Tag: #Pyongyang
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Kim Jong-un Honors North Korean ‘Heroes’ Killed Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Pyongyang (FRANCE 24 / AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over an emotional ceremony in Pyongyang where he honored troops who fought alongside Russian forces in Ukraine’s Kursk region, and paid tribute to those killed in action. State media photographs released Friday showed Kim kneeling before portraits of dead soldiers, laying medals and flowers…
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North Korea continues wave of missile launches with fourth weapons test this month
North Korea has fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons test this month, South Korea’s military said.
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North Korea’s Kim lambasts officials for economic ‘defeatism’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused top officials of “self-protection and defeatism” and blamed them for the country’s economic plight
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South Korea demands Pyongyang further probe killing of official
Seoul, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Seoul said Saturday it will demand further investigation by Pyongyang into the killing of a South Korean official after a rare public apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The fisheries official was shot dead by North Korean soldiers on Tuesday, the first such killing of a South Korean civilian in…
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North Korea fires two ‘ballistic missiles’ into sea
Seoul, March 21 (AFP/APP): North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday, the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang as the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic. The South Korean military condemned the launches as “extremely inappropriate given the difficult situation the world…
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Former army officer appointed North Korea’s new top diplomat
Seoul, Jan 24 (AFP/APP): North Korea has appointed a former army officer with little diplomatic experience as its new foreign minister, state media confirmed Friday, reflecting Pyongyang’s already declared hard-line policy toward the US. Speculation had mounted that the country’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho had been replaced by former defense commander Ri Son Gwon…
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North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon
Seoul, Jan 1 (AFP/APP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon. Analysts said the announcement, reported by state media on Wednesday, amounted to Kim putting a missile “to Donald Trump’s head” — but…
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All eyes on ‘new way’ in Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech
Seoul, Dec 30 (AFP/APP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will give his set-piece New Year speech on Wednesday, an opportunity to flesh out the nuclear-armed nation’s threat to seek a “new way” forward after the expiration of its year-end deadline for US sanctions relief. Ahead of the address, Kim told a meeting of top…
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White House warns N. Korea over ‘Christmas gift’ threat
Washington, Dec 29 (AFP/APP): The White House said Sunday it would consider “other tools” beyond personal diplomacy if North Korea went ahead with a threatened “Christmas gift” that could reignite global tensions over its nuclear program. Experts have interpreted the message delivered earlier this month by Pyongyang as a warning that a long-range missile test…
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North Korea conducts ‘very important test’: KCNA
Seoul, Dec 8 (AFP/APP): North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a “very important test” at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. The announcement of Saturday’s test at the Sohae satellite launch site came just hours after US President Donald Trump said he would be…