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North Korea criticizes UN, US for raising Pyongyang's human rights issue

The mission stressed that it defines the "pressure campaign" as a violation of the dignity and sovereignty of the North and "resolutely denounces and rejects it,"

US, South Korea jointly warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

The US and South Korea jointly warned North Korea on on Thursday that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un's regime, as Pyongyang continued to rattle the peninsula with escalating missile tests. North Korea has launched more than two dozen missiles over the last two days in response to US-South Korean military exercises that began on Monday. The launches have sent South Koreans scrambling for shelter and further frayed the nerves of a population already mourning the loss of more than 150 people at a horrific Halloween crowd crush. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup, after meeting on Thursday at the Pentagon, released a joint statement saying they strongly condemned North Korea's escalating military flexing, including ballistic missile test launches, multiple rocket launches and coastal artillery. Any use of nuclear weapons, including lower-yield tactical nuclear ...

N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles towards sea as US redeploys carrier

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang's previous launch of a nuclear-capable missile over Japan. The latest missile launches suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is determined to continue with weapons tests aimed at boosting his nuclear arsenal in defiance of international sanctions. Many experts say Kim's goal is to eventually win US recognition as a legitimate nuclear state and the lifting of those sanctions, though the international community has shown no sign of allowing that to happen. The latest missiles were launched 22 minutes apart from the North's capital region and landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The first missile flew 350 kilometers (217 miles) and reached a maximum altitude of 80 kilometers (50 miles) and the second flew 800 kilometers (497

Kamala Harris to visit S Korea amid Pyongyang's nuclear testing threat

US Vice President Kamala Harris will arrive in South Korea on Thursday just a day after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles amid an escalation of Pyongyang's continued nuke testing

N Korea to hold key parliamentary meet on Sep 7, organisational issues key

North Korea will convene a key parliamentary meeting in Pyongyang next month to discuss organisational and other pending issues

Pyongyang fired unidentified projectile toward eastern sea: South Korea

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately say whether the projectile was ballistic or how far it flew

Top nuke envoys of South Korea, China discuss Korean Peninsula security

Chinese envoy expressed concerns over rising tension on the peninsula and reaffirmed commitment to play a "positive role" but said the key to a resolution to issue is in hands of Pyongyang, Washington

N Korea's massive military parade imminent, suggests satellite imagery

North Korea appears to be making final-stage preparations for a military parade involving a large number of troops ahead of another key anniversary next week.

'Pyongyang will not fire a single bullet toward Seoul', says Kim Yo-jong

Kim Yo-jong again took issue with the South Korean defense chief's talk in public last week of his troops' "preemptive strike" capabilities, boasting repeatedly about Pyongyang's nuclear combat force

North Korea test-fires 9th missile ahead of South Korean Prez poll

Notably, the ninth missile launch conducted by Pyongyang this year comes just four days ahead of the Presidential election in South Korea on March 9

North Korea confirms test of ballistic missile capable of striking Guam

North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam.

North Korea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il's death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea ignores US offer for talks, citing its hostile policy

North Korea said on Thursday it will ignore a US offer for talks unless it withdraws its hostile policy on the North, days after Washington said it reached out to Pyongyang through various channels

North Korea celebrates 75th party anniversary amid economic woes

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of its ruling party with outside observers expecting leader Kim Jong Un to take centrestage in a massive military parade in capital Pyongyang

North Korea cuts all communication with South over anti-Pyongyang leaflets

In its announcement, North Korea said Tuesday's move was a response to South Korea's failure to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their borders

North Korean media silent on Kim Jong-Un as speculation on health grows

Kim Jong-un has been out of public view since he was last seen on April 11 chairing a major party meeting, reports Yonhap News Agency

N-talks can resume only after US accepts our demands: North Korea official

The US and the North last held their working-level nuclear talks in Sweden in October 2019

Anti-US struggle day: North Koreans hold mass rally

The rally was held in Pyongyang to denounce the US for starting the Korean War on June 25, 1950