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North Korea fires missile amid tension over Russia arms aid

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South Korean military said, the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests this year.

Reuters

N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles towards eastern waters: South

Latest launch comes days after joint air exercise by South Korean and US militaries.

Al Jazeera

North Korea fires ballistic missile as Kim Jong-un ramps up tests over Christmas

Earlier this month, North Korea said it tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" for a new strategic weapon, a development that could allow it to possess a harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles

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South Korea condemns North Korean arms sales to Russian military company

South Korea's foreign ministry said on Friday it condemns North Korea's arms shipment to a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, adding it supports the United States' push to raise the issue at the U.N. Security Council.

Reuters

N Korea denies arms supplied for Russian mercenaries in Ukraine

US claims North Korea sent ‘infantry rockets and missiles into Russia’ for use by Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Wagner Group: Russian mercenaries bought weapons from North Korea, US says

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says ‘Putin turning to North Korea for help is sign of desperation’

Evening Standard

Russian President Vladimir Putin says US Patriot missile system outdated, US says Russia's Wagner bought North Korean weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin describes the US Patriot air defence system to be delivered to Ukraine as outdated, adding the Russian military knows how to counter them.

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North Korea denies media report it supplied munitions to Russia

North Korea's foreign ministry denied a media report it supplied munitions to Russia, calling it "groundless", and denounced the United States for providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Head of Russia's Wagner group dismisses talk of N. Korean weapons as gossip

The head of private Russian military company the Wagner Group on Thursday dismissed as "gossip and speculation" a U.S. assertion that it had taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea.

Reuters

White House: Russia's Wagner received arms from North Korea

The White House says that a private Russian military company has taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster its forces as it fights side-by-side with Russian troops in Ukraine

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Why another pressure campaign would be a mistake.

Foreign Affairs

Britain condemns N.Korea for supplying arms to Russia's Wagner Group

Britain on Thursday condemned North Korea after the United States said the nation had supplied arms to the Russian mercenary group Wagner to bolster Russian forces fighting in Ukraine.

Reuters

North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy

North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says.

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Seoul: North Korean hackers stole $1.2B in virtual assets

South Korea's spy agency says North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone

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South Korea, U.S. consider live-fire drills amid North Korea threats

South Korea and the United States are considering staging their first large-scale joint live-fire demonstration in six years in 2023 amid North Korea's growing military threats, Seoul's defence ministry said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un’s sister slams mocking of North Korea's spy satellite as 'dog barking'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister has attacked as "dog barking" and "rubbish" claims that spy satellite imagery published by the country is too crude for surveillance

Reuters

Japan's manpower-light defence strategy is a flawed 'paper plan', officers say

Japan's plan to undertake its biggest military build-up since World War Two without increasing headcount is flawed, former and serving officers told Reuters, casting doubt over the country's efforts to deter regional rivals China and North Korea.

Reuters

Stronger, faster, higher: How North Korea built a fearsome missile arsenal

North Korea could hit almost anywhere on earth with a ballistic missile, analysts say, a capability it has honed alongside a wide variety of shorter-range weapons with comprehensive testing that includes a record-setting number of launches in 2022.

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The Independent UK

North Korea threatens strong military steps against Japan

North Korea is threatening to take “bold and decisive military steps” against Japan as it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into an aggressive military power

Al Jazeera

North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, promises action

North Korea’s foreign ministry calls Japan’s new $320bn security strategy ‘wrong and dangerous’, promises a response.

The Independent UK

Kim's sister says doubt on spy satellite are 'dog barking'

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed as “malicious disparaging” and “dog barking” outside assessments that cast doubt on its developmental spy satellite and other military capabilities

Reuters

North Korea slams Japan's new security strategy, warns of military measures

North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's new security strategy as fundamentally changing the regional security environment and warned it will show how "wrong" and "dangerous" Japan's choice is with unspecified actions, official news agency KCNA reported.

Reuters

North Korea slams Japan's military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets

North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Evening Standard

North Korea announces plans to launch spy satellite in April

The country’s news agency released two black-and-white, low-resolution images of the South Korean capital Seoul and nearby port city

The Independent UK

North Korea says rocket launch was test of 1st spy satellite

North Korea says it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite

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