North Korea

French Navy conducts surveillance op to enforce North Korea sanctions

Nov 08, 2021 09:24

A UN-appointed French naval crew has conducted surveillance operations above the Yellow Sea between North Korea and China, in search of what it describes as signs of contraband headed for North Korea.
North Korea conducts artillery fire drill after US-South joint exercise

Nov 07, 2021 09:34

North Korea has conducted an artillery fire drill to bolster its defense capabilities days after Washington and Seoul kicked off their latest joint military aerial exercise.
North Korea rejects UN human rights report, calls it ‘malicious slander’

Oct 26, 2021 16:16

A North Korean human rights body has rejected the latest report by the United Nations human rights investigator, calling it a ‘malicious slander’.
North Korea accuses US of applying double standards over ballistic missile test

Oct 21, 2021 09:38

North Korea says the United States applies "double standards" in its approach to Pyongyang's weapons program and has overreacted to its recent missile test by calling for an emergency gathering of the United Nations Security Council.
North Korea launches new ballistic missile after US-S Korea talks: Seoul

Oct 19, 2021 13:06

Seoul says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast, shortly after the US and South Korean envoys met in Washington to discuss Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
North Korea to face starvation if Security Council sanctions not eased, UN expert warns

Oct 08, 2021 08:01

A UN expert has warned that North Korea's most vulnerable people will face starvation if crushing sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council are not eased and the peninsular country slips deeper into isolation.
North, South Korea talk on hotline after Pyongyang’s missile tests

Oct 04, 2021 08:37

North and South Korea have restored their direct communication lines in a show of readiness to resume inter-Korean talks after Pyongyang conducted a series of missile tests in the span of a few weeks.
N Korea warns US it will enhance weapons development

Sep 30, 2021 10:41

North Korea warns the United States that amid the absence of all change in Washington’s hostile policy towards Pyongyang, it is sure to power through with its weapons development programs.
North Korea calls for US drill ban as path to end war

Sep 29, 2021 12:58

At the United Nations this week, North Korea outlined the defensive nature of its nuclear weapons, which has been subject to US-led Security Council sanctions for more than a decade. Pyongyang also held out hope for dialogue with the US and South Korea. The remarks from North Korea follow the proposal made by South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a formal declaration to end the Korean War.
North Korea says test-fired new hypersonic missile

Sep 29, 2021 09:04

North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a newly-developed hypersonic missile, in a move it said is strategically significant in the development of the domestic nuclear weapons technology.