Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US soldier confesses illegally entering North Korea, state media

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Private Travis King, a US soldier, reportedly “admitted” to illegally entering North Korean territory, according to state media KCNA. The soldier altered his plans at the airport, avoiding boarding a plane back to the US. The statement from KCNA marks the first official release of information regarding King’s detention in July after deliberately crossing into … Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping says willing to work with N.Korea for regional, global stability: KCNA

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Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that China is eager to work with North Korea for regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity, North Korean state media KCNA reported Saturday, citing Xi’s letter to Kim. Following joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, KCNA did not … Read more

North Korea test fires long-range strategic cruise missiles

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North Korea tests two long-range strategic cruise missiles. Kim Jong Un hails a successful demonstration of the country’s nuclear strike capabilities. Analysts believe Pyongyang is anxious about the recent US-led joint drills with South Korea, Japan, and the US. The official media announced Thursday that North Korea had tested two long-range strategic cruise missiles. Leader … Read more

Kim says outbreak causing ‘great upheaval’ in North Korea

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North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, says a Covid outbreak is causing “great upheaval” in the country, which announced 21 new “fever” deaths on Saturday. Two days after confirming the first Covid-19 cases, the government announced that more than 500,000 people had become ill across the country. Despite activating its “maximum emergency quarantine system” to … Read more

North Korea confirms first Covid-19 death in ‘explosive’ outbreak

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North Korea showed its first Covid-19 demise on Friday, saying fever became spreading “explosively” nationwide and tens of lots of humans have been being isolated after falling sick. The insular us of a most effective reported its first Covid instances Thursday, saying it turned into stepping into a “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system” after patients … Read more

First COVID cases prompt strict national lockdown in North Korea

After establishing its first official COVID infections, North Korea has imposed a severe countrywide lockdown. The capital, Pyongyang, has been hit by an Omicron outbreak, according to state media, but the number of cases is unknown. North Korea has refused to participate in any vaccine program, even when other countries have offered to supply it. … Read more

North Korea would ‘preemptively’ deploy nuclear weapons if required, Kim says

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned again and again that if threatened, the North would use its nuclear weapons first, as he hailed his senior military officers for conducting a large military display in Pyongyang this week. According to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency, Kim stated his “firm intent” to continue developing … Read more

North Korea’s Kim urges more ‘military muscle’ after hypersonic missile test

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SEOUL – Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, and urged North Korea to press ahead with building more “strategic military muscle” despite international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme. Pictures in state media showed Kim using binoculars to observe the second missile launch by the nuclear-armed nation … Read more

North Korea’s Kim says focus on economy, food production for 2022

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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put the economy front and centre of an agenda-setting speech at the end of a key ruling party meeting, state media reported on Saturday, with no mention of the United States. Instead of the policy positions on diplomacy for which Kim’s New Year statements have been closely watched in … Read more