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North Korea cancels World Cup qualifier against Japan
Last-minute decision on Tuesday’s match leaves football bodies searching for alternative venueNorth Korea has abruptly cancelled...
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First North Korea spy satellite is ‘alive’ and being controlled, experts say
Changes in orbit of Malligyong-1 suggest Pyongyang is successfully maneuvering the satelliteNorth Korea’s first spy satellite...
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‘I hope he got the extended warranty’: US jokes about Russian car Putin gave to Kim Jong-un
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington he ‘didn’t know there was such a...
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Kim Jong-un’s bellicose stance could signal conflict, or his preference for a President Trump
North Korea’s leader has increased his displays of military aggression but analysts are split on whether...
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North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast, says South Korea
South Korean military says it is analysing the launch along with US intelligence authoritiesNorth Korea has...
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North Korea demolishes symbol of hope for reunification with South – report
The Arch of Reunification – built in 2000 after a landmark inter-Korean summit – has disappeared...
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North Korean teens get 12 years’ hard labour for watching South Korean videos
Footage shows two 16-year-olds being sentenced in front of hundreds of their peers in an amphitheatreVideo...
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North Korean defectors to South tripled in 2023, Seoul says
South Korea says backgrounds of recent defectors including some ‘elite class’ indicate growing discontent with regime...
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Unification with South Korea no longer possible, says Kim Jong-un
In a speech, the North Korean leader has called for constitutional change to identify the south...
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Kim Ju-ae likely heir to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, says South’s spy agency
Intense speculation over future role for Kim Jong-un’s daughter, who is reportedly 10, comes as North...
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Russia ‘attacked Ukraine with North Korea-supplied ballistic missiles’
White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchangeRussia has started using...
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles after US and South Korea bolster nuclear deterrence plans
Japan’s government has called a meeting of its national security council in response to the launchesNorth...
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South Korea launches first military spy satellite, intensifying space race with Pyongyang
Seoul’s satellite was launched into orbit on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketsA SpaceX rocket has...