North Korea Missile Test
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North Korea tests world's most powerful ICBM, Kim says 'appropriate military action' against enemies
World | Oct 31, 2024, 12:40 PM ISTNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the missile test and was at the launch site, calling the launch “an appropriate military action” to show North Korea’s resolve to respond to its enemies’ moves that have threatened the North’s safety, according to its Defense Ministry.
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North Korea conducts first flight test of new strategic cruise missile to boost its military prowess
World | Jan 25, 2024, 08:29 AM ISTSince 2021, North Korea has conducted at least 10 rounds of tests of what it described as long-range cruise missiles fired from both land and sea.
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North Korea's Kim Jong fires top general, calls for war preparations as US-Seoul set to hold drills
World | Aug 10, 2023, 02:58 PM ISTWith 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-US tension flares up: Kim Jong fires ballistic missiles as US submarine reaches S Korea
World | Jul 24, 2023, 11:34 PM ISTThe launches came hours after South Korea's navy said a nuclear-propelled US submarine — the USS Annapolis — arrived at a port on Jeju Island. That underscored the allies' efforts to boost the visibility of US strategic assets in the region to intimidate the North.
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Brazen show of force! North Korea launches 2 more missiles to sea as allies hold military drills
World | Mar 14, 2023, 12:39 PM ISTNorth Korea missile launch: The South Korean military referred to the launches as "a grave provocation" that jeopardises regional peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, 2nd test in 3 days to counter US-S Korea military drill
World | Feb 20, 2023, 09:59 AM ISTOn Sunday, Japan said no damage was reported from the missile, which landed within Japan's exclusive economic zone, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Oshima island. Oshima lies off the western coast of the northernmost main island of Hokkaido.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un not seen in public for 36 days. Is he suffering from any fatal disease?
World | Feb 07, 2023, 04:59 PM ISTSeveral international media speculated that the leader might be suffering from some serious ailment, especially a fatal one.
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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles amid tensions over drone flights with South Korea
World | Dec 31, 2022, 07:32 AM ISTNorth Korea fires missile: South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the three launches from an inland area south of Pyongyang, the North’s capital, on Saturday morning.
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South Korea, Japan seek better 'ties' amid North Korea missile tensions
World | Nov 13, 2022, 08:19 PM ISTSouth Korea Japan relations: In the bilateral meeting, Yoon and Kishida assessed that there has been active communications between their diplomats on “a current issue between the two countries” and agreed to continue consultations to find an early resolution, Yoon’s office said in a statement.
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North Korea fires yet another 'unspecified ballistic missile' towards eastern sea: Reports
World | Nov 09, 2022, 02:45 PM ISTNorth Korea missile launch: The latest launch by Pyongyang comes amid an ongoing record-breaking missile testing campaign for the last few months
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North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of another six ICBM
World | Nov 03, 2022, 09:06 PM ISTThe ICBM test was followed by launches of two short-range ballistic missiles in the morning, drawing swift condemnation by North Korea’s neighbors and the United States, which reacted by extending ongoing joint air force exercises with South Korea.
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North Korea fires another short-range ballistic missile, flies warplanes near border
World | Oct 14, 2022, 08:42 AM ISTNorth Korea missile news: Friday’s ballistic launch extended a record number of missile demonstrations by North Korea this year as it exploits the distraction created by Russia’s war on Ukraine to accelerate its arms development and increase pressure on Washington and its Asian allies.
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North Korea says 4th new test-firing was anti-aircraft missile
World | Oct 01, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTIn September, North Korea resumed its first missile tests in six months but still offered conditional talks with Seoul in what some experts say is an attempt to extract concessions in its nuclear diplomacy with the U.S.
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North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles
World | Sep 13, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTThe Korean Central News Agency said Monday the cruise missiles, which had been under development for two years, demonstrated an ability to hit targets 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) away during flight tests.
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Senior UN official meets N Korea's deputy foreign minister as tensions mount
World | Dec 06, 2017, 10:12 AM ISTAN American citizen, Jeffrey Feltman, the UN undersecretary-general for political affairs, is the first person in his position to visit Pyongyang since 2010.
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Amid N Korea threat, US, South Korea kick off largest-ever joint air drill
World | Dec 04, 2017, 09:27 AM ISTThe five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops -- began Monday morning, Seoul's air force said.
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Is Kim Jong-un's missile experiment caused earthquake in North Korea ?
News | Oct 14, 2017, 02:07 PM IST