North Korea fired a missile into the Sea of Japan Monday morning, days after the U.S. engaged in what the North regards as provocative military drills with its southern neighbor. Japan's Defense Ministry said it detected a missile launch by North Korea, and the Japanese coast guard said a suspected North Korean missile landed in the ocean. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also confirmed a missile launch, but did not give additional details, such as how far the weapon flew. Later, South...
The launch happened days after the U.S. and South Korean militaries ended their annual military drills that the North considers an invasion rehearsal.
The launch happened days after the U.S. and South Korean militaries ended their annual military drills that the North considers an invasion rehearsal.
SEOUL >> North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday.
North Korea reportedly canceled hosting Japan in a World Cup qualifier just hours after losing to Japan in Tokyo on Thursday. Japan scored after just 90 seconds and held out North Korea to win 1-0 and maintain its perfect start in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2026
FIFA has canceled the North Korea-Japan World Cup qualifier scheduled for Tuesday in Pyongyang. FIFA on Saturday "decided that the qualifying fixture shall neither be played nor rescheduled" because North Korea couldn't come up with an alternative venue and there was no room in the calendar for a postponement. “The
Last-minute decision on Tuesday’s match leaves football bodies searching for alternative venueNorth Korea has abruptly cancelled its 2026 World Cup qualifying match with Japan next week, leaving organisers frantically searching for an alternative venue.North Korea reportedly decided it would no longer host the match, which had been scheduled for next Tuesday at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, a day before the teams met in Tokyo on Thursday in the first of their two Asian qualifying Group...
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Silence from Pyongyang befuddles those who recall state media slamming China, Vietnam and Hungary for doing the same.
The United States delayed a much anticipated Security Council vote on Friday that would decide whether the Panel of Experts (PoE) would continue, multiple sources told NK News. In an exclusive report last week, NK News detailed major disagreements among the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) that put the future of
Seven sailors have died after a South Korean-flagged tanker overturned off the west coast of Japan, the BBC reports. Rescuers found two other crew members – one of them is conscious, while the condition of the other is unknown, Japan’s coast guard told the BBC. The Keoyoung Sun capsized off Yamaguchi prefecture after the crew …
North Korea says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un soon but stressed prospects for any summit would depend on Tokyo tolerating its weapons program and ignoring past abductions of Japanese nationals.