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North Korea warns of 'renewing records' in strategic deterrence over US aircraft carrier's entry to South
Seoul, March 4: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday warned of "renewing" the country's records in strategic deterrence, denouncing the recent arrival of a US aircraft carrier in South Korea as an attempt to "threaten and pressurise" its regime.
USS Carl Vinson arrives in South Korea in show of force
Seoul, March 2: The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier arrived at a key naval base in the southeastern city of Busan on Sunday, South Korea's Navy said, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to extended deterrence against continued North Korean threats.
N Korea launches strategic cruise missile, Kim Jong-un calls for defending country with reliable nuke shield
Seoul, February 28: North Korea has launched strategic cruise missiles in waters off its west coast to demonstrate the potential of its nuclear deterrence, local media reported adding that its leader Kim Jong-un has called for thorough war preparedness with the country's nuclear forces and readiness for their use.
South Korea spy agency says North Korea has deployed more troops to Russia
Seoul, February 27: North Korea appears to have deployed additional troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency said on Thursday, local media reported.
North Korea warns of 'resolute' action against multilateral sanctions monitoring group's activities
Seoul, Feb 24: North Korea threatened on Monday to take "resolute" action after a South Korea-led monitoring group implementing UN sanctions against the North over its nuclear and missile programmes has launched official activities.
North Korea seen using ChatGPT in AI education
Seoul, Feb 22: North Korea is apparently using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI of the United States, in its higher education AI studies, according to a media report on Saturday.
Swiss ambassador to North Korea assumes post after presenting credentials
Seoul, Feb 21: Switzerland's top envoy to North Korea has begun his duties after submitting his credentials to Choe Ryong-hae, chairman of the North's parliamentary standing committee, according to the North's state media Friday.
North Korean defence chief reaffirms friendship with Russia during banquet for Russian holiday
Seoul, Feb 21: North Korea's Defence Minister has reaffirmed "invincible" friendship with Russia during a banquet celebrating Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day, hosted by the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday.
'Threat to regional peace': North Korea up in arms against AUKUS, US-South Korea-Japan ties
Seoul, Feb 20: North Korea on Thursday expressed outrage over the move by the United States to bolster another nuclear alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.
US, Japan, South Korea discuss security scenarios in Indo-Pacific and North Korea
Munich, Feb 16: Security scenarios in the Indo-Pacific and North Korea were discussed by the United States, Japan, and South Korea on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2025.
North Korea says bolstering self-defensive capabilities to deter rivals
Seoul, Feb 15: Bolstering self-defensive capabilities is an essential requirement for deterring rivals' provocative attempts and ensuring national security, Pyongyang said Saturday.
North Korea vows stronger defence against 'provocative attempts' by South Korea, US
Seoul, Feb 15: North Korea on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to bolstering its defensive capabilities to deter what it calls "provocative attempts" by South Korea and the United States, the North's state media reported on Saturday.
North Korea may soon produce ICBMs capable to hit US mainland: Top US General
Seoul, Feb 14: North Korea may soon begin producing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) capable of reaching the US mainland, a top US military commander warned on Friday.
South Korea urges Pyongyang to stop dismantling separated family facility at Mt. Kumgang resort
Seoul, Feb 13: South Korea's unification ministry said on Thursday that North Korea was dismantling a reunion facility for separated families inside its Mount Kumgang tourist area and urged Pyongyang to immediately stop.
North Korea sent 200 long-range artillery pieces to Russia, additional supply likely
Seoul, Feb 11: North Korea is estimated to have sent about 200 pieces of long-range artillery to Russia and is likely to send more troops and weapons in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine, South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday.
North Korean leader says US causing 'conflicting structure,' vows to bolster nuclear forces
Seoul, Feb 9: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accused the US of standing behind the world's disputes, reaffirming the country's policy to further develop its nuclear forces, the North's state media reported on Sunday.
N Korea blames US, Japan, South Korea for tensions in region; vows to bolster nuke forces
Seoul, February 9: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, whom American President Donald Trump says he shares a good relationship with, has blamed the United States, Japan and South Korea for escalating tensions in the region, saying the allies' military cooperation has destabilized the security environment, as per state media of the nuclear-armed country.
South Korean Foreign ministry welcomes Trump, Ishiba's commitment to North Korea denuclearisation
Seoul, Feb 8: The South Korean foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the United States and Japan's recent summit meeting where the leaders of the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea.
US President Trump, Ishiba reaffirm 'resolute' commitment to 'complete denuclearization of North Korea
Washington, Feb 8: US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reaffirmed their "resolute" commitment Friday to the "complete denuclearisation of North Korea," a joint statement said, as Pyongyang reiterated its nuclear arms are not a bargaining chip.
