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North Korea ruler Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroy
Updated : 6 days, 15 hours ago IST
Kim oversaw the launch of sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles from the destroyer on Wednesday and assessed the test as a "core" element of the new warship's capabilities, which he described as a "new symbol of sea defence" for his country. "All these successes constitute a radical chang
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North Korea's Kim reelected as ruling party chief, hailed for strengthenin
Updated : 6 days, 15 hours ago IST
Supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un was reelected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the ongoing party congress, with state media highlighting his leadership in rapidly advancing the country's nuclear-based war deterrence, Yonhap News Agency reported, c
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Kim Jong-un honours engineer troops back from Russia's Kursk mission
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
North Korea has held a high-profile welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang for its engineer troops who returned from Russia's western Kursk region after completing a mine-clearance mission, with leader Kim Jong-un paying tribute to nine soldiers who lost their lives during the deployment.
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"Is the govt following path of North Korea's Kim Jong Un?": Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He compared the move to North Korea's surveillance practices, citing Kim Jong Un's regime.
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N Korea vows response on US sanctions; Russian military delegation visits
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US Treasury Department announced earlier this week that it had imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities for their role in laundering funds stolen through illicit cyber activities. The department said that the individuals were "state-sponsored hackers," whose i
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"I'm open to it": Trump on a possible meet-up with North Korea's Kim Jong
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump stated that he is open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his ongoing Asia tour, indicating a possible revival of high-stakes diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.
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North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles ahead of APEC summit
Updated : 5 months ago IST
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles, its first in months, ahead of the APEC summit in South Korea. South Korea's military said the missiles flew about 350 km and fell inland. Pyongyang continues to develop weapons, with Kim Jong Un open to talks but refusing to give up
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North Korea displays new hypersonic, nuclear missiles at military parade o
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The parade took place in Kim Il Sung Square and showcased two major weapons the Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic missile and the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which North Korean state media described as the country's "most powerful nuclear weapons."
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China Premier to attend N Korea's ruling party's 80th anniv; Vietnam, Laos
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will also pay a State visit to North Korea at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to attend the celebrations. Laos' President Thongloun Sisoulith and Chairman of United Russia Party, Dmitry Medvedev has also been invited for the event.
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Kim Jong-un vows to counter 'real and serious' US threats
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kim made the remarks during his visit to the Choe Hyon, North Korea's first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, on Sunday. He was accompanied by senior party and government officials as part of his schedule for a military hardware exhibition, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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North Korea holds defence exhibition, 3rd year in row
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We are closely watching the US.' deployment of its means of strategic strike and reconnaissance ... and the mobilization for hostile acts in connection with a new possible threat to our state's security," the North Korean leader said.
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North Korea holds 2,000 kg highly enriched uranium, could build dozens of
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that 42kg of highly enriched uranium is required for one nuclear weapon. Based on that measure, 2,000kg would be sufficient for roughly 47 nuclear bombs, Al Jazeera noted.
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