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The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

After record year of arms tests, what’s in North Korea’s arsenal?

N Korea has tested a dizzying array of missiles as it seeks to build a nuclear-tipped rocket capable of hitting the US.

Al Jazeera

North Korea fires another missile as South salvages parts of Soviet-era weapon

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, as South Korea said it had identified debris from an earlier launch as part of a Soviet-era SA-5 surface-to-air missile.

Reuters

US expands sanctions on Myanmar, NKorea aviation sectors

The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against the aviation sectors of North Korea and Myanmar as it continues to punish the two countries for weapons-related violations of U.S. and United Nations regulations and human rights abuses

The Independent UK

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Dogs gifted by Kim Jong Un at center of South Korean row

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now marred in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of support as he gave the animals up

The Independent UK

Analysis-North Korea's missile launches show no scarcity of weapons funding, materials despite sanctions

North Korea's record year of missile launches has shown its willingness to pour resources into producing and deploying more weapons than ever, supported in part by overseas networks that provide funding and material, analysts say.

Reuters

North Korea again denies US charges of selling arms to Russia

North Korea denied U.S. allegations it was selling arms to Russia for use in Ukraine, amid worries Pyongyang could be moving closer to Moscow as it faces criticism from Washington over its weapons tests.

Tribune News Service

North Korea dismisses claims of weapons shipments to Russia

Arms sales would be an indication of deepening ties between the two isolated nations.

Al Jazeera

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N. Korea slams US for raising alleged arms supply to Russia

North Korea accused the United States of cooking up a “plot-breeding story” on its alleged arms transfer to Russia

The Independent UK

North Korea denies ‘hostile’ US accusation of arms deals with Russia

North Korea says it doesn't have arms dealings with Russia, after the US said the country appears to be supplying artillery shells.

The New Daily

N.Korea denies arms dealings with Russia, says it has no plans to do so

North Korea said on Tuesday it has never had arms dealings with Russia and has no plans to do so, its state media reported, after the United States said North Korea appears to be supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine.

Reuters

North Korea warns of 'unstable confrontation' alongside terrifying missile launch photos

North Korea fired dozens of missiles and launched hundreds of warplanes last week, leading to evacuation alerts in parts of South Korea and Japan, and has since published horrifying new images

Daily Mirror

North Korea has fired a flurry of missiles. Experts warn a nuclear test could be next

The isolated communist country under Kim Jong Un recently passed a law enshrining the right to use pre-emptive nuclear strikes and making its status as a nuclear-armed nation "irreversible".

ABC News

North Korea claims missile tests were practice for attacks on South Korea and US

The regime said tests were in protest at massive US-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal, calling them an “open provocation and dangerous war drill”

Daily Mirror

North Korea claims missile tests were simulated attack on U.S. and South Korean targets

South Korea's Navy said today it had recovered suspected debris of Pyongyang's ballistic missile that landed near South Korean waters.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-South Korean Leader Plans to Give up Dogs from North Korea’s Kim

South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a gift following their 2018 summit, citing a lack of support from his successor. Moon has raised the white Pungsan dogs named "Gomi"…

France 24

N. Korea says missile tests meant to ‘thoroughly’ counter S. Korean and US drills

North Korea’s military said Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and U.S. targets such as air bases and operation command systems with a variety of missiles that are likely nuclear-capable.

Reuters

Ex-South Korean leader plans to give up dogs from North Korea's Kim

The Guardian - UK

The Ukraine war is deepening Russia’s ties with North Korea as well as Iran

Moscow’s growing need for armaments from Pyongyang is likely to lead to greater alignment of diplomatic and military interests

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The News Lens

North Korea’s Flurry of Missile Tests Raises Alarm – But Are We Seeing Anything New?

The sustained pace of missile launches may serve as a distraction to focus the North Korean people’s gaze on the external enemy rather than their own distress and the government’s role in it.

Daily Mirror

Fears over MORE North Korea missiles as Kim Jong-un warns of military response

North Korea said it will respond to the exercises with "sustained, resolute and overwhelming practical military measures" and lambasted the US-South Korea drills as "military confrontation hysteria"

The Independent UK

North Korea: Missile tests were practice to attack South, US

North Korea’s military says its recent barrage of missile tests were practice to attack its rivals’ air bases and warplanes and paralyze operation command systems

The Conversation

North Korea's flurry of missile tests raises alarm – but are we seeing anything new?

The sustained frequency and intensity of North Korea’s missile launches in recent weeks has refocused attention on the Korean Peninsula at a time when the danger of great power war seems more immediate.

Al Jazeera

N Korea condemns US-S Korea drills, promises ‘merciless’ response

KCNA says recent launches were designed to simulate attacks on air bases, aircraft and a major South Korean city.

Reuters

North Korea says launches were simulated attack, as South recovers missile parts

North Korea said on Monday that its recent missile launches were simulated strikes on South Korea and the United States as the two countries held a "dangerous war drill", while the South said it had recovered parts of a North Korean missile near its coast.

Bangkok Post

Thailand joins Japan’s multilateral display of naval unity amid E. Asia tension

YOKOSUKA, Japan: Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.

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