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North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’

Leader Kim Jong Un says vessel will form part of Pyongyang's nuclear response system, strengthen naval forces.

North Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea, Japan begin military drill

The destroyers' back-to-back commissioning instilled fear in the enemies as the nuclear armament of North Korea's navy made it possible to exerc…

North Korea commissions new 5,000-ton destroyer Kang Kon, calls it part of nuclear deterrence system

Seoul: North Korea has commissioned its new naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media said Monday, as the country pushes to modernise its naval asse…

North Korea’s Kim launches second nuclear destroyer as allied drills start

‘Concerns of the enemies will be surely deepened’, Kim says at the commissioning of the Kang Kon, just 75 days after the Choe Hyon.

North Korea adds second destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military exercise

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent.

N. Korea commissions nuclear-capable naval destroyer Kang Kon

North Korea has commissioned its new naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media said Monday, as the country pushes to modernize its naval assets and…

North Korea's destroyer part of nuclear response system

Kim Jong-un says North Korea's new 5000-tonne-class warship is part ‌of a nuclear response system capable of "annihilating retaliatory strikes".

[Column] A Trump-Kim summit may happen. A deal is another matter.

North Korea isn’t the one complicating a deal — the Trump administration is

S. Korean man sentenced to 5 yrs in prison for spying for North Korea

A South Korean man has been sentenced to five years in prison for spying for North Korea, officials said Saturday. The 43-year-old man, whose id…

Expert says Trump may not have problem acknowledging NK nuke possession

WASHINGTON — A prominent expert said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump may not have a problem with acknowledging North Korea's possessio…

North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say

She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise.

DPRK's Air Koryo resumes domestic flights

Air Koryo (JS, Pyongyang) resumed North Korean domestic flights between Pyongyang and Wonsan on July 23, 2026, operating 2x weekly using its An-…

Kim Jong Un dismisses North Korea's defence minister

SEOUL: North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunda…

N. Korea names new defense minister amid modernization drive

North Korea has replaced its defense minister in a reshuffle of senior military leadership, state media reported Sunday, as the country accelera…

Newspaper: Dialogue between North and South will depend on Park Geun-hye

Japanese pro-North Korea newspaper says actions of new South Korean government will determine relations

Kim Jong UN shakes up North Korea’s military, dismisses defence minister No Kwang Chol

North Korea has dismissed its defence minister No Kwang Chol in a reshuffle of the country’s top military leadership, state media reported Sunda…

North Korea defence minister dismissed: State media

No Kwang Chol was not only dismissed as defence minister but also demoted in the ruling party leadership to "first vice-director of the Munition…