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Kim Jong Un says he’s ready to fight US, ‘eliminate’ South Korea

UPDATED: Thu., July 28, 2022

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to “eliminate” South Korea and said he was ready for any battle with the U.S. in a speech to mark the 69th anniversary of the deal that ended fighting in the Korean War. Kim, making his first appearance in public in nearly three weeks, delivered one of his strongest rhetorical attacks against South Korea since conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol took ...

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South Korea restores military drills once reduced to help Trump

UPDATED: Fri., July 22, 2022

South Korea will bring back joint military exercises with the U.S. that had been scaled down or halted since about four years ago under former President Donald Trump to facilitate his nuclear negotiations with North Korea.

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South Korea launches satellite with its own rocket for the first time

UPDATED: Tue., June 21, 2022

South Korea said it successfully launched a small but working satellite into orbit using its first homemade rocket Tuesday, bringing the country closer to its dream of becoming a new player in the space industry and deploying its own spy satellites to better monitor North Korea.

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Biden administration to reverse Trump-era rules on land mines

UPDATED: Tue., June 21, 2022

The Biden administration will ban the use of land mines by the United States across most of the globe, in a decision that reverses Trump-era rules allowing greater employment of the weapons that are blamed for killing thousands of civilians a year - the majority of them children.

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North Korea confirms first COVID-19 outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

UPDATED: Fri., May 13, 2022

North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world.

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North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities

UPDATED: Wed., May 4, 2022

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to speed up the development of his nuclear weapons “at the fastest possible pace” and threatened to use them against rivals.

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

UPDATED: Tue., April 26, 2022

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons and threatened to use them if provoked in a speech he delivered at a military parade that featured powerful missiles capable of targeting the country's rivals, state media reported Tuesday.

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North Korea begins military parade amid revived tensions

UPDATED: Mon., April 25, 2022

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.

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U.S., South Korea urge North’s return to talks after missile tests

UPDATED: Mon., April 18, 2022

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea said Monday that Washington and Seoul agreed on the need for a strong response to North Korea's recent spate of missile tests, though they remain open to dialogue with the country.

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N Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 11, 2022

North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong Un’s calls to expand its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international opposition.

Kim Jong Un says he’s ready to fight US, ‘eliminate’ South Korea

South Korea restores military drills once reduced to help Trump

South Korea launches satellite with its own rocket for the first time

Biden administration to reverse Trump-era rules on land mines

North Korea confirms first COVID-19 outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities

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

North Korea begins military parade amid revived tensions

U.S., South Korea urge North’s return to talks after missile tests

N Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks

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