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North Korea Test-fires Rocket Launcher With New 'Guiding System'

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new "guiding system", state media said Wednesday, as Pyongyang continues to upgrade its arsenal.

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Kim Jong Un Orders Displaced North Koreans To Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un rejects external aid for flood recovery, opts for self-reliance in Pyongyang. Tensions with South Korea persist over exaggerated damages.

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North Korea Deploys 250 Missile Launchers To Southern Border: KCNA

North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with leader Kim Jong Un describing the weapons as a "powerful treasured sword" to defend its sovereignty, state media said Monday.

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A new Cold War? Not really — here’s how the West could capitalize on the rise of the Global South

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently held a historic meeting in Pyongyang that resulted in a mutual defence agreement that has alarmed many western analysts.

The Conversation

North Korean trash balloon lands in South Korean presidential compound

Trash from at least one North Korean balloon hit the South Korean presidential compound in Seoul on Wednesday in what is the first time the fortified no-fly zone has been directly struck by a Pyongyang trash balloon, of which thousands have been launched since May. The balloons are part of…

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The Guardian view on defecting from North Korea: escape is harder than ever

Editorial: A senior diplomat is now in the South. But ordinary people are finding it far more difficult to leave

The Guardian - UK

South Korea Steps Up Propaganda Broadcasts After New Trash Balloons From North

South Korea will ramp up propaganda broadcasts to the North in response to Pyongyang sending more trash-carrying balloons across the border, Seoul's military said Sunday.

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South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North's trash balloon flying

South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches

The Independent UK

On North Korea’s tense border, Swiss and Swedes keep a fragile peace

Peacekeepers at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Koreas say their job is getting more complex amid evolving threats.

Al Jazeera

High-ranking North Korean Diplomat In Cuba Defected To South

A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday.

International Business Times

High-ranking North Korean Diplomat In Cuba Defected To South: Report

A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, a report said Tuesday.

International Business Times

North Korea Denounces NATO Summit Declaration

North Korea has denounced a declaration at a recent NATO summit that condemned Pyongyang's weapons exports to Russia, calling the document "illegal", state media said Saturday.

International Business Times

North Korea claims ballistic missile test with ‘superlarge warhead’

South Korean military says Pyongyang’s claim of successful launch ‘likely to be false’.

Al Jazeera

North Korea Launches Abnormal Ballistic Missiles Near Pyongyang

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles, one with an abnormal flight path near Pyongyang. Tensions rise amidst regional military activities.

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one may have fallen on land

The latest launches come as US, Japan and South Korea wrap up three days of military exercises dubbed ‘Freedom Edge’.

International Business Times

US, Allies Condemn N.Korea For Sanctions-busting Arms Sales To Russia

Washington and its allies challenged North Korea at the United Nations on Friday over claims Pyongyang is breaching arms control measures by supplying weapons to Russia to use in its war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

North Korea says it conducted successful test of multiwarhead missile

It is the first known test of a so-called MIRV by Pyongyang, but South Korea is questioning the claim.

International Business Times

N. Korean Test Of Likely Hypersonic Missile Fails: Seoul Military Official

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, but the launch ended in a mid-air explosion, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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‘Axis of impunity’: How Putin-Kim deal could challenge existing world order

Two leaders signed mutual defence pact during Putin’s high-profile visit to North Korea, his first in 24 years.

International Business Times

US Says China Fears N.Korea Crisis After Putin Trip

China, despite its public alliance with Russia, is worried North Korea could be emboldened into starting a regional crisis following President Vladimir Putin's visit, a top US official said Monday.

Al Jazeera

US and allies in war of words with Russian-North Korean alliance

Tension has heightened following an announcement of military cooperation during Putin’s visit to Pyongyang last week.

The Independent UK

With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine

Behind the pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never before

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Insightful Glimpse Into North Korea's Propaganda Machinery

Explore rare imagery capturing Kim Jong Un and Putin's interactions in Pyongyang, revealing a more human side of North Korea.

The Guardian - UK

US ‘incredibly concerned’ over Putin’s threat to supply weapons to North Korea after Asia tour

State department warns such a move could destabilise the peninsula, as South Korea considers arming Ukraine

The Conversation

Kim-Putin deal: why this is a coded message aimed at China and how it worries Beijing

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, paid a visit to Pyongyang this week and signed a defence pact with reclusive North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, as he looks for new allies who can help him increase Russia’s supply of munitions for the war in Ukraine.

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