# Kim Jong-un

Last week

19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023

North Korea claims to have tested ‘nuclear-capable underwater drone'

Analysts are sceptical the device presents a major new threat but the test underlines the North’s commitment to raising nuclear threats.

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Fri 1:07 PM

This month

March 2023

# Pyongyang

North Korea launches two missiles to sea, as US and South Korea hold military drills

South Korea’s military called the launches ‘a grave provocation’.

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Mar 14th 2023, 7:14 AM

# Donald Trump

Trump to publish book of private letters from Oprah, Kim Jong-un, Princess Diana and more

Many of the letters being published in the book date back to before Trump’s presidency.

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Mar 9th 2023, 2:59 PM

This year

2023

# Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong Un calls for 'exponential increase' of North Korea's nuclear arsenal

Kim Jong Un is reported to have said the country must ‘overwhelmingly beef up the military muscle’ in 2023.

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Jan 1st 2023, 11:13 AM

Last year

2022

# nuclear missiles

North Korea says it has tested and deployed 'tactical nuke' cruise missiles

Officials in Seoul and Washington have been warning for months that Pyongyang is ready to conduct another nuclear test.

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Oct 13th 2022, 6:45 AM

North Korea law allows for nuclear first strike, makes ownership of missiles 'irreversible'

‘The status of our country as a nuclear weapons state has become irreversible’, leader Kim Jong Un said.

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Sep 9th 2022, 7:44 AM

# Coronavirus

Kim Jong Un criticises officials over spiralling North Korea Covid outbreak

The country reported 232,880 new cases of “fever” as of Tuesday evening, bringing the total number to 1.72 million with 62 deaths.

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May 18th 2022, 7:15 AM

# Coronavirus

Kim Jong Un deploys military to aid pandemic response as North Korean outbreak surges

Failing to slow the virus could have dire consequences for North Korea.

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May 16th 2022, 9:14 AM

# North Korea

North Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid outbreak

North Korea has no Covid vaccines, antiviral treatment drugs or mass-testing capacity.

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May 15th 2022, 12:10 PM

# North Korea

North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as it battles Covid-19

The country had previously held for more than two years to the widely doubted claim that it had kept the virus out.

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May 14th 2022, 11:51 AM

# Pyongyang

North Korea reveals six deaths after admitting first Covid outbreak

Experts have warned the virus could be devastating in a country with a broken health care system.

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May 13th 2022, 7:20 AM

# Pyongyang

North Korea orders national lockdown after confirming first Covid-19 cases

The country had never admitted to a case of the virus and had imposed a rigid coronavirus blockade of its borders since 2020.

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May 12th 2022, 7:29 AM

# Pyongyang

North Korea fires submarine-launched missile after US nuclear warning

The US State Department warned that Pyongyang could be preparing for a nuclear test “as early as next month”.

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May 7th 2022, 7:52 AM

# North Korea

Kim Jong Un vows to bolster nuclear force capability

The North Korean leader made the remarks in a speech he delivered during a military parade.

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Apr 26th 2022, 8:16 AM

# Missile Test

North Korea confirms 'most significant weapon test' in years

The reported flight details make it the most powerful missile North Korea has tested since 2017.

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Jan 31st 2022, 7:06 AM

# Pyongyang

North Korea fires two suspected missiles in fourth launch this year

The country has been ramping up tests in recent months of new missiles designed to overwhelm missile defences in the region.

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Jan 17th 2022, 8:26 AM

# North Korea

North Korea says it test launched ballistic missiles from a train

South Korea said it detected the North firing two missiles into the sea in its third weapons launch this month.

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Jan 15th 2022, 2:20 PM

# tensions

North Korea fires second suspected ballistic missile in less than a week

The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test.

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Jan 11th 2022, 6:44 AM

# North Korea

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

The launch followed a speech by Kim Jong Un last week in which he said North Korea would continue to build up its military capabilities.

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Jan 5th 2022, 6:38 AM

All time

North Korean leader urges officials to overcome the country’s ‘grim situation’

Kim Jong Un called for improved living conditions in a speech on the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party.

