Highlighting that Russia has become increasingly isolated on the world stage due to sanctions and export controls, the White House said on Thursday that North Korea is providing Russia with ballistic missiles to attack Ukraine.
Several analysts have raised concerns that the renewed military cooperation between North Korea and Russia in 2023 could increase threats to global security in coming years, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
Issuing a warning that a clash could happen in the Korean Peninsula anytime, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered its army to "thoroughly annihilate" the US and South Korea if a provocation is made, Yonhap news agency reported citing state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is planning to launch three additional spy satellites next year, Yonhap news agency reported, citing Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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 fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea in the early hours of Monday, Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean military.
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.
As South Korea has relied on U.S. commercial and military assets for high-resolution imagery, it has been pushing to establish an independent military satellite network to gather information on North Korea.
The military spy satellite that was launched by North Korea on November 21 has taken "in detail" photos of the White House, the Pentagon, and nuclear aircraft carriers docked at a U.S. naval base, Yonhap News reported.
The South Korean military has detected increased activities across the border areas with North Korea. The North has vowed, on Thursday, to resume all military measures halted under the 2018 deal in response to Seoul's partial suspension of the accord following the North's launch of a militar