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Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers, hypersonic missiles, and warships

Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers, hypersonic missiles, and warships

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defense Minister inspected Russian military assets near Vladivostok. Concerns include possible missile tech transfers and implications for regional stability. U.S. and South Korea express worries over military cooperation violating UN sanctions. On Saturday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s defense minister examined Russian strategic bombers, … Read more

Kim Jong Un of North Korea declares victory against Covid

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State media said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had declared victory in the fight against the new coronavirus North Korea has reported no new suspected cases since July 29 but has not specified how many confirmed illnesses of the virus it has discovered. North Korea’s 74 official death rate is an “unprecedented miracle” … Read more

North Korea’s Kim slams officials over pandemic response, deploys army

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un slammed “irresponsible” officials for the country’s pandemic response and directed the army to assist in the distribution of medicine, state media reported on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid-19 assistance. More than a million people have fallen ill with what Pyongyang refers to as “fever,” according to state media, despite 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 fires submarine-launched missile after US nuclear warning

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North Korea launched its second submarine-launched ballistic missile in three days on Saturday, Seoul reported, after the US warned Pyongyang could be planning a nuclear test. Pyongyang has drastically increased its sanctions-busting missile launches this year, conducting 15 tests since January, including the first full-range launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017. The latest … Read more

Kim Jong Un promises to expand his nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to beef up his nuclear arsenal at “breakneck speed,” and has threatened to use it. During a military parade including a long-range missile and other weaponry, the supreme commander addressed soldiers and the people, saying, “We will continue to take measures aimed at strengthening and growing our … Read more

U.S. claims Pyongyang hacking group for $625m won theft

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The U.S. suspected a North Korean hacker group as the mastermind behind the theft of 700 billion won worth of cryptocurrency tied to an online game. Washington believes that Pyongyang is engaging in illegal hacking in order to earn foreign currency necessary for the development of nuclear weapons. The U.S. Treasury Department included the wallet … Read more

Kim Jong attends a ballistic missile test

KIM Jong-un supervised the test-firing of North Korea’s biggest ever ballistic missile. The North Korean leader stepped out in a fancy leather jacket and sunglasses in front of the huge weapon in what might well be mistaken for a Top Gun movie scenario. Kim personally gave the go light for the testing of the massive … Read more

N Korea’s latest test warns US

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SEOUL – North Korea has conducted an unprecedented seven weapons tests so far this month, including launching its most powerful missile since 2017, which is powerful enough to put the US territory of Guam in range. North Korea confirmed it had fired its most powerful missile since 2017, capping a month-long blitz of launches that … 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