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Thu, March 30, 2023 | 10:24

Activist demands ICC arrest warrant for Kim Jong-un

Activist demands ICC arrest warrant for Kim Jong-un

Jung Gwang-il, a longtime human rights activist from North Korea, was surprised to hear the news on March 17 that the International Criminal Court (ICC) approved an arrest warrant for Russia's President Vladimir Putin for allegedly deporting Ukrainian children against their will following Moscow's invasion last year. As a North Korean escapee who has been trying to raise awar...

Jung Min-ho | 2023-03-20 17:05

N. Korea holds nuclear counterattack simulation drills; Kim urges perfect readiness

N. Korea holds nuclear counterattack simulation drills; Kim urges perfect readiness

North Korea said Monday it conducted drills simulating a tactical nuclear counterattack against its enemies over the weekend, as the United States and South Korea are staging their joint annual military exercise.

2023-03-20 08:29

US strategic assets limited to stop NK provocations: experts

North Korea fires ballistic missile as US bombers join drills

North Korea fires ballistic missile as US bombers join drills

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday in yet another provocation amid South Korea's combined military exercise with the United States. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that it detected the missile launched from Dongchang-ri, North Korea's key long-range rocket shooting site in its northwestern coast, at 11:05 a.m.

Jung Min-ho | 2023-03-19 16:34

N. Korea holds nuclear counterattack simulation drills; Kim urges perfect readiness

N. Korea fires one SRBM towards East Sea: military

N. Korea fires one SRBM towards East Sea: military

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) towards the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, in yet another provocation in apparent protest over an ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercise.

2023-03-19 11:30

Kim Jong-un ultimately accountable for NK's human rights violations: US envoy

Kim Jong-un ultimately accountable for NK's human rights violations: US envoy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un should be held accountable for North Korea's gross human rights violations as the leader of the country, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has said after an informal session on the matter in the Security Council.

2023-03-18 14:01

NK claims almost 800,000 people have signed up for military to fight against US

NK claims almost 800,000 people have signed up for military to fight against US

North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation's military to fight against the United States, the country's state newspaper reported Saturday.

2023-03-18 10:46

NK test-fires Hwasong-17 ICBM in warning to enemies holding allied drills

NK test-fires Hwasong-17 ICBM in warning to enemies holding allied drills

North Korea has test-fired a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a show of the "toughest response posture" of its strategic forces against "aggressive" massive combined drills by the United States and South Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday.

2023-03-17 08:43

Allies to resume large-scale amphibious drills next week after 5-year hiatus

US condemns NK's ballistic missile launch, calls on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue

US condemns NK's ballistic missile launch, calls on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue

The United States condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday, calling it a threat to international peace and security.

2023-03-16 12:08

NK fires one ICBM ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit: military

Why South Koreans should have access to Pyongyang's propaganda media

Why South Koreans should have access to Pyongyang's propaganda media

After the 1950-53 Korean War, ideological conflicts within and outside South Korea intensified. Many South Korean citizens were raising questions about the promises of capitalism; some gravitated to the communist utopian vision promoted by the North. Back when South Korea was poorer than the North economically, the regime's propaganda was a major threat to its very survival, ...

Jung Min-ho | 2023-03-16 08:23

NK fires one ICBM ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit: military

NK fires one ICBM ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit: military

North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours before summit talks between the leaders of South Korea and Japan on pending bilateral issues and regional security.

2023-03-16 07:39

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