UN report accuses North Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad
Seoul, Jan 6: The U.N. has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's heightened surveillance of citizens for possession of outside information and subsequent public trials, including execution by firing squad.
North Korea says US arms aid cannot 'save' South Korea from strategic deficiency
Seoul, Feb 2: North Korea on Sunday accused the US of stepping up weapons aid to allies in what it called an attempt to cement its hegemonic status, saying such weapons provisions are still not sufficient to "save" South Korea from a strategic deficiency.
North Korean troops withdrawn from Kursk region after suffering heavy losses: Ukrainian official
Kyiv, February 1: A Ukrainian Military official informed that North Korean forces have "probably" withdrawn from frontlines in Russia's Kursk region after suffering heavy losses, CNN reported.
North Korea's Kim inspects nuclear material production base
Seoul, Jan 29: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a nuclear-material production base and a nuclear weapons institute, emphasising that strengthening the nuclear shield is "indispensable" amid a long-term confrontation with "the most vicious hostile countries".
North Korea's Kim openly reprimands officials accused of irregularities in effort to tighten discipline
Seoul, Jan 29: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has openly reprimanded party officials for being treated to drinks and other irregularities, calling them a "mega crime," in what is seen as an effort to tighten internal discipline, according to state media.
North Korea test-fires strategic cruise missile
Seoul, Jan 26: North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise guided missiles, the North's state media reported Sunday, in the first missile launch since US President Donald Trump took office last week.
North Korea vows 'toughest counteraction' as long as US rejects its sovereignty
Seoul, Jan 26: North Korea's foreign ministry said Sunday Pyongyang should maintain "the toughest counteraction" to the US as long as it rejects the country's sovereignty and security interests.
Seoul says will continue to push for denuclearisation after Trump calls North Korea 'nuclear power'
Seoul, Jan 21: The South Korean government said Tuesday it would continue to push for the North's denuclearisation after US President Donald Trump called North Korea a "nuclear power" as he returned to the presidency for a second term.
North Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional military tension
Seoul, Jan 20: North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region.
Trump looks set to bring shift in US approach to allies, North Korea, diplomacy, tariffs
Seoul, Jan 19: Under his America First leitmotif, incoming US President Donald Trump appears poised to bring a shift in the United States' approach to the alliance with South Korea, North Korea's unabated nuclear threats, trade and other key issues.
South Korea opens embassy in Cuba one year after establishing diplomatic relations
Seoul, Jan 18: South Korea opened its embassy in Cuba this week, the foreign ministry said Saturday, nearly a year after the two countries forged the diplomatic relations that took the world by surprise, including Cuba's Cold War-era ally, North Korea.
South Korea, US, Japan stage joint air drills involving B-1B bombers
Seoul, Jan 15: South Korea, the United States and Japan on Wednesday held combined air drills, involving two B-1B bombers, officials said, following North Korea's recent launches of hypersonic and short-range ballistic missiles.
South Korea says North Korea can never be recognised as nuclear power after Trump nominee refers to Pyongyang as one
Seoul, Jan 15: North Korea cannot be recognised as a nuclear-armed state under the international nonproliferation treaty, and its denuclearisation is a principle shared by all parties involved, including South Korea and the US, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
South Korea to consult with Ukraine if captured North Korea soldiers seek defection
Seoul, Jan 14: The South Korean government plans to consult with Ukraine about bringing North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine to the South if they request defection, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles ahead of Trump inauguration
Seoul, Jan 14: North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in a provocation staged just days before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
South Korea: Defence ministry rejects as 'not true' claims that military induced North Korea's provocations
Seoul, January 13: South Korean defence ministry on Monday rejected allegations that its suspension of an inter-Korean military pact and resumption of anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts were aimed at inducing North Korea's provocations ahead of December's martial law imposition.
Ukraine ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian captives: Zelensky
Seoul, Jan 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is prepared to hand over captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian captives in Russia, a day after revealing the country's seizure of two wounded North Korean soldiers.
North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine says he thought was going to training, not war: Kyiv
Seoul, Jan 12: One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has claimed during questioning that he thought he was going for training, not to the war against Ukraine, Kyiv's security service has said.
Zelensky says Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers
Seoul, Jan 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's western Kursk region, and investigators are questioning them.
US NSA calls Yoon's martial law bid 'shocking,' 'wrong,' says alliance still set for success despite turmoil
Seoul, Jan 11: US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan portrayed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid as "shocking" and "wrong," but voiced confidence that "structurally," the South Korea-US alliance is "incredibly healthy."
North Korea confirms testing of hypersonic missile under Kim Jong-un's supervision
Seoul, January 7: North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) equipped with a hypersonic warhead, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing state media.