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Watch: Kim Spooks Trump? North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Days Before South Korea Summit
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...
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...
(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...
(URGENT) N. Korea says it tested 2 hypersonic projectiles, successfully hit target
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...
North Korea pushes joint ventures with China under new regional development policy
Joint venture and joint operation projects between North Korea and China have been brisk throughout North Korea since leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Beijing. Chinese businesses and individual investors have been visiting Pyongyang, the Pyongan...
National Assembly speaker asks Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea for peace
Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 19:31 Pope Leo XIV waves upon his arrival at the St. Augustin Basilica to address his fellow Augustinians at the start of their global assembly in Rome on Sept. 1. [AP/YONHAP] National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has...
North Korea’s new tourism law shows tighter controls despite push for foreign investment
Daily NK has acquired the full text of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone Act, which was adopted in the 35th plenary session of the 14th Standing Committee of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly in May. An analysis of the legal text found...
School Assembly News Headlines Today (October 23): West Indies become first team to bowl 50 overs of spin in an ODI, IIM Calcutta in top 10 global rankings and more
Here are the top School Assembly News Headlines for October 23: Here are the top School Assembly News Headlines for October 23. Highlights include findings from a Karnataka SIT probe into voter deletion fraud, the Centre’s plan to attract...
(URGENT) Pentagon official condemns N. Korea's missile launches, urges it to refrain from further 'unlawful, destabilizing' acts
China's position and policy on Korean Peninsula issue consistent and stable: FM in response to question on N.Korea's missile launch
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun When asked by a South Korean reporter on Wednesday about short-range ballistic missiles that were reportedly launched by North Korea in the morning, as claimed by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of...
Morning Brief: US B-52s Conduct Drill Near Venezuela, Guatemala Labels Major Gangs Terrorists, North Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles
Good morning — it’s Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Trump calls off his planned Putin summit, citing stalled diplomacy as Russia pounds Ukraine. The Pentagon tightens control over communications with Congress, Trump’s nominee withdraws after racist...
South Korea's Nat'l Assembly speaker asks Pope Leo to visit North Korea for peace
Seoul, October 22 (IANS): South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to help promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, officials said on Wednesday. During his...
People at a train station in Seoul watch footage of a North Korean missile test