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North Korea says it tested ‘high-thrust solid-fuel motor’

Pyongyang wants to build more solid-fuel missiles, which are more stable and can be launched with almost no warning.

Al Jazeera

North Korea tests high-thrust solid-fuel engine for apparent ICBM development

North Korea has tested a high-thrust solid-fuel engine that experts said would allow quicker and more mobile launch of ballistic missiles, as it seeks to develop a new strategic weapon and speeds up its nuclear and missile programmes.

Reuters

US, Allies Vow all Options on Table against North Korea

The United States, South Korea and Japan vowed Tuesday to consider all options against North Korea, including counterstrikes, in the wake of an unprecedented blitz of missile tests by Pyongyang that has sent regional tensions spiraling. The flurry of North Korean launches include last month's test of its most advanced…

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Dogs Gifted by North’s Kim Resettle in South Korean Zoo

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. Kim had given the two white Pungsan hunting dogs — a breed indigenous to North…

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Dogs gifted by North's Kim resettle in South Korean zoo

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago have ended up at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should foot the bill for the animals' care

The Independent UK

US sticking with North Korea policy despite series of missile tests

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is not about to change its long-standing North Korea policy and will continue to focus on deterrence and stronger ties with Asian allies, a senior White House official said, despite leader Kim Jong Un’s unprecedented barrage of missile tests in recent months.

Tribune News Service

Seoul arrests ex-top security official over border killing

South Korean prosecutors arrested the country’s former national security director over suspicions he engaged in a cover-up to hide details and distort the circumstances surrounding North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the rivals’ sea boundary in 2020

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Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to be a nuclear superpower – the real risk is a regional arms race

The recent claim by Kim Jong Un that North Korea plans to develop the world’s most powerful nuclear force may well have been more bravado than credible threat. But that doesn’t mean it can be ignored.

The Conversation

U.S. and Asian allies impose new sanctions on North Korea after ICBM test

The United States, South Korea, and Japan have imposed sanctions on North Korean officials connected to the country's weapons programs after Pyongyang's latest and largest intercontinental ballistic missile test last month.

Reuters

North Korea's Kim calls for meeting to review state affairs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a major political conference before the end of the year to talk about key state affairs, where he’s expected to address his increasingly tense relations with Washington and Seoul over the expansion of his nuclear and missile programs

The Independent UK

North Korea to hold key ruling party meeting in late December

North Korea will hold a plenary meeting of its ruling party's central committee in late December to set major policy directions, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un’s ‘precious child’ shows the world regime is here to stay

North Korea hasn’t said whether the girl has any siblings. Her age remains a mystery. The world doesn’t even know her name. The important thing is that she’s the “most beloved” daughter of Kim Jong Un.

Tribune News Service

Kim Jong-un takes daughter to meet scientists as he calls her 'most beloved' child

Kim Jong-un brought his second child named Ju Ae to meet missile experts after being shown to the outside world last weekend in state media photographs

Daily Mirror

NKorea Says Aims to Have World's Strongest Nuclear Force

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's intends to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday. Reuters said that the announcement comes after Kim inspected a…

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The Independent UK

Kim's daughter called 'most beloved' child in 2nd appearance

The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her second public appearance with her father in a photo session with missile scientists

Al Jazeera

N Korea aims to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force, Kim says

Kim Jong Un promotes scientists and soldiers involved in the test launch of N Korea’s largest missile, the Hwasong-17.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un says North Korea aims to have the world's strongest nuclear force

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Xi Tells Kim China Willing to Work with N.Korea for 'World Peace'

Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday. The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its most powerful tests yet,…

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Xi tells Kim China wants to work with North Korea for peace: KCNA

Xi sends message to Kim amid an unprecedented number of missile tests by North Korea.

Reuters

China's Xi, in message to North Korea's Kim, says willing to work together for regional, global stability -KCNA

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that China would be willing to work together with North Korea for regional and global peace, stability and prosperity, North Korea's state media KCNA reported on Saturday, citing Xi's letter to Kim.

ABC News

Kim Jong Un’s family photo shoot set off speculation about his succession plans. But could it be a warning to North Korean elites?

Kim Jong Un revealed two powerful assets last week: one was a North Korean-made intercontinental ballistic missile, and the other, a little girl later identified as his elusive daughter.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong Un's sister makes sinister threats and then insults 'idiotic' South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister has attacked South Korea, calling its government idiotic for considering new sanctions against the North

The Independent UK

Kim's sister makes insulting threats to Seoul over sanctions

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made insult-laden threats against South Korea for considering unliteral sanctions on the North

Reuters

North Korea slams South Korea's Yoon, warns sanctions will fuel more hostility

North Korea on Thursday denounced Seoul's push to impose additional sanctions on Pyongyang after its missile launches, calling South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his administration "idiots" parroting the United States, state media KCNA reported.

The Independent UK

Kim's sister warns US of 'a more fatal security crisis'

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned the United States that it would face “a more fatal security crisis” as Washington pushes for U.N. condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test

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