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U.N. chief condemns N. Korea's latest ICBM test-launch

Kyodo News
Updated as of Mar 18 07:54 AM

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned North Korea's recent test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in violation of resolutions adopted by the world body's Security Council. Read more »

N.Korea 'probably' will carry out new nuclear test: US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 03:35 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "probably" will test a nuclear device again in his drive to build a nuclear arsenal that he sees as "the ultimate guarantor" of his rule, a US intelligence report said Wednesday. Read more »

North Korea: Kim Jong Un visits troops with daughter

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Feb 08 05:59 PM

The rare sight came ahead of a 75th anniversary celebration for the country's army. Read more »

North Korea pledges 'expanded, intensified' military drills

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 11:36 AM

North Korea's top army officials have said they will expand and intensify military drills to ensure their readiness for war. Read more »

Pompeo says US averted nuclear war between India, Pakistan

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 06:54 AM

"No other nation could have done what we did that night to avoid a horrible outcome," Pompeo wrote. Read more »

Kim calls for 'exponential increase' of N. Korea's nuclear arsenal

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 01 11:41 AM

North Korea's Kim Jong Un called for an "exponential increase" in the country's nuclear arsenal including new powerful missiles for "nuclear counterstrikes." Read more »

Kim vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 11:53 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force, state media reported Sunday. Read more »

North Korea's Kim congratulates Xi on third term

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 05:52 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent his "warmest congratulations" to Chinese President Xi Jinping on securing a third term as head of China's ruling Communist Party, state media reported Sunday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 9, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:54 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

In North Korea: Bring on the celebration

KCNA via EPA-EFE
Posted at Sep 09 02:50 PM

The Supreme People’s Assembly passed the legislation that would ensure the right to automatically use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself. Read more »

Kim slams North Korea COVID response, deploys army

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 10:52 AM

Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday. Read more »

Kim will 'strengthen' North Korea's nuclear weapons: state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 11:44 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country's nuclear weapons program during a speech at a military parade in Pyongyang. Read more »

Kim says N.Korea will keep developing 'formidable striking capabilities' - KCNA

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 08:05 AM

North Korea will continue to develop "formidable striking capabilities" that cannot be bartered or sold for anything, leader Kim Jong Un said, according to state media on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 16, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 12:45 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

North Korea celebrates late leader's birth anniversary

KCNA via Reuters
Updated as of Feb 16 06:46 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the celebration of the 80th birth anniversary of their late leader Kim Jong Il in Samjiyon City on Tuesday. Read more »

North Korea documentary shows limping Kim Jong Un

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 08:48 PM

A North Korean documentary broadcast on Tuesday showed a limping leader Kim Jong Un as he tackles the impoverished country's "worst-ever hardships" amid the coronavirus pandemic and sanctions over its weapons programs. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 12:27 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Kim Jong Un watches demo flight at NoKor expo

STR / various sources / AFP
Posted at Oct 12 06:01 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a demonstration flight during the opening ceremony of the "Self-Defense-2021" in Pyongyang Read more »

North Korea fires missile ahead of UNSC meeting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 06:28 PM

North Korea has successfully fired a new anti-aircraft missile, state media said Friday. Read more »

South Korea: N. Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 07:31 AM

The launch came just days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister Kim Yo Jong dangled the prospect of an inter-Korean summit. Read more »