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Kim renews call for N Korea military to ‘bolster their strength’

North Korean leader made call as he praised ‘modernity and heroism’ of country’s armed forces after massive parade.

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un appears to lower his guardrails for a nuclear strike

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have lowered his threshold for a nuclear strike, raising the risks for a miscalculation as he rolls out new weapons whose uses range from nearby tactical strikes to threatening the U.S. homeland from afar.

Tribune News Service

N. Korea's Kim vows to bolster nuke capability during parade

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear capability at "maximum speed.”

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N.Korea's Kim vows to boost nuclear arsenal as parade shows ICBMs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to speed up development of his country's nuclear arsenal while overseeing a huge military parade that displayed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), state media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

North Korea Begins Military Parade amid Revived Tensions

North Korea began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital on Monday to mark the 90th anniversary of its army’s founding, with outside experts saying it was likely to display powerful missiles and other weapons capable of targeting the United States and its allies. South Korea’s military said the march…

Asharq Al-Awsat

N. Korea Boasts of 'Invincible Power'

North Korea's state media boasted Sunday that its armed forces had "gained invincible power" under leader Kim Jong Un as it prepares for a major army holiday that analysts say could be marked with a military parade or major weapons test. North Korea on Monday celebrates the 90th anniversary of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North, South Korean leaders exchange letters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae In have exchanged personal letters, the North's official media reported Friday, despite rising tensions over Pyongyang's military provocations.

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North Korea's Kim offers rare praise for South's departing Moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea's outgoing president for trying to improve relations, a rare gesture of goodwill but one that analysts said may not be enough to head off growing tension between the two Koreas.

Reuters

N.Korea's Kim observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the country's nuclear capabilities, the North's KCNA state news agency reported on Sunday.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

North Korea appears to hold military parade, NK News says

North Korea appears to have held a military parade to celebrate the 110th birthday of its deceased state founder Kim Il Sung, NK News said, but there were no indications whether new weaponry was displayed.

Tribune News Service

Penthouses in North Korea are mainly for the unfortunate few

For people in many countries, living in a penthouse is the dream. In North Korea? Not so much.

Reuters

N.Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked - KCNA

North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Kim Jong Un impersonator Howard X is using his likeness to help others

While the real Kim Jong Un heightened international tensions with an apparent ballistic missile test, his impersonator has been doing intercontinental humanitarian work, including helping the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's lookalike flee the Russian invaders.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea's Kim Vows 'Overwhelming' Military Power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up "overwhelming" and unstoppable military power, state media reported Monday, days after he presided over the nation's biggest missile launch. Kim's comments follow Pyongyang successfully carrying out the launch in defiance of crippling international sanctions on Thursday, the first time…

The Independent UK

N. Korea's Kim vows to develop more powerful means of attack

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after its most serious missile launch in more than four years

Reuters

N.Korea media give Kim Jong Un 'Top Gun' treatment in missile coverage

Sporting a shiny leather jacket and slick aviator shades, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has starred in a Hollywood-style video for Pyongyang's latest missile launch.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Says Kim Ordered Test of 'New Type' of ICBM

Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test-firing of North Korea's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, ensuring his country is ready for "long-standing confrontation" with the United States, state media reported Friday. The Thursday launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim's most powerful missiles at full range since 2017. It…

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N.Korea says tested new ICBM, prepared for long confrontation with U.S.

North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation.

Reuters

N.Korea's Kim sends condolences to China's Xi over airliner crash -KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping to offer condolences over the recent crash of a Chinese airliner, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Suspected Ballistic Missile Explodes after Launch

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang's so-called "monster missile". The launch -- North Korea's tenth suspected weapons test this year -- comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed…

Reuters

N.Korea courts disaster with missile tests from international airport

North Korea's decision to use the international airport near its capital city as a site for test-firing large missiles is "absolutely bonkers" and may be a way for leader Kim Jong Un to keep a close eye on his most prized weapons, analysts said.

The Independent UK

Kim seeks to expand launch pad amid worry about ICBM firing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his officials to expand a satellite launch facility to fire a variety of rockets

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un ‘sends his gardeners to ruthless labour camp because flowers didn’t bloom’

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un allegedly handed down the harsh punishment after he was told the flower named after his late father Kim Jong-il - would not be ready in time for the former leader's birthday

The Independent UK

N. Korean leader Kim attends concert glorifying his power

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un and his wife attended a Lunar New Year’s Day concert in Pyongyang where he received thunderous cheers from artists and audience members who praised him for heralding a “new era” of national power

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