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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said a 'Trump-style approach' could help in dealing with North Korea

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North produces enough nuclear material a year for 10-20 weapons: S. Korea president

North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, the South’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday, warning...

AFP3 days ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top, C) fired a senior official 'on the spot' over delays in opening the Ryongsong Machine Complex, KCNA reported

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North Korea’s Kim sacks senior official, slams ‘incompetence’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and condemned “incompetent” apparatchiks for delays in the opening...

AFP4 days ago

These images taken on January 4, 2026 and released as a combo image by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 10, 2026 shows wreckage of a drone that North Korea claims originated from South Korea, and brought down by specialised electronic warfare assets after violating North Korean airspace.

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North Korea accuses South of another drone incursion

North Korea accused the South on Saturday of flying another spy drone over its territory this month, a claim that Seoul denied. The North...

AFPJanuary 9, 2026

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (C) inspect honour guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5

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South Korea’s Lee says urged Xi to help curb North’s nukes

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and suggested...

AFPJanuary 7, 2026

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) inspecting a missile launch exercise in Pyongyang

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North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the firing of “cutting-edge” hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang’s nuclear forces for war, state media reported Monday,...

AFPJanuary 4, 2026

President Lee Jae Myung Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years

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South Korea’s Lee to meet Xi with trade, Pyongyang on the agenda

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Monday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the...

AFPJanuary 4, 2026

This picture taken on January 3, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 4, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting a factory involved in making tactical guided weapons, at an undisclosed place in North Korea

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles in first test of 2026

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, its first launch of the year just hours before...

AFPJanuary 3, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watching a New Year's performance with his daughter Kim Ju Ae (L) at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang

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North Korean leader’s daughter in first visit to symbolic mausoleum

The North Korean leader’s daughter Kim Ju Ae has made her first visit to a mausoleum housing her grandfather and great-grandfather, state media images...

AFPJanuary 1, 2026