North Korea

North Korea nuclear test 10 times more powerful than Hiroshima: Japan

TOKYO: Japan Wednesday again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea´s latest nuclear test to… Read More

North Korean missile reportedly on the move

SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a… Read More

North Korea warns ‘more gift packages’ on way to U.S.

GENEVA: North Korea said on Tuesday it had addressed a recent “gift package” to the… Read More

US at UN urges ‘strongest possible measures’ to punish North Korea

UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Monday urged the UN Security Council to impose the… Read More

China makes diplomatic protest to N.Korea over nuke test

BEIJING: China said on Monday it had lodged an official protest with North Korea following… Read More

South Korea, U.S. plan more drills after North Korea nuclear test rattles globe

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: South Korea said on Monday it was preparing fresh military drills with its ally… Read More

US could cut ‘all trade’ with countries doing business with N.Korea: Trump

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned Sunday that the United States was considering cutting economic ties… Read More

Russia says it has seen no positive impact from North Korea sanctions

MOSCOW: Russia is ready to take part in talks to try to solve the North… Read More

North Korea says it conducts ‘perfect’ hydrogen bomb test

PYONGYANG: North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it… Read More

North Korea conducts sixth nuclear test, neighbors say

TOKYO: North Korea appeared to carry out a sixth nuclear test Sunday, possibly of a… Read More

US ban on North Korea travel comes into effect

WASHINGTON: Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into effect on Friday,… Read More

North Korea could nuke US, Europe ‘within months’: France

PARIS: France's foreign minister warned Friday that North Korea could have the capacity to deliver… Read More

Russia warns US against using force over North Korea

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged Washington not to use force against North… Read More

North Korea ‘sentences’ four journalists to death over book review

PYONGYANG: Pyongyang has sentenced four South Korean journalists to death for book reviews that insulted… Read More

Trump says ‘all options on the table’ after North Korea fires missile over Japan

TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea… Read More

North Korea’s ‘reckless’ missile launch over Japan sharply escalates tensions

TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea… Read More

North Korea tests short-range missiles as South Korea, U.S. conduct drills

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast early… Read More

In photos, North Korea signals a more powerful ICBM in the works

SEOUL: With photographs obliquely showing a new rocket design, North Korea has sent a message… Read More

‘Safer than London!’ North Korea opens door to Russian tourists

MOSCOW: North Korea has opened its doors to Russian tourists, issuing a license for the… Read More

Timeline: North Korea – Countdown to a standoff

In North Korea's effort to become a nuclear power capable of striking the United States,… Read More