Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Kim says outbreak causing ‘great upheaval’ in North Korea

North Korea

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

North Korea

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