North Korea plans to launch space satellite by June 4: Japan | Weapons News
Sanctions-breaking launch follows Pyongyang’s third and successful attempt to launch a spy satellite in November. North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a…
‘Dotard’ rockets from obscurity to light up the Trump-Kim exchange, sparking a partisan war of words in U.S.
President Trump fired off “Rocket Man.” North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the target of that verbal missile launch, shot back a flurry of taunts,…
David Walliams’ 11-year-old son reckons his dad looks exactly like a notorious dictator
COMIC David Walliams’ 11-year-old son reckons the funnyman is a dead ringer for North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. The former Little Britain star, 52,…
South Korean military says North Korea test-fired ‘ballistic missiles’ | Military News
The launches come a day after the United States and South Korea conducted joint fighter jet drills. North Korea has test-fired short-range “ballistic missiles” towards…
Will North Korea be a bigger threat under Biden or Trump?
SEOUL — Faced with other more pressing developments in Ukraine and Gaza, the Biden administration has largely kept the threat of North Korea’s nuclear program on…
U.S. researcher: North Korea is expanding digital surveillance on its citizens
1 of 2 | Stimson Center senior fellow Martyn Williams told reporters Monday that the North Korean regime is expanding digital surveillance capabilities to tighten…
Vladimir Putin says Russia facing ‘difficult’ period in ‘Victory Day’ celebration
Russia's Victory Day celebrations marking the 79th anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II kicked off with a scaled-back version of…
U.S. warns of new North Korean email-based cyberattacks
North Korean hackers are using a new tactic for email-based cyberattacks, a U.S. cybersecurity advisory warned. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo SEOUL,…
UN monitors say North Korean missile struck Ukraine’s Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News
Expert body tells UN Security Council the weapon’s discovery suggests a violation of international sanctions on Pyongyang. The debris from a missile that landed in…
North Korea tests rocket launcher system in threat to Seoul and possible show for Russia
North Korea test-fired new 240mm shells for a multiple rocket launcher system, state media reported Friday, amid speculation that Pyongyang is exporting the weapon to…
North Korea conducts test on new ‘super-large warhead’: State media | Weapons News
Pyongyang says new warhead designed for cruise missiles, adding that a new anti-aircraft rocket was also tested. North Korea has conducted a test on a…
US seeks new mechanism to monitor North Korean sanctions | News
Washington looking for alternatives after Russia effectively halted UN monitoring mission. The United States is investigating options to create a new mechanism for monitoring sanctions…
UN envoy: U.S., allies seeking new ways to monitor sanctions on North Korea
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Wednesday that Washington and its allies were looking for new ways to monitor U.N. sanctions against…
North Korea’s Kim says ‘now is time to be prepared for war’: State media | Kim Jong Un News
Kim Jong Un threatens ‘the enemy’ will be dealt with a ‘death blow’ in case of an armed conflict. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
Biden praises Japan prime minister’s leadership, nation’s rising clout
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden praised Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s “bold leadership” on a series of global crises as he welcomed the Japanese leader to the…
Bidens greet Japanese PM Kishida, wife at White House for state visit
1 of 2 | President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, to…
Panama Papers money laundering trial gets underway in Panama City
Panama has put on trial 27 people implicated in the Panama Papers money laundering scandal, exposed in a 2016 leak of the secret financial information…
South Korea launches second spy satellite into orbit
1 of 3 | South Korea successfully placed its second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, its Defence Ministry said Monday. Photo courtesy of SpaceX/Republic of…
South Korea puts second military spy satellite successfully into orbit | Military News
Seoul and Pyongyang are in a race to put more reconnaissance satellites into orbit amid rising tensions on the peninsula. South Korea has successfully launched…
North Korea says it fired new intermediate-range hypersonic missile
North Korea said Wednesday that it test-fired the Hwasongpho-16B, a new intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile with a hypersonic gliding warhead. Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL, April…