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Kim Jong-un leads North Korea rocket drills that 'simulate nuclear counterattack'

Report comes a day after South Korean and Japanese militaries detected North firing suspected multiple short-range ballistic missiles

Evening Standard

North Korea Says It Test-fired New Solid-fuel Hypersonic Missile

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a new medium-to-long range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, hailing the "important military strategic value" of the new weapon.

International Business Times

North Korea Destroys Reconciliation Symbol, Fires Cruise Missiles

North Korea tears down symbol of reconciliation with South Korea and fires cruise missiles, escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says

Launch of solid-fuel Hwasong-18 sends ‘clear signal to the hostile forces’, Korean Central News Agency says.

Al Jazeera

Live lobsters, cases of wine and bulletproof carriages: Inside Kim Jong-un’s train to meet Putin

The North Korean leader’s favourite mode of transport is slow, but opulent

The Independent UK

North Korea’s Kim marks founding day with parade, promises to China, Russia

Paramilitary group the Worker-Peasant Red Guards – with 5.7 million members – featured prominently in parade.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured frontline village after Putin says attacks have intensified – as it happened

Zelenskiy posts video showing soldiers in village of Staromaiorske; Russian president says attacks have increased primarily on frontline in Zaporizhzhia

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New North Korean space rocket features engine from ICBMs, analysts say

North Korea's latest space launcher appears to be a new design and most likely uses engines developed for the nuclear-armed country's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), analysts said on Thursday.

Reuters

Meet N Korea’s ‘crown princess’ and possible heir to Kim Jong Un

N Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, believed to be about 10 years old, could potentially be his successor.

Al Jazeera

What’s solid-fuel technology and why’s North Korea developing it?

A look at the characteristics of solid-fuel technology and how it can help North Korea improve its missile systems.

Al Jazeera

N. Korea Says It Tested New Solid-Fuel Long-Range Missile

North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after the country’s neighbors detected…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pyongyang unveils smaller nuclear warheads

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for stepped-up production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials”, state media said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang unveiled what appeared to be a new, smaller tactical nuclear warhead.

Bangkok Post

Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons.

ABC News

Kim urges N Korean experts to produce ‘powerful nuclear weapons’

Kim Jong Un maintains his nuclear weapons are focused on defending North Korea against a hostile US and South Korea.

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Daily Mirror

North Korea bizarrely claims 800,000 youths joined army to fight US in single day

The claimed mass sign-ups supposedly came after Kim Jong-un's North Korea shot dozens of long and short-range missiles into the seas near Japan and South Korea - both countries which Pyongyang considers its enemies

France 24

North Korea fires two missiles in second test in three days

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles in another show of force Tuesday, a day after the United States and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

N. Korea Launches Missiles as US, S. Korea Kick off Major Drills

North Korea said Monday it had test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, as South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years. Nuclear-armed Pyongyang said the test verified its "nuclear war deterrence means in different spaces" as it slammed the drills…

The Independent UK

North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, Seoul confirms

North Korea says it test-fired two cruise missiles from a submarine off its east coast, the latest in its series of weapons launches

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kim Says N. Korea Must Meet Grain Production Goals 'Without Fail'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without fail", state media said Thursday, amid reports Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening. The isolated, nuclear-armed nation -- which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programs -- has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea's Kim Opens Key Meeting on Agriculture

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a key party meeting to discuss agricultural development, state media said Monday, following a report of "grave" food shortages in the isolated country. Normally such meetings are convened only once or twice a year, but the plenary comes just two months after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires More Missiles after US-South Korea Nuclear Drill

North Korea said Friday it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that ramped-up US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war". It came after the two allies conducted a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon focused on responses to a nuclear attack by Pyongyang, said AFP. North…

Reuters

North Korean leader Kim's daughter appears at sports event

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter watched a sports event attended by government officials on Friday, according to state media, the first time the girl has been seen at a non-military event.

Reuters

Daughter of North Korean leader Kim shares spotlight with nuclear missiles

Sharing drinks, watching missile parades and dining with senior army commanders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter was centre stage with her father and mother at major military events this week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Unveils 'Record' Number of ICBMs

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday, including what analysts said was possibly a new solid-fueled ICBM. The parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country's armed forces featured fireworks, military…

Reuters

North Korea stages nighttime military parade to mark army anniversary -Yonhap

North Korea held a widely anticipated nighttime military parade on Wednesday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, an event expected to showcase the country's latest weapons to mark the founding anniversary of its army.

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