Korean Peace Talks

North Korea leader praises ‘perfect combat readiness’ after long-range artillery drill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw another "firepower strike drill" on Monday, March 9, 2020, in this photo from the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA By KIM GAMEL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 9, 2020 SEOUL, South…

The North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities, analysts say, more than a year after a summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump broke down in Hanoi AFP | PTI  |  Seoul  Last Updated at March 10, 2020 08:29 IST North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has…

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Seoul, Mar. 9 (BNA): North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, two days after the North threatened to take “momentous” action to protest outside condemnation over its earlier live-fire exercises. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the multiple kinds of projectiles…

Kim Jong Un has fired three short-range missiles 125 miles across its east coast and into the waters between North Korea and Japan - just two days after threatening 'momentous' action, South Korea's military say. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) revealed multiple kinds of projectiles were fired from the eastern…

SEOUL: North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, two days after the North threatened to take "momentous" action to protest outside condemnation over its earlier live-fire exercises. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the multiple kinds of projectiles fired from the…