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Oct 11th 2021, 8:37 AM

# Yongbyon

Satellite photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant

North Korea calls the complex “the heart” of its nuclear programme.

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Sep 18th 2021, 2:48 PM

# Parade

'Masks and missiles don't mix': North Korea holds giant military parade, ignoring pandemic fears

The state is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party.

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Updated

Oct 10th 2020, 4:00 PM

# tensions

Kim Jong Un apologises for 'disgraceful' shooting of South Korean fisheries official

The official was shot dead on Tuesday by North Korean soldiers.

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Sep 25th 2020, 7:49 AM

# North Korea

North Korea places border city in lockdown over fears of first Covid-19 patient

Pyongyang claims testing has shown the person is “suspected to be infected”.

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Jul 26th 2020, 7:08 AM

# Trump

Kim Jong Un 'gets huge laugh' over Trump's perception of relationship, ex-aide John Bolton claims

Bolton spoke to ABC News for his first interview ahead of tomorrow’s release of his tell-all book.

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Jun 22nd 2020, 7:18 AM

# demilitarised zones

North Korea 'blows up liaison office' as tensions rise with South Korea

North Korea’s military has recently threatened to move back into zones that were demilitarised under inter-Korean peace agreements.

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Jun 16th 2020, 8:54 AM

# Korean Peninsula

North Korea severs communication with the South over defectors sending anti-Kim leaflets over the border

Defectors have sent leaflets to the North by balloon and bottle criticising Kim Jong Un over his weapons programmes and human rights abuses.

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Jun 9th 2020, 7:00 AM

# North Korea

Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in 20 days amid rumours of ill health

The Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim attended the ceremony Friday in Sunchon with other senior officials.

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May 2nd 2020, 7:25 AM

# Speculation

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well', South Korea security advisor says

There has been speculation over Kim’s health following his absence from a key anniversary last week.

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Apr 27th 2020, 7:49 AM

# North Korea

Satellite photos locate Kim Jong Un’s train as health rumours persist

Speculation has been rife since the leader skipped the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather.

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Apr 26th 2020, 7:28 AM

# Speculation

South Korea plays down reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 'grave danger after a surgery'

CNN cited a US official saying that Washington was “monitoring intelligence” on the matter.

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Apr 21st 2020, 8:39 AM

North Korea says Trump wrote letter offering cooperation in 'anti-epidemic work'

This comes as a hiatus in disarmament talks between the two nations drags on.

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Mar 22nd 2020, 7:33 AM

# North Korea

Kim Jong-un calls for ‘military counter-measures’ ahead of highly-anticipated New Year address

Kim spoke for seven hours during the ruling Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang.

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Dec 31st 2019, 12:32 PM

# Nuclear Threat

Trump says North Korea's threat of 'Christmas gift' to US may be a 'beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test'

Nuclear talks between the US and North Korea have been stalled since a February summit fell apart.

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Dec 24th 2019, 6:03 PM

# Nuclear Threat

North Korea conducts another 'crucial test' at long-range rocket site

North Korea continues to pressure the Trump administration over an end-of-year deadline to salvage faltering nuclear negotiations.

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Dec 14th 2019, 12:58 PM

# weapons test

Trump warns Kim Jong Un had 'everything' to lose through hostility towards US

This comes as Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test.

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Dec 9th 2019, 7:15 AM

# tensions

North Korea conducts 'very important test', according to state media

Pyongyang has carried out a number of launches at the same site where the latest test occurred.

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Dec 8th 2019, 10:43 AM

# War of the Words

North Korea threatens Japan with 'real ballistic missile'

The isolated state also called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the “most stupid man ever known in history”.

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Nov 30th 2019, 11:49 AM

# North Korea

North Korean media releases images of Kim on white horse up sacred mountain

The location and the animal are symbols associated with the Kim family’s dynastic rule.

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Oct 16th 2019, 9:23 AM

# Kim Jong-un

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks with US

Washington and Pyongyang are set to resume long-stalled talks in the coming days.

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Oct 2nd 2019, 8:35 AM