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June 21, 2024 1:16 PM

Putin remarks about possible weapons for North Korea ‘incredibly concerning,’ US says

Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments on Thursday that Moscow may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are "incredibly concerning," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror response to the Western arming of Ukraine. He also warned that U.S. ally South Korea would be making "a big mistake...

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - JUNE 19: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE / / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un (R) as they pose for a photo within their bilateral meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

June 20, 2024 11:07 AM

North Korea, Russia sign pact to give all available military help if other is attacked

North Korea and Russia agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faced armed aggression, under a pact their leaders signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit in 24 years. The pledge is seen as the revival of a mutual defence agreement under a 1961 treaty adopted by the Cold War allies that was annulled in 1990 when the Soviet Union established diplomatic ties with South Korea. The agreement for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" signed by Russian Pres...

Le dictateur nord-coréen Kim Jong-un lors de l'inauguration des travaux pour la construction de l'hôpital général de Pyongyang le 17 mars 2020, Corée du Nord. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

May 31, 2024 12:10 PM

North Korea says 18-missile salvo was warning to South

North Korea said on Friday it had fired 18 short-range ballistic missiles during a drill as a demonstration of its willingness to launch a pre-emptive strike against South Korea's "gangsters' regime" if necessary to counter an attack. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided the firing drill of the 600mm "super-large" multiple rocket launchers on Thursday, state news agency KCNA reported. South Korea said it had detected at least 10 short-range ballistic missiles fired by North Ko...

May 30, 2024 1:58 PM

North Korea fires multiple suspected short-range missiles

North Korea fired a salvo of at least 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday, calling it a possible display for would-be buyers, including Russia. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said North Korea had launched a ballistic missile that appeared to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. The suspected missiles were fired from the Sunan area near its capital Pyongyang at 6:14 a.m. on Thursday (2114 GMT on Wednesday) and flew...

May 29, 2024 4:53 PM

North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement over border, South Korea says

South Korea accused North Korea on Wednesday of sending a large number of balloons across their heavily fortified border to drop objects including trash and excrement, calling the act base and dangerous. The military's explosives ordnance unit and chemical and biological warfare response team were deployed to inspect and collect the objects, and an alert was issued warning residents to keep away and report any sightings to authorities. By Wednesday afternoon, more than 260 balloons had been de...