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North Korea's attempt to put second military spy satellite into orbit failed, exploded in mid-air
World | May 27, 2024, 09:44 PM ISTSouth Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in that a North Korean rocket was launched in a southern direction off the Korean Peninsula’s west coast. It said four minutes after the launch, many fragments were spotted in the waters.
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Dressed in leather jacket, North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'drives' new tank during mock battle | WATCH
World | Mar 14, 2024, 11:41 AM ISTKim drove the new tank during a mock drill to inspect the combat capabilities of tank crews and make them familiar with combat action in different missions. The mock battle comes as joint annual drills involving South Korea and the US were due to wrap up on Thursday.
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North Korea claims it tests solid-fuel hypersonic missile amid growing tensions
World | Jan 15, 2024, 12:54 PM ISTSouth Korea's military on Monday condemned the North's latest missile launch, which Pyongyang claimed was a new solid-fuel hypersonic missile with intermediate range.
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2017 North Korean nuke test equal to '17 Hiroshimas': ISRO study
Science | Nov 15, 2019, 04:16 PM ISTThe 2017 nuclear test by North Korea shifted the ground by a few metres, and was 17 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945, according to scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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US calls for complete isolation of Kim Jong regime, asks China to cut off oil to North Korea
World | Nov 30, 2017, 10:07 AM ISTUS Ambassador Nikki Haley told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that North Korea's latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "demands that countries further isolate the Kim regime."
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North Korea Agrees To Halt Nuclear Activities
World | Mar 01, 2012, 11:28 AM ISTWashington, Mar 1 : North Korea raised hopes on Wednesday for a major easing in nuclear tensions under its youthful new leader, agreeing to suspend uranium enrichment at a major facility and refrain from missile