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Kim Jong Un's sister says N Korea's weapons not for exports after US sanct
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday, dismissed allegations of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, stressing that North Korean weapons are solely intended to target Seoul, not for exports to Russia, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan, says South Korea
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The development comes at a time that Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting the Chinese city of Harbin as part of his two-day State visit to China.
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US sanctions Russian entities, persons over North Korea-linked weapons tra
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Meanwhile, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview with state media TASS said that Moscow may lower the level of diplomatic relations with Washington if certain scenarios unfold and "if the West chooses the path of escalation."
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US imposes sanctions on entities 'transferring' military equipment between
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
America also claimed that Russia has relied upon North Korea to wage its war on Ukraine and said that the relation between the two countries pose a wide-ranging threat to global security and the international non-proliferation regime.
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'South Korean President Kim Jong Un': Latest gaffe by Joe Biden
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In his latest gaffe involving world leaders, US President Joe Biden referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the 'President of South Korea', the New York Post reported.
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'North Korea's Goebbels' Kim Ki-Nam dies at 94
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Kim, who manufactured and enforced totalitarian propaganda for all three generations of the ruling Kim family, succumbed to multiple organ failures after a year-long illness, according to state media reports. The exact location of his passing remains undisclosed.
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Kim Jong-un guided simulated nuclear counterattack drill, says North Korea
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
This exercise comes hot on the heels of South Korea's disclosure that the North had launched short-range missiles into the East Sea just a day prior.
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North Korea launches missile off east coast, says Japan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on Monday, NHK World reported citing the Japanese Defence Ministry.
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North Korean leader Kim pledges to develop ties with China
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his desire to develop long-standing ties with China on Sunday in a meeting with China's top legislator, Zhao Leji, Yonhap reported, citing the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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"Now is time to be ready for war," says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday, said that unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more thoroughly prepared for a war than ever, Yonhap News Agency reported citing KCNA.
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South Korea successfully launches its second military spy satellite
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
South Korea has successfully launched its second indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported citing their defence ministry.
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Japan bolstering defence capabilities with US to counter China's aggressio
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is credited of making a significant transformation in Tokyo's defence stance, moving away from the pacifist constitution imposed by the United States after World War II to increase in defense spending due to the escalating geopolitical tensions and ever ev
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