# North Korea

Kim Jong Un says Russia will win a 'great victory' over its enemies at summit with Putin

Kim will later oversee a display of the potential of Russia’s Pacific fleet in Vladivostok, Putin announced.

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Sep 13th 2023, 8:05 AM

# Weapons

North Korea's Kim Jong Un en route to Russia in armoured train to meet Vladimir Putin

Experts suggest Putin is seeking artillery shells and antitank missiles from North Korea for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.

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Sep 11th 2023, 8:33 PM

# submarine

North Korea has launched new nuclear attack submarine, local media reports

Kim Jong Un described the latest addition to his fleet as crucial to standing up to the naval might of the US and its Asian allies.

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Sep 8th 2023, 6:35 AM

# Ukraine War

White House warns North Korea would 'pay a price' if it supplies Russia with weapons

The Kremlin has said it is unable to confirm whether Kim Jong Un will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue.

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Sep 5th 2023, 9:51 PM

August

August 2023

# Missile Test

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles as part of 'tactical nuclear strike drill'

The test was prompted by military exercises held by South Korea and the US, state media said.

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Aug 30th 2023, 10:53 PM

North Korea says it attempted a spy satellite launch which 'failed due to an error'

State media said the error which caused the launch to fail was “not a big issue”.

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Aug 23rd 2023, 11:23 PM

North Korea preparing long-range missile tests and spy satellite launch, says South Korea

The South’s spy agency says the tests are partly in response to major US-South Korean military drills.

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Aug 17th 2023, 12:07 PM

# Travis King

North Korea claims 'racial discrimination' drove US soldier to defect

Travis King was due to fly back to America in July but instead slipped out of South Korea’s main airport and ran across the border into the North.

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Aug 16th 2023, 10:16 AM

Kim Jong Un orders sharp increase in missile production

Kim’s push to produce more weapons comes days before South Korea and the US begin annual military drills.

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Aug 14th 2023, 7:22 AM

# Travis King

North Korea 'responds' to UN efforts to discuss detained American soldier Travis King

King ran across the demilitarised zone and over the border into North Korea last month.

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Aug 3rd 2023, 5:02 PM

July

July 2023

Russian and Chinese officials join Kim Jong Un at a North Korean military parade

At least four new North Korean military drones were towed on trailers through Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square.

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Jul 28th 2023, 8:17 AM

China and Russia send officials to North Korea for Korean War commemorations

The visits suggest North Korea is further opening up after years of pandemic isolation.

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Jul 26th 2023, 7:09 AM

# Missile

North Korea fires missiles ahead of key anniversary

South Korea’s defence ministry said two ballistic missiles flew about 400 kilometers before falling into the sea.

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Jul 24th 2023, 10:39 PM

North Korea fires 'several cruise missiles' into sea amid silence over US soldier

Pyongyang has yet to respond to inquiries about Travis King, who broke away from a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone this week.

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Jul 22nd 2023, 7:27 AM

# DMZ

'Get him!': Witness recalls US soldier's dash across border North Korea

Private Second Class Travis King crossed the border into North Korea this week.

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Jul 21st 2023, 4:55 PM

South Korea warns North that using its nukes would mean the 'end' of its regime

Korean relations are at one of their lowest points, as Pyongyang ramps up weapons testing and the South and US boost military cooperation.

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Jul 21st 2023, 7:58 AM

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea, says South's military

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said they flew some 550 kilometres before splashing into the Sea of Japan.

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Jul 19th 2023, 7:01 AM

# Joint Security Area

American who crossed into North Korea at DMZ is a US soldier

A spokesperson for the US said the soldier crossed into the country “willfully and without authorisation”.

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Jul 18th 2023, 5:28 PM

April

April 2023

Biden says North Korea using nuclear weapons would cause the 'end' of its regime

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol agreed to increase his country’s cooperation with the US during a visit to Washington.

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Apr 27th 2023, 7:37 AM

# missile tests

North Korea says missile launched yesterday was new solid-fuel long-range ICBM

The missile landed in between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

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Apr 14th 2023, 8:39 AM

# missile tests

North Korea fires missile believed to be new type of weapon

The potentially new type of missile prompted an evacuation order on Japan’s northernmost island.

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Apr 13th 2023, 7:20 AM

# fire and fury

Kim Jong Un has vowed a 'practical and offensive’ expansion of North Korea's nuclear arsenal

He met with senior military officials to discuss war preparations in the face of US-South Korean military exercises.

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Apr 11th 2023, 6:57 AM

North Korea warns ‘offensive action’ over US-South Korea military drills

Animosity heightened in recent weeks as the pace of both the allies’ military exercises and the North Korean weapons demonstrations increased.

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Apr 6th 2023, 7:01 AM

March

March 2023

# Nuclear Weapons

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for ramping up production of 'weapon-grade nuclear material'

Kim Jong Un’s latest threat came as a US Navy carrier strike group arrived in South Korea.

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Mar 28th 2023, 6:47 AM

# radioactive tsunami

North Korea claims to have tested ‘nuclear-capable underwater drone'

Analysts are sceptical the device presents a major new threat but the test underlines the North’s commitment to raising nuclear threats.

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Mar 24th 2023, 1:07 PM

# Korea-Japan relations

North Korea fires long range missile just hours before South Korea-Japan summit

The launch, North Korea’s third this week, was a potent reminder of the regional security challenges.

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Mar 16th 2023, 7:13 AM

North Korea launches two missiles to sea, as US and South Korea hold military drills

South Korea’s military called the launches ‘a grave provocation’.

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Mar 14th 2023, 7:14 AM

Kim Jong Un supervises live-fire drill as North Korea simulates attack on South

It comes a day after South Korea’s military detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea.

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Mar 10th 2023, 8:10 AM

This year

2023

# Sea of Japan

North Korea fired 'long-range' ballistic missile - Seoul

South Korea and the US are due to discuss how they would respond to nuclear weapon use by Pyongyang.

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Feb 18th 2023, 11:29 AM

# respiratory illness

North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness', report says

Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes

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Jan 25th 2023, 9:47 AM

# Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong Un calls for 'exponential increase' of North Korea's nuclear arsenal

Kim Jong Un is reported to have said the country must ‘overwhelmingly beef up the military muscle’ in 2023.

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Jan 1st 2023, 11:13 AM

Last year

2022

# missile launch

North Korea fires three missiles into Sea of Japan

It marks the end of a year of growing tensions on the Korean peninsula.

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Dec 31st 2022, 7:17 AM

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan, Seoul's military says

It comes days after the country announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system.

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Dec 18th 2022, 7:16 AM

North Korea fires barrage of artillery shells into maritime buffer zone with the South

About 130 artillery rounds were simultaneously fired today at 14:59 pm (05:59 Irish time) from two separate sites.

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Dec 5th 2022, 9:20 AM

North Korean missile may have had range to hit US mainland, Japan says

The intercontinental ballistic missile is believed to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone this morning.

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Nov 18th 2022, 7:05 AM