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North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
World
November 15, 2024
North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
CNN — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones,…
Trump claims Kim Jong Un ‘misses’ him. But he faces a very different North Korean leader this time around
World
November 9, 2024
Trump claims Kim Jong Un ‘misses’ him. But he faces a very different North Korean leader this time around
Hong Kong CNN — No United States leader has handled relations with North Korea quite like Donald Trump. The former…
North Korea sends 1,500 troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency says
World
October 19, 2024
North Korea sends 1,500 troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency says
CNN — North Korea has shipped 1,500 soldiers to Russia for training, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday, describing…
North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program
World
September 14, 2024
North Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program
Seoul, South Korea CNN — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what state media said is…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says country to increase number of nuclear weapons ‘exponentially,’ state media reports
World
September 10, 2024
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says country to increase number of nuclear weapons ‘exponentially,’ state media reports
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of…
North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
World
July 29, 2024
North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
CNN — Some 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea’s border with China over the weekend in…
China is watching warily as Putin and Kim forge new ‘alliance’
World
June 24, 2024
China is watching warily as Putin and Kim forge new ‘alliance’
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Pyongyang welcomes Putin with fanfare as Russian leader makes first visit in 24 years
World
June 19, 2024
Pyongyang welcomes Putin with fanfare as Russian leader makes first visit in 24 years
CNN — Thousands of North Koreans chanting “welcome Putin” lined Pyongyang’s wide boulevards waving Russian and North Korean flags and bouquets…
North Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
World
April 2, 2024
North Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea test-fired a presumed intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, its latest…
Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports
World
February 20, 2024
Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong…