Source link Pyongyang must be ready to fight and win against all enemies, Kim Jong-un has said The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea needs to be ready to fight and win a war, the nation’s leader Kim Jong-un said during a visit to an elite military academy, the state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday. […]
Source link Kim Jong-un had previously declared he is ending policy of seeking reconciliation with the South North Korea on Tuesday test-fired what is presumed to be a new solid-fuel rocket, officials in Seoul have claimed. Pyongyang has made no immediate comment on the reported launch. The South Korean military said it had detected a […]
Source link Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing satellite images as evidence. According to the report, the images that were shared with the outlet by a UK think-tank – the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) – show that at least […]
Source link The reported test comes after Pyongyang decried the latest joint drills held by the US and South Korea North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday, the Yonhap News Agency has reported, citing senior South Korean military officials. The launches were carried out as US Secretary of State […]
Source link The victory brings the former president closer to becoming the Republican nominee to challenge Joe Biden in November’s election Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley – his last remaining rival for this year’s Republican presidential nomination – in the North Dakota caucus on Monday. Trump received over 84% of the vote, according to AP […]
Source link Pyongyang claims an invasion is being planned, while Seoul says the exercises are purely defensive The Defense Ministry of North Korea has strongly condemned what it described as “reckless” military drills that are being held by the United States and South Korea, according to a statement published by state media on Tuesday. The […]
Source link Pyongyang considers Seoul to be its “most harmful and unchangeable enemy,” the leader has said Pyongyang must be prepared to seize South Korean territory in the event of an “emergency,” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said. In a speech marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean Army on […]
Source link North Korea has launched several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military reported. The news comes amid the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula on the backdrop of a wave of weapons testing by Pyongyang and joint US and South Korean war games in the region. Seoul will […]
Source link Pyongyang said the weapon trial would deter “hostile military maneuvers” by Washington and its allies North Korea has carried out a test of a newly developed “underwater nuclear weapon system,” the country’s military said, noting the move was a response to joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan. A […]
Source link Grant Shapps wants Western nations to increase their military spending ahead of a possible conflict British defense minister Grant Shapps has predicted a global conflict between the West and Russia, China, Iran and North Korea within five years. Shapps has called on Britain’s allies to increase their military spending in response to this so-called […]
Source link Moscow and Pyongyang reportedly discussed bilateral ties and the security of the Korean Peninsula Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at the Kremlin, following talks between the countries’ top diplomats on boosting bilateral ties and cooperation earlier on Tuesday. During their meeting, top North Korean and Russian […]
Source link The Russian foreign minister warned against any steps that could escalate tensions The US and its Asian allies are increasing regional tensions with their hostile policies toward Pyongyang, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son-hui, on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting with Choe in Moscow, Lavrov said the […]
Source link Leader Kim Jong-un has called for amending Pyongyang’s constitution to classify South Korea as the “No. 1 hostile country” North Korea has followed through on leader Kim Jong-un’s conclusion that peaceful reunification with Seoul is impossible, scrapping the government agencies that were involved in such efforts and preparing to constitutionally brand South Korea […]
Source link Pyongyang’s top diplomat, Choe Son-hui, is scheduled to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin might meet with North Korea’s top diplomat, Choe Son-hui, this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday. Choe arrived in Moscow earlier the same day and is scheduled to meet […]
Source link The launch was Pyongyang’s first weapons test this year amid growing tensions with Seoul North Korea has tested a solid-fuel ballistic missile armed with a hypersonic warhead, the Korean Central Telegraphic Agency (KCTA) reported on Monday. The launch was conducted amid growing tensions with Pyongyang’s southern neighbor, as Seoul has recently conducted military […]