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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre L) told special operations forces his country would use nuclear weapons should its sovereignty be threatened

World

North Korea’s Kim threatens to use nukes if attacked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would use nuclear weapons “without hesitation” if attacked by the South and ally the United...

AFP6 hours ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspects the rehabilitation projects in the country's flood-hit area on September 29, 2024, according to the official news agency KCNA which published the image

World

Kim Jong Un visits flood-hit areas of N. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited flood-damaged areas in the country and ordered swift action to rebuild homes, state media reported on Monday....

AFP4 days ago

The players were greeted by their families at the airport in Pyongyang, many overcome with joy, some in tears

Sports

N. Korea players celebrate U20 World Cup victory in Pyongyang

North Korea's young women's football team received a thunderous homecoming after their title win at the 2024 Fifa U-20 World Cup.

AFP5 days ago

A handout photo provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows garbage carried by a North Korean balloon that landed in Seoul in June

World

South Korea warns of ‘decisive’ action against trash balloons

South Korea said Monday it would take “decisive military action” if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border...

AFPSeptember 23, 2024

North Korea fired multiple short range ballistic missiles last week, the nuclear-armed country's first major weapons test since early July

World

North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, Pyongyang’s second such weapons test in a week. Leader Kim...

AFPSeptember 17, 2024

North Korean state media showed leader Kim Jong Un (R) meeting with Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu at an undisclosed location

World

N. Korea pledges deeper ties with Russia as security chief visits

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to deepen ties with Russia as he held talks with visiting security chief Sergei Shoigu, state media...

AFPSeptember 14, 2024

North Korea conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and is under rafts of UN sanctions for its banned weapons programs

World

North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring it as he...

AFPSeptember 12, 2024

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspects the test-firing of a 240mm rocket launcher equipped with a new 'guiding system'

World

North Korea test-fires rocket launcher with new ‘guiding system’

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new “guiding system”, state media said Wednesday,...

AFPAugust 27, 2024