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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up weapons production and missile activity.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says
North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds sending troops overseas in 2025, KCNA says
South Korea's Yoon tells unification ministry to be less soft on North
South Korea's new unification minister advocates for his ministry to be harder on the north.
South Korea uses AI to measure North Korean leader's weight, lawmaker says
The lawmaker said Kim was believed to be suffering from a "severe" sleeping disorder, citing an intelligence report.
North Korea warns of 'extreme horror' as it tests new ICBM
Leader Kim Jong Un guided the test, and warned it would make enemies "experience a clearer security crisis, and constantly strike extreme uneasiness and horror into them."
North Korea's Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea
In the exercises, a ballistic missile equipped with a mock nuclear warhead flew 800 km (497 miles) before hitting a target under the scenario of a tactical nuclear attack.
North Korea warns US against intercepting its test missiles
The sister of North Korean Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, warned that if the US interfered with North Korea's missile tests, it would be taken as a 'declaration of war.'
North Korea could test new ICBM in coming weeks - report
South Korean lawmakers are claiming that North Korea may be able to test a new intercontinental ballistic missile in as little as a few weeks.
North Korean food shortage seems to be worsening, South Korea says
North Korea has over recent decades suffered serious food shortages, including famine in the 1990s, often a result of natural disasters such as floods damaging harvests.
Second-highest military official in North Korea fired with no reason given
Pak Jong Chon was noticeably absent in photos released on Monday of Kim's New Year's Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun.
North Korea threatens Japan over 'very dangerous' military buildup
Japan last week announced its biggest military build-up since World War Two as tension with China and a hostile North Korea and Russia's Ukraine invasion stoke fears of war.
North Korea's Kim reveals daughter at ballistic missile test
A surprising addition to the launch was the presence of Kim's daughter, whose existence had never been publicly confirmed before.