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  North Korea tests cruise missile system, vows 'toughest response' to US, South Korea military drills

  World | January 26, 2025 9:36 IST

  While Trump in an interview recently called North Korea a 'nuclear power' hinting a prospective meeting with Kim, the North on Sunday vowed 'toughest response' to US, South Korea for their continued military drills 'targeting' Pyongyang.

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  Kim vows 'toughest' anti-US policy: Improving soldiers' mental toughness to bolstering military

  World | December 29, 2024 17:25 IST

  North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has threatened the United States by suggesting to implement the toughest anti-US policy. It involves improving the mental strength of North Korean soldiers as well as enhancing the capabilities of country's military.

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  Is Kim Jong Un reeling under serious health issues? Korean spy claims his weight climbs to 140 kg

  World | July 30, 2024 19:29 IST

  Kim's obesity could be attributed to his habits of drinking, smoking, and stress. Intelligence reports claimed North Korean officials were seeking new medications overseas for Kim's suspected conditions of high blood pressure and diabetes.

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  North Korea’s Foreign Minister holds meeting with Lavrov in Moscow amid concerns over arms deal

  World | January 16, 2024 16:58 IST

  North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said during a visit to Moscow that ties with Russia were developing in line with the plans of the two countries leaders, a deepening of a relationship that the United States and its allies view with concern.

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  North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite into orbit despite resistance from US, South

  World | November 22, 2023 11:36 IST

  The North's space agency said that its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff from the country's main launch centre.

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  North Korea reopens border for its citizens living abroad after over 3 years of COVID curbs

  World | August 27, 2023 12:04 IST

  North Korea banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic and trade after the pandemic began. The lockdown has further worsened the North’s chronic economic difficulties and food insecurity.

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  'North Korea must have fully prepared for war': Kim orders military ahead of US-South Korea drills

  World | August 14, 2023 7:02 IST

  Visiting other factories, Kim called for building more modern missile launch trucks and said there is an urgent need to boost production of large-calibre multiple rocket launcher shells “at an exponential rate".

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  North Korea's Kim Jong fires top general, calls for war preparations as US-Seoul set to hold drills

  World | August 10, 2023 14:58 IST

  With a cigarette in hand, Kim was seen pointing fingers at a map-- potentially of North Korea-- and dismissed the chief of the general staff Pak Su Il. Pak was replaced with Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil, according to KCNA.

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  North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang: Report

  World | July 27, 2023 7:38 IST

  Footage from the conversation showed Kim Jong-un talking to Shoigu, pointing and walking through a series of large rockets mounted on a truck.

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  US soldier who crossed heavily fortified border to reach North Korea identified as... I DETAILS

  World | July 18, 2023 20:53 IST

  The UN Command confirmed the report but gave no further details on who the person was or why he crossed the border.

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  North Korea's Kim Jong Un's sister mocks Biden, calls him 'old man with no future’

  World | April 30, 2023 15:12 IST

  The critical remarks from Kim Yo-jong came as both the US and South Korea agreed to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat.

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  Kim Jon Un's sister triggers tears in North Korea as she speaks of his 'high fever' during pandemic

  World | August 11, 2022 23:23 IST

  North Korea first suggested in July that its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with objects carried by balloons launched from South Korea — a questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to blame its rival.

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  North Korean leader swears to overcome economic hardships

  World | June 19, 2021 7:38 IST

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “solemnly swore” to navigate his country out of deepening economic troubles as he concluded a major ruling party meeting.

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  'If you want to sleep in peace for next 4 years...': Kim Jong Un's sister warns Joe Biden

  World | March 16, 2021 19:58 IST

  Kim Yo Jong’s statement was issued as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Asia to talk with U.S. allies Japan and South Korea about North Korea and other regional issues.

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  Kim Jong-un elected General Secy of ruling Worker's Party

  World | January 11, 2021 11:52 IST

  North Korea has endorsed the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at its ongoing eighth Congress, a state-media report said on Monday.

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  Kim Jong-un calls for 'maximum alert' against COVID-19

  World | July 03, 2020 12:11 IST

  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "maximum alert" against the coronavirus pandemic, during a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, warning that premature easing of anti-virus measures will lead to "unimaginable and irretrievable crisis," state media reported on Friday.

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  North Korea vows to sever all phone lines with Seoul

  World | June 09, 2020 9:03 IST

  North Korea did not answer South Korea's liaison office phone call on Tuesday after vowing to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines later in the day in anger over Seoul's failure to stop defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets.

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  Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Un: North Korean rulers to disappear from public view

  World | April 28, 2020 16:40 IST

  While Kim Jong Un’s two-week absence has inspired speculation and rumors that he is gravely ill, he is not the first member of North Korean’s ruling elite to disappear from public view. Some absences were caused by real trouble, including deaths, illness or purges. But frequently the so-called disappearances have simply shown the disconnect between insatiable curiosity about what’s happening inside the isolated, nuclear-armed nation and the thick cloak of secrecy surrounding its leadership.

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  US ready for any Christmas gift from North Korea: Trump

  World | December 25, 2019 12:22 IST

  President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch. The president was asked what he will do if North Korea does conduct a long-range missile test.

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  Kim Jong-un rides to sacred mountain on white horse

  World | December 05, 2019 8:47 IST

  On Wednesday, Pyongyang's state media reported that Kim rode to Mount Paekdu and "revolutionary battle sites" where his late grandfather, Kim Il-sung staged anti-Japanese and independence struggles, calling for a fight against "imperialists" and "class enemies", Yonhap News Agency reported.