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North Korea accelerates preparations for parliamentary elections next week
Updated : 6 days, 15 hours ago IST
North Korea is intensifying preparations for its upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next week, including forming election committees and reviewing candidates for the Supreme People's Assembly, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency citing North Korean state media on Wednesda
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S Korea says deterrence against North Korea unaffected despite USFK asset
Updated : 6 days, 11 hours ago IST
South Korea on Wednesday said its deterrence posture against North Korea would remain unaffected even if some military assets of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) are relocated from the Korean Peninsula amid the conflict in West Asia, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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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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Don't want North Korea-like situation in our region: Israeli Envoy Azar
Updated : 6 days, 15 hours ago IST
Iranians should be given hope, the Israeli envoy said, calling it a "moral responsibility" of both the US and his own country.
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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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US to deepen economic and security ties with Japan after Takaichi's landsl
Updated : 6 days, 15 hours ago IST
According to reports, Washington intends to build on the momentum from Japan's recent polls by enhancing collaborative work on strategic and economic fronts. A US official noted that following the LDP's landslide win, discussions on expanding cooperative frameworks are expected to gain tract
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S Korea, Japan defence ministers hold talks; agree to resume bilateral nav
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
South Korea and Japan last held the maritime exercises in 2017. The drills were stalled amid a series of incidents dampening their ties, such as a row over Japan's plan to hoist the Rising Sun Flag, a controversial flag regarded as symbolic of its past imperialism, on its vessel during a 201
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North Korea missile launch poses no immediate threat, says US Indo-Pacific
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a statement posted on X, the US Indo-Pacific Command said, "We are aware of the missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, this event does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies. The Unite
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into East Sea
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Our military maintains a firm readiness posture while closely sharing North Korean ballistic missile information with the U.S. and Japan sides amid a heightened surveillance posture against additional launches," the JCS said in a statement.
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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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Spoken to China, Russia on denuclearisation of weapons: Trump
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) stated that he has held discussions with China and Russia on the denuclearisation of nuclear weapons, expressing hopes that all sides could work toward reducing nuclear arsenals.
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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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