’

Chinese Communist Party leaders were interspersed among overseas guests

Published 05 Sep, 2025 09:41am

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North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia, discusses partnership with Putin

North Korea has sent soldiers, artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia to support Moscow in its war against Ukraine

Published 04 Sep, 2025 12:01pm