All news on the topic: North Korea

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US puts nuclear submarines in South Korea in historic move amid Kim threat
Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol will sign an agreement on Wednesday which will provide support to South Korea amid growing concerns over nuclear threats made by North Korea
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Kim Jong-un launches 'most powerful' missile yet from his private golf course
The new Hwasong-18 rocket blasted off last week from a private launch site east of Pyongyang, in Kim Jong-un's private mansion
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North Korea ballistic missile launch sparks emergency evacuation order in Japan
The ballistic missile was fired toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to enhance his nuclear arsenal
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Kim Jong-un digitally 'scrubs' famous actor from TV over ties to executed uncle
The North Korean leader reportedly dislikes Choe Ung Chol due to his friendship with his uncle Jang Song Thaek, whom he had executed over an alleged coup attempt and failing to clap enthusiastically
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North Korea warns world is at 'brink of nuclear war’ as military drills underway
A North Korean analyst has said she hopes the "dark clouds of a nuclear war hanging over the Korean peninsula" will be cleared as early as possible.
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'Extreme risk' of nuclear disaster surges as Russia's war with Ukraine escalates
Vladimir Putin's soldiers continue to launch artillery around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - which is the largest facility of its kind in Europe - and could infect the entire continent with radiation in the event of a disaster
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Kim Jong-un’s daughter wears £1,950 Christian Dior jacket to missile launch
Kim Ju-ae, believed to be around 10 years old, was photographed with her father Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang International Airport in North Korea in a four-digit priced hoodie
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North Korea vows to make rivals despair in ‘radioactive tsunami’ nuke drone test
Pyongyang has ramped up its weapons demonstrations in recent months in response to military exercises between the United States and its ally South Korea, leading to increased nuclear tensions
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Kim Jong-un’s guards ‘face execution’ for letting him go out in stained jacket
State media images showed the North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un with a mysterious white stain on the arm of his coat, sparking fears his unlucky staff could be punished for failing to protect his dignity
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North Korea launches more missiles after simulating nuclear attack on neighbour
Today marks the fourth round of tests in direct response to the US and South Korea military drills held last week - which Pyongyang claims is tantamount to an invasion rehearsal of its Hermit Kingdom
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North Korea bizarrely claims 800,000 youths joined army to fight US in one 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
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North Korea simulates nuclear attack on neighbours with ballistic missile launch
Pyongyang has responded angrily to the largest joint military exercises in years between the United States and South Korea, with Kim Jong-un ordering a series of military drills and missile launches
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North Korea fires missile in Sea of Japan as Kim Jong-un in yet another launch
South Korea says the launch occurred on Sunday morning but did not immediately give further details. Pyongyang had already staged three launch events this week
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North Korea fires another 'unidentified ballistic missile' day after similar act
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred on Thursday morning but did not immediately give further details. Pyongyang had already staged two launch events this week
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North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile' hours after huge US drills
A day earlier North Korea said it had test-fired two cruise missiles from a submarine, the first time the country is known to have conducted a launch of that type
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North Korean agent faces firing squad after he was caught Googling Kim Jong-un
A Pyongyang source said the intelligence agents were ratted out by a colleague who spotted them abusing their internet privileges and now one of the agents faces execution
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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea army to simulate 'real war' with military drills
North Korea dictator, Kim Jong-un, supervised a live-fire artillery drill simulating an attack on a South Korean airfield and called for his troops to be ready to respond to the so-called enemies
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North Korea fires missile after sending chilling 'shooting range' threat
Kim Jong-Un's sister previously threatened to make the "Pacific our firing range" as Pyongyang launched two short-range ballistic missiles towards Japan, prompting Tokyo to request an emergency meeting of the UN security council
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Kim Jong-un's sister warns US of 'declaration of war' in chilling threat
The US-South Korean training on Monday involving the B-52 bomber saw 30 shots fired, which North Korea described as "very serious act of armed provocation" that aggravated tensions
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Mystery world of Kim Jong-un's daughter from home-school to skiing with dictator
Kim Jong-un is thought to be grooming his daughter Kim Ju-ae to become his successor after he brought the 10-year-old to several public events, including a missile launch site
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North Korea opens new luxury dog meat restaurant in 'healthy eating drive'
Kim Jong-un has reportedly given his backing for a new luxury dog meat restaurant in an exclusive area of Pyongyang, which is believed to be a drive for "healthier eating" in North Korea
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Clash of the Kims as Jong-un's wife and sister's secret power struggle exposed
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was tipped to be his father's successor at just eight years old, so it wouldn't be premature for him to be eyeing his young daughter Kim Ju-Ae, who is said to be aged around 10, to take over after he dies
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North Korean parents who let children watch Hollywood films sent to jail
The parents of North Korean kids caught watching foreign films will face up to six months inside a labour camp - where they're forced to carry out back-breaking work with primitive tools in mines or farms while on the brink of starvation
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North Korea fires missiles to display ‘nuclear combat force’ in warning to US
Pyongyang is keen to show the world that they are 'prepared for nuclear warfare' and demanded that the US cease its 'hostile practices' against the communist nation