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North Korea’s Kim hails economic, military successes at meeting

North Korean leader says isolated state has increased economic and military power at opening of key annual gathering.

Al Jazeera

North Korea's Kim kicks off key party meeting ahead of New Year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kicked off a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Tuesday, a venue he has often used to announce major policy decisions marking the New Year.

Reuters

South Korea scrambled jets, fired shots after North sent drones

South Korea’s military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years in a fresh escalation of tensions.

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Criticism heats up as NYC mayor goes absent before winter storm hits

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Don’t Isolate North Korea

Why another pressure campaign would be a mistake.

Foreign Affairs

North Korea condemned after firing two ballistic missiles into sea

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Sunday towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, according to authorities in South Korea and Japan.

Evening Standard

North Korea fires two medium-range ballistic missiles in resumption of tests

North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles on Sunday toward its eastern waters, its first weapons test in a month and coming two days after it claimed to have performed a key test needed to build a more mobile, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland.

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Kim Jong-Un enjoys a cigarette in ‘outdoor office’ on snowy mountain during missile test

The high-power solid fuel engine test took place on Thursday

Evening Standard

North Korea performs key test to build more agile ICBM

North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” as a key step toward building a new strategic weapons system, as the country pushes to develop more agile and powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to strike the U.S. mainland

The Independent UK

US announces new North Korea-related sanctions

WASHINGTON — The U.S., Japan and South Korea revealed new sanctions to punish North Korea for an unprecedented series of missile tests, as they struggle to pressure Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.

Tribune News Service

N Korea aims to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force, Kim says

Kim Jong Un promotes scientists and soldiers involved in the test launch of N Korea’s largest missile, the Hwasong-17.

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un says North Korea aims to have the world's strongest nuclear force

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's intends to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday.

Reuters

Xi tells Kim China wants to work with North Korea for peace: KCNA

Xi sends message to Kim amid an unprecedented number of missile tests by North Korea.

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un’s family photo shoot set off speculation about his succession plans. But could it be a warning to North Korean elites?

Kim Jong Un revealed two powerful assets last week: one was a North Korean-made intercontinental ballistic missile, and the other, a little girl later identified as his elusive daughter.

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Worth a Thousand Words: What Kim Jong‑Un’s Daughter Photo Tells

The appearance of Kim’s daughter at an ICBM launch underscores how the regime sees its nuclear weapons program as a fixture and that the North Korean leadership is willing and prepared to continue on this path.

Reuters

In male-dominated North Korea, leadership prospects of Kim Jong Un's daughter are uncertain

Although the unexpected appearance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter raised speculation that she could be a successor in the making, analysts say it would be an unprecedented uphill struggle in the male-dominated dynasty.

Bangkok Post

Kim Jong Un's daughter seen for first time

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of Pyongyang’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile with his daughter at his side for the first time, state media reported on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

N.Korean President Pledges Use of Nuclear Weapons Against 'Enemies'... All-out Confrontation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to counter nuclear threats with nuclear weapons, state media KCNA said on Saturday. "Kim Jong Un solemnly declared that if the enemies continue to pose threats ... our party and government will resolutely react to nukes with nuclear weapons and to total confrontation…

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Al Jazeera

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reveals daughter at missile launch

Photos released by North Korean news agency are first official confirmation of the existence of Kim Jong Un’s daughter.

Al Jazeera

N Korea warns of ‘all-out’ nuclear response to US ‘aggression’

North Korea has promised to ‘resolutely react’ to US threats of nuclear weapons use with its own nuclear capabilities.

The Independent UK

North Korea unveils Kim's daughter at missile launch site

North Korea has unveiled the little-known daughter of its leader Kim Jong Un at a missile launch site

The Independent UK

Kim says ICBM test proves capacity to contain US threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the test of a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile confirmed that his country has another “reliable and maximum capacity” weapon to contain any outside threats

Reuters

North Korea's Kim reveals daughter at ballistic missile test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un revealed his daughter to the world for the first time on Saturday in striking photos showing the pair hand-in-hand before the launch of the nuclear-armed country's largest ballistic missile the day before.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires Suspected Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, the second launch in two days as Pyongyang continues a record-breaking blitz that has sent fears of a nuclear test soaring. A South Korean defense official told AFP that they "estimated that North Korea had fired an ICBM",…

The Independent UK

Dogs gifted by Kim Jong Un at center of South Korean row

A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now marred in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of support as he gave the animals up

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