North Korea fires long-range missile ahead of S.Korea, Japan meeting
North Korea fired a long-range missile off its east coast on Wednesday, as leaders of South Korea and Japan were set to meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit ...
Japan puts missile defences on alert as North Korea warns of satellite launch (Updated)
Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory, after North Korea notified it of a planned satellite ...
British American Tobacco Plc to pay more than $635 mln in North Korea sanctions case
British American Tobacco Plc has agreed to pay more than $635 million to U.S. authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate U.S. sanctions ...
N.Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM, warns of ‘extreme’ horror
North Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to “radically promote” its nuclear counterattack capability, state media said.
Leader Kim Jong ...
North Korea fires missile, Japan residents told to take cover
North Korea fired what might be a new model of ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said, triggering a scare in northern Japan, where residents were told to take cover, ...
North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin
Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, just as U.S.-South Korea military drills were due ...
North Korea warns US against shooting down missile tests, to be considered a declaration of war
North Korea said any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of war and blamed joint military exercise between the United States and ...
North Korea warns US of turning Pacific into ‘firing range’
North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, as the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned U.S. forces to halt military drills, ...
North Korea’s Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal amid tension
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter U.S.-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid ...
South Korea scrambles jets as North Korea sends drones over border (Update)
Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korea on Monday and South Korea responded by scrambling jets and attack helicopters and opening fire to try to shoot down the North ...
North Korea fires missile amid tension over Russia arms aid
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South Korean military said, the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests this ...
South Korea warns of unprecedented response to North Korea nuclear test
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol warned of an unprecedented joint response with allies if North Korea goes ahead with a nuclear test, and urged China to help dissuade the North ...
Kim Jong Un says North Korea aims to have the 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 ...
US calls for UN Security Council president’s statement on North Korea missiles
The United States on Monday called for a United Nations Security Council presidential statement to hold North Korea accountable over its missile tests after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ...
North Korea fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, lands near Japan
North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday that landed just 200 kilometres (130 miles) off Japan and had sufficient range to reach the mainland of the United States, Japanese ...
Tensions between North and South Korea mount as North fires artillery into sea
North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime border zone overnight, South Korea said on Friday, as defence ministers from Seoul and Washington vowed to demonstrate determination in the ...
North Korea fires ICBM in failed test, officials say; Japan residents told to shelter
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to ...
White House says North Korea supplying Russia with artillery shells (Updated)
The United States has information that indicates North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a “significant” number of artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, White House National Security spokesperson ...
Two Koreas exchange warning shots near sea border amid tensions
North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday, accusing each other of breaching their maritime borders amid heightened military tension.
The South’s Joint Chiefs ...
N. Korea says missile tests simulate striking South with nuclear weapons
North Korea’s recent flurry of missile tests were designed to simulate showering the South with tactical nuclear weapons as a warning after large-scale navy drills by South Korean and ...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles after condemning UN meeting, US drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in the direction of Japan, after the return of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region and ...
South Korea, US fire missiles into the sea to protest ‘reckless’ North Korea test
South Korea and the U.S. military conducted rare missile drills and an American supercarrier repositioned east of North Korea after Pyongyang flew a missile over Japan, one of the ...
N.Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension ...
North Korea’s Kim Yong Un warns USA and Seoul, ‘we are ready for war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent and counter any U.S. military clash, and criticised South Korea’s new ...