NKorea Quake ‘not A Nuclear Test’
An undersea earthquake off the coast of North Korea was not caused by a nuclear test, the South's media reported Thursday. The 5.9 magnitude quake struck about 190 kilometres (120 miles) south east...
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N Korea Launches Multiple Missiles
North Korea launched a series of what appeared to be "surface-to-ship" cruise missiles on Thursday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in what would be the latest in a string of tests in defiance...
Trump Says N. Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’
US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before the start of the G7 summit....
Trump Says North Korea Problem ‘will Be Solved’
US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he met with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before the start of the G7...
US Fears Nuclear Arms Race In Asia-Pacific
Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North Korea is not reined in, Australia's foreign minister said Friday after talks in New...
North Korea Missile Test Was ‘new Type of Ballistic Rocket’
North Korea has claimed that the missile it tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. The missile, launched at a steep angle, reached an altitude of...
Satellite Images ‘show Activity At North Korea Nuclear Test Site’
Satellite images show activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear site, a US-based analysts has claimed amid fears Kim Jong-un is plotting a sixth atomic test. Pictures of the Punggye-ri site...
Activity Resumes At North Korea Nuclear Test Site
Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as tensions remain high over fears of an sixth atomic test by the reclusive state....
N. Korea Warns of Nuclear Test ‘at Any Time’
North Korea warned Monday that it will carry out a nuclear test "at any time and at any location" set by its leadership, in the latest rhetoric to fuel jitters in the region. Tensions on the Korean...
Tensions High, NKorea Readies Nuclear Test
North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday. The 38 North analysis group described the test site as "primed...
North Korea Could Be In Final Preparations For Nuclear Test
Satellite images taken this week suggest North Korea could be in the final states of preparations for a new nuclear test, US-based analysts said Tuesday. The images, taken March 25, show up to four...
US Sees ‘activity’ At North Korea Nuke Sites
The US military has observed activity in North Korea that suggests Pyongyang may be gearing up for another nuclear test, a US official said Thursday. "At the sites where we watch tests, we see a...
North Korea Nuclear Programme In ‘new Phase’
North Korea's uranium enrichment facility has doubled in size over the last few years, the UN's atomic watchdog chief has warned, as global tensions grow over Pyongyang's burgeoning nuclear weapons...
US ‘strategic Patience’ With North Korea Has Ended
The United States' "strategic patience" with nuclear-armed North Korea is over, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Seoul on Friday after visiting the Demilitarised Zone. The announcement...
North Korea ‘conducts Ballistic Missile Test’
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea's military says, the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. The missile was launched at 07:55 local time (22:55 GMT...
North Korea ‘test Fires Ballistic Missile’
North Korea has fired an unidentified type of ballistic missile, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports. Pyongