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View of what state media KCNA reported was a test-firing of the weapons system of the new "Choe Hyon-class" warship, in this picture released on April 30, 2025. — Reuters SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered navy vessels to be speedily armed with nuclear weapons, state media…

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Un had observed the first test-firings of missiles from a recently launched destroyer — the first such warship for the North — and called for accelerating efforts to strengthen his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities. North Korea last week…

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Trump claims Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea to Putin as part of peace deal Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine next weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in WW2, the Kremlin has said. The 72-hour ceasefire is the second announced by Moscow in…

Well, this is not good  news for bringing an end to the Russia/Ukraine war any time soon. JUST IN - Kim Jong-Un decided to deploy North Korean troops to Russia for military assistance and notified Moscow — Yonhap — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 27, 2025 ????Just in: Kim Jong-Un has decided…

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  New satellite images show what could be North Korea’s biggest warship ever – possibly more than double the size of anything in leader Kim Jong Un’s naval fleet. Images taken by independent satellite providers Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs on April 6 show the ship…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un SEOUL: North Korea conducted a test fire on Thursday of its latest anti-aircraft missile system in a drill watched by leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang's state media reported. The launch proved the system's "combat fast response", the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, and…

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened the Trump administration with retaliatory action for stepping up "provocations" with the deployment of a US aircraft carrier to South Korea. The warning from Kim Yo Jong, a powerful official in her brother's regime, implies North Korea will likely…

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