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N Korea denies sending weapons to Russia, tells US to ‘shut up’

Pyongyang denies US claims of weapons sales to Russia amid war in Ukraine, condemns Washington’s ‘reckless remarks’.

Al Jazeera

Imagery shows N.Korea may soon launch new missile submarine - think tank

North Korea may be preparing to launch a new submarine believed to be capable of firing ballistic missiles, a U.S.-based think tank reported on Thursday, citing commercial satellite imagery.

Reuters

Russia's invasion of Ukraine tramples U.N. charter: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as destabilising the international order to its core and said the rule of law, not coercion by power, should prevail.

Reuters

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US aircraft carrier heading to South Korea for joint drills

US-South Korean military exercises come after North Korea declared its nuclear programme ‘irreversible’.

Al Jazeera

US vows continued deployment of strategic assets in response to North Korea's nuclear doctrine

The United States and South Korea say they are "committed to continue efforts to employ all elements of both countries' national power to strengthen the alliance" against the threat from North Korea.

ABC News

New N.Korea propaganda posters highlight nuclear-tipped missiles

North Korea has released new propaganda posters featuring its nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, doing so for the first time in years and after the country codified its nuclear policy in law last week.

Reuters

Seoul says N. Korea will self-destruct if it uses nukes

South Korea warned North Korea's government that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” saying its recent legislation allowing the preemptive use of its bombs would only prompt Seoul and Washington to bolster their joint military capability

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North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses.

WEKU

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ABC News

North Korea Law Makes Nuclear Program 'Irreversible'

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearization talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Analysis-Kim Jong Un's 'decapitation' fears shine through in new N.Korea nuclear law

A new North Korean law calls for "automatic" nuclear launches if the country's leadership or command and control systems are threatened, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's fears of a so-called "decapitation" strike, experts said.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un suggests N.Korea may begin COVID vaccinations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested that the isolated country could begin COVID-19 vaccinations in November, state media reported on Friday.

Reuters

North Korea makes nuclear policy ‘irreversible’ with new law

Legislation allows it to carry out a nuclear first strike, amid concern country is on verge of resuming nuclear tests.

Al Jazeera

N.Korea's parliament meets in effort to build 'socialist fairyland'

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament convened this week to pass legislation aimed at turning the country into a "beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland," state media reported on Thursday.

Reuters

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Explainer-What weapons could North Korea send to Russia?

Russia could be about to buy millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said, an allegation immediately dismissed as "fake" by Russia's ambassador to the United Nations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US: Russia to Buy Rockets, Artillery Shells from North Korea

The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded US intelligence finding.

Al Jazeera

Thousands evacuated as typhoon barrels across South Korea

Most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years destroys roads and brings down power lines in country’s south.

The Independent UK

Activist floats balloons again despite North Korea's warning

An activist said he has again flown huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items and an anti-North Korea placard across the tense inter-Korean border, despite the North’s recent warning of a deadly attack over his activities

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The Independent UK

UN chief says North Korea has increased repression of rights

The U.N. chief says in a new report that North Korea has increased its repression of the rights and freedoms of its people and the U.N. Security Council should consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korea: China, Russia Hold Key to North's Denuclearization

China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen UN sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal, a top South Korean official said Thursday, as the North remains ready to conduct its first nuclear test in five years. China and Russia, which both have…

The Independent UK

S. Korea: China, Russia hold key to North's denuclearization

A top South Korean official says that China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen U.N. sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing international efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal

Businessweek

South Korean Cybersecurity Experts Play Cat-and-Mouse With the North’s Hackers

Kim Jong Un’s regime has about 6,000 hackers spreading malware from both inside and outside North Korea.

The Independent UK

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19

North Korea says the latest fever cases detected in its border region with China were tested to be influenza, not coronavirus infections as initially feared

Al Jazeera

Dennis Rodman says will travel to Russia to help Brittney Griner

Dennis Rodman, who calls himself a ‘basketball ambassador’, will visit Russia in an attempt to seek Griner’s release.

WEKU

The U.S. and South Korea are staging their biggest military drills in years

While Washington and Seoul describe their exercises as defensive, North Korea portrays them as invasion rehearsals and has used them to justify its nuclear weapons and missiles development.

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