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North Korea tests a nuclear-capable rocket launcher with 4,200 km range as Kim Jong Un with daughter oversees launch amid rising tensions with South Korea.

Kim Jong with daughter oversees test of nuclear-rocket test

March 15, 2026, 10:27 AM - 2 min read

The test was described by leader Kim Jong Un as a “very deadly yet attractive weapon.” He oversaw the launch personally, accompanied by his daughter, widely regarded as his likely successor.

North Korea fires about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea as the US and South Korea conduct joint Freedom Shield military exercises.

North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles amid US-South Korea drill

March 14, 2026, 03:12 PM - 3 min read

The launches came as the US and South Korean militaries conduct their annual springtime exercises involving thousands of troops, while the Trump administration also wages an escalating war in the Middle East.

North Korea has refused to engage in talks with the US and South Korea since Kim’s nuclear diplomacy with President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019

North Korea to bolster nuclear programme: Kim Jong Un

January 28, 2026, 09:26 AM - 3 min read

The upcoming party congress, expected to start in February, is the first of its kind in five years and will be a venue to declare “next-stage plans for further bolstering up the country’s nuclear war deterrent”, said Korean Central News Agency

North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles after a two-month pause, as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington condemned the launches amid rising global tensions.

North Korea fires ballistic missiles

January 4, 2026, 11:08 AM - 3 min read

South Korea’s presidential office said it had held an emergency security meeting and urged North Korea to cease "provocative acts that violate United Nations Security Council resolutions."

Rogue nations capitalising on gaps in crypto regulation

December 25, 2025, 09:51 PM - 8 min read

Two years after Hamas’s October 7 attack, a lawsuit against Binance has cast fresh light on how cryptocurrency is being exploited to fund terrorism and weapons programmes. With enforcement weakening, digital assets are increasingly undermining global security and sanctions regimes.

During his visit of the facility Pyongyang, Kim also oversaw the test firing of a new high-altitude long-range anti-air missile into the Sea of Japan, which the Korean leadership calls its own territory

Kim finds US-South Korea nuclear sub deal ‘offensive’

December 25, 2025, 12:12 PM - 2 min read

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has slammed a new nuclear submarine development deal between the United States and South Korea, saying the move threatens stability in the Korean Peninsula

South Korean President all for peace

December 3, 2025, 06:03 PM - 2 min read

“I do think we need to apologize, but I haven't been able to say so because I worry it could be used to smear (me) as pro-North Korean or spark political ideological battles,” Lee said. “That's all I will say for the time being.”

South Korea former President Yoon Suk Yeol. (File Photo)

Former South Korean President Yoon indicted on fresh charges

November 10, 2025, 12:08 PM - 2 min read

A special team of investigators is probing Yoon’s short-lived bid to impose military law in South Korea in December last year.

North Korea plans war memorial for Ukraine conflict dead

October 24, 2025, 12:21 PM - 2 min read

The announcement comes just two days after Pyongyang tested a new cutting-edge weapon system involving hypersonic projectiles on Wednesday.

Kim receives a ceremonial salute during Pyongyang’s grand military parade, as troops and missile units march past to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party.

North Korea displays its most powerful missile yet

October 11, 2025, 03:21 PM - 4 min read

At a rain-soaked parade marking the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party, Kim Jong Un unveiled North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, asserting growing military might and defiance.

North Korea has often rebuked the West for nudging it to give up its nuclear arsenal, which the western countries see as a threat to the region and to the United States.

North Korea will never surrender its nuclear weapons: Kim Son

September 30, 2025, 01:21 PM - 2 min read

North Korea has often rebuked the West for nudging it to give up its nuclear arsenal, which the western countries see as a threat to the region and to the United States

N. Korea says US missile shield could trigger space nuclear war

N. Korea says US missile shield could trigger nuclear space wars

May 27, 2025, 01:41 PM - 3 min read

In a statement shared by North Korea’s state-run media outlet, Pyongyang's foreign ministry slammed the "very dangerous 'threatening initiative' aimed at threatening the strategic security of the nuclear weapons states."