North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the military, including its nuclear programme, to 'accelerate' war preparations in response to what he described as unprecedented hostile steps by the United States, according to Al Jazeera.
North Korea has warned that any US involvement or attack on its "space assets" will be considered a "declaration of war," Al Jazeera reported citing the state media outlet KCNA reported on Saturday.
During the 55th Security Consultative Meeting (SCM), South Korea's Defence Minister Shin Won-sik and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin signed the revised document of the "tailored deterrence strategy."
Travis King, the US Army private who fled to North Korea in July, has been charged by the US Army with a total of eight crimes including desertion, CNN reported on Friday citing charging documents.
Kim is in Russia's Far East as Putin seeks to strengthen ties in the midst of Russia's protracted conflict in Ukraine, in addition to advancing his nation's military modernisation.
In an apparent response to the joint military drills between South Korea and the US, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a navy unit and inspected a cruise missile test aboard a warship, Yonhap news agency reported citing Pyongyang's state media KCNA on Monday.
King crossed the military demarcation line from South Korea into North Korea in July during a tour of the Joint Security Area inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ). King, a junior enlisted soldier assigned to US Forces Korea, had faced assault charges in South Korea and was due to return to Fo
In a major development in the case of a US soldier crossing into North Korea, Pyongyang said on Wednesday claimed that the soldier has admitted “illegally intruding” due to "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army”, Yonhap news agency reported c
United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin expressed concern over the US soldier who is believed to be detained by North Korea after “willfully and without authorization” crossing the military border.
A US soldier is believed to be detained by North Korean authorities after he crossed the military border “willfully and without authorization,” an official said adding that he working with Korean People’s Army to resolve this incident.
Japan, South Korea and the United States held a joint naval missile defence exricise in the Sea of Japan on Sunday after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).