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North Korea Fires Missile, Flies Fighter Jets near Border

North Korea on Friday fired a short-range ballistic missile, conducted an artillery barrage, and flew fighter jets close to the South's border in another show of force that the US has warned could culminate in a nuclear test. Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up missile launches and military exercises in recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

North Korea Says It Has Tested and Deployed 'Tactical Nuke' Cruise Missiles

Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of two long-range cruise missiles, state media said Thursday, adding that the weapons had already been deployed to "tactical nuke" units of the North Korean army. Kim has overseen a blitz of ballistic missile launches in recent weeks, which Pyongyang has described as tactical…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022

The Guardian view on North Korea’s missile tests: growing risks, reduced response

Editorial: Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities are increasing, but there is limited international capacity for or interest in addressing them

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

North Korea fires two missiles after US-South Korea drills

Pyongyang’s seventh weapons test in two weeks comes as it prepares to celebrate the ruling party’s founding day.

Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2022

N Korea defends missile launches as defence against US threats

Pyongyang says recent ballistic missile launches had not endangered civil aviation or threatened neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2022

Earthquake in North Korea was likely natural -South Korea agency

A small earthquake that occurred early on Saturday near North Korea's known nuclear test site was likely a natural quake, South Korea's weather agency said, amid heightened concern about a possible nuclear test by Pyongyang.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Vatican reminds North Korea that pope ready to visit if invited

The Vatican on Friday reminded North Korea, whose recent firing of missiles has heightened tensions in Asia, that Pope Francis is eager to visit the country to help the cause of peace if Pyongyang makes an official invitation.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Japan's missing children: The lingering trauma of North Korean abductions

In the 1970s and 1980s, North Korea organised a kidnapping campaign in "enemy" countries. As one of its closest neighbours, Japan became a prime target. The programme, decided at the highest level of the Communist state, was likely intended to train North Korean spies in foreign languages and customs. FRANCE…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2022

U.S. targets Singapore, Marshall Islands firms in new North Korea sanctions

The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions following North Korea's latest missile launches this week, targeting a fuel procurement network that Washington said supports Pyongyang's weapons programs and its military.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles, Blames US Drills 'Escalation'

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday as it claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. As the United Nations Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's Tuesday launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, North…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 6, 2022