America is getting impatient with Kim Jong Un and his North Korea government for defying the world in testing missiles and building nuclear war heads. The United States ambassador to United Nations cautioned on Wednesday it was ready to use force if need be to stop North Korea’s nuclear missile programme. But it said it […]
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North Korea on Tuesday claimed it had successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the news agency Yonhap reported, despite international condemnation and calls for dialogue. In a special broadcast on state-run television, Pyongyang said the Hwasong-14 missile had reached a cruising altitude of 2,802 kilometres and had flown 933 kilometres before landing in […]
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North Korea tested a new anti-aircraft system that leader Kim Jong Un says will “completely spoil the enemy’s dream to command the air,” the state news agency reported Sunday, following weeks of ballistic missile tests. The KCNA news agency said glitches detected in an earlier test have been “perfectly overcome,” paving the way for the […]
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North Korea fired off its second missile test in a week on Sunday, sending a medium-range ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast, according to statements from the U.S., South Korean and Japanese governments. South Korea, which called the launch “reckless and irresponsible,” said the missile flew about 500 kilometers (300 miles) from […]
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North Korea, defying intense pressure from the United States and China, test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday from a region north of its capital. But the test appears to have failed, South Korea’s military said. Yonhap news agency said the missile appeared to have blown up a few seconds into flight. An official at South […]
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North Korea on Sunday threatened to sink an American aircraft carrier that is beginning joint drills with two Japanese destroyers in the western Pacific Ocean. The USS Carl Vinson will be joined by the Ashigara and Samidare destroyers in “tactical training” drills near the Philippines, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force said. North Korea’s state-run […]
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North Korea on Saturday warned President Donald Trump of the United States to put an end to his “military hysteria” or face retaliation. The warning came as a USS Carl Vinson strike group with a flag-ship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier steamed toward the region and the isolated state marked the “Day of the Sun”, the 105th […]
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North Korean state media warned US President Donald Trump on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression. The threat came as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific – a force U.S. President Donald Trump described as an “armada”. Trump, who has urged China […]
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Nigeria is listed among 18 countries where North Korean hackers have allegedly been attacking banks to get funds for sponsoring nuclear programme. Cyber security firm Kaspersky disclosed this in a new report. The organisation said this could be regarded as the biggest bank heists in history. The finding comes after more than a year-long investigation […]
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The U.S. has issued what seemed to be its “last warning” over North Korea’s continued launch of ballistic missiles that threaten the country and its allies-Japan and South Korea. The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in a statement on Tuesday, said the U.S. had spoken enough about North Korea and would speak no further […]
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