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N. Korea Fires Missiles after Takaichi's Inauguration
Newsfrom Japan World Oct 22, 2025 13:22 (JST) Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--North Korea appears to have launched several short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, the South Korean military said. Pyongyang is believed to have demonstrated its...
North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says
In this photo provided by North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Independent...
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles ahead of Trump’s Asia trip
North Korea fires first ballistic missiles since South’s new president took office
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, watches a test of a new rocket engine at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service)...
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says
Representational file image: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the east, South Korea’s military said on Wednesday. It did not provide details of the launch. Earlier, Yonhap news...
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul's military
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022 after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's...
Watch: Kim Spooks Trump? North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Days Before South Korea Summit
N Korea fires missiles before leaders meet in S Korea
North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says
US condemns N. Korea missile tests, urges against 'unlawful, destabilizing' acts
WASHINGTON — The United States condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches Wednesday, calling on the recalcitrant regime to refrain from further "unlawful" and "destabilizing" acts, and reaffirming America's "ironclad" security...
North Korea elevates intelligence capabilities with new unified spy agency
North Korea has transformed its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) into the Reconnaissance Information General Bureau, creating a unified intelligence agency that integrates satellite, cyber, signals and human intelligence operations. A source in...
(URGENT) N. Korea says it tested 2 hypersonic projectiles, successfully hit target
(LEAD) U.S. decries N. Korea's missile launches, urges it to refrain from further 'unlawful, destabilizing' acts
(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 3 paras) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United States condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches Wednesday, calling on the recalcitrant regime to refrain from further "unlawful" and...
N. Korea's Kim tells Lao president bilateral friendship will further advance
By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith that the friendship between the two countries will continue to advance across all sectors, in a recent message to him, the North's...
Tensions Flare: North Korea Launches Missiles Ahead of Trump’s East Asia Tour
SEOUL – North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, just days before former U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned visit to East Asia, in a move widely seen as a show of defiance. According to South...
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the east, Seoul says
N Korea fires ballistic missile towards eastern waters
N Korea fires ballistic missile towards east: S Korea
U.S. decries N. Korea's missile launches, urges it to refrain from further 'unlawful, destabilizing' acts
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United States condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches Wednesday, calling on the recalcitrant regime to refrain from further "unlawful" and "destabilizing" acts, and reaffirming...
Sanctions watchdog links N. Korean hackers to $1.65 bil. in crypto theft this year alone
North Korea has stolen an estimated $2.84 billion (3.9 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency since early 2024, including $1.65 billion this year alone, according to a new report released Tuesday by a South Korea-led multinational sanctions...