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North Korea, Russia Defence Treaty Comes Into Force
A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday.
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Lion, 2 Bears, 40 Ducks: Putin Gifts Dozens Of Animals To North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea dozens of animals, including a lion and two bears, as a sign of friendship between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian officials said Wednesday.
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North Korea Claims 1.4 Million Young People Joined Army This Week
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week.
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Canadian North Korea Expert Detained In Switzerland On Espionage Charges
A former UN official from Canada who now works as a North Korea specialist has been detained in Switzerland on charges of spying, likely for China, media reports said on Thursday, citing unnamed intelligence sources.
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Kim Jong Un Deploys 250 Ballistic Missiles On North Korea's South Border
The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The missile launchers were an "up-to-date tactical attack weapon" said Kim.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korea Says It Tested Ballistic Missile Capable Of Carrying Super-Large Warhead
North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile on Monday capable of carrying a 4.5-ton super-large warhead, official state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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North Korea, China, Russia Expanding Nuclear Weapons At Breakneck Pace: US
North Korea, China and Russia are expanding and diversifying their nuclear weapons stockpiles at a "breakneck" speed, a White House official has said.
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Explained: North Korea's Unusual Criticism Of China's Nuclear Stance
North Korea's rare swipe at China this week underscored how Beijing and Pyongyang do not entirely see eye-to-eye on the latter's illicit nuclear weapons arsenal, despite warming ties in other areas, analysts and officials in South Korea said.
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North Korean Propaganda Chief Who Served All Three Leaders Dies
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all 3 generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
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US Says Russia Is Shipping Oil To North Korea Above UN Mandated Levels
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is planning new sanctions in response.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile As Top Biden Official Visits Seoul
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, at a time when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul to attend a conference hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol on advancing democracy.
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"Special Personal Ties": Putin Gifts North Korea's Kim Russia-Made Car
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use," official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had joined to adopt against Pyongyan
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North Korean Officials Attend Year-End Meeting In Luxury Sedans Despite UN Sanctions
Top North Korean officials hosted an expensive year-end meeting this week to gather the country's elites.
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North Korea, Russia Defence Treaty Comes Into Force
A landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday.
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Lion, 2 Bears, 40 Ducks: Putin Gifts Dozens Of Animals To North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea dozens of animals, including a lion and two bears, as a sign of friendship between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian officials said Wednesday.
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North Korea Claims 1.4 Million Young People Joined Army This Week
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week.
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Canadian North Korea Expert Detained In Switzerland On Espionage Charges
A former UN official from Canada who now works as a North Korea specialist has been detained in Switzerland on charges of spying, likely for China, media reports said on Thursday, citing unnamed intelligence sources.
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Kim Jong Un Deploys 250 Ballistic Missiles On North Korea's South Border
The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The missile launchers were an "up-to-date tactical attack weapon" said Kim.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korea Says It Tested Ballistic Missile Capable Of Carrying Super-Large Warhead
North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile on Monday capable of carrying a 4.5-ton super-large warhead, official state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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North Korea, China, Russia Expanding Nuclear Weapons At Breakneck Pace: US
North Korea, China and Russia are expanding and diversifying their nuclear weapons stockpiles at a "breakneck" speed, a White House official has said.
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Explained: North Korea's Unusual Criticism Of China's Nuclear Stance
North Korea's rare swipe at China this week underscored how Beijing and Pyongyang do not entirely see eye-to-eye on the latter's illicit nuclear weapons arsenal, despite warming ties in other areas, analysts and officials in South Korea said.
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North Korean Propaganda Chief Who Served All Three Leaders Dies
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all 3 generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
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US Says Russia Is Shipping Oil To North Korea Above UN Mandated Levels
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is planning new sanctions in response.
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile As Top Biden Official Visits Seoul
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, at a time when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul to attend a conference hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol on advancing democracy.
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"Special Personal Ties": Putin Gifts North Korea's Kim Russia-Made Car
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use," official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had joined to adopt against Pyongyan
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North Korean Officials Attend Year-End Meeting In Luxury Sedans Despite UN Sanctions
Top North Korean officials hosted an expensive year-end meeting this week to gather the country's elites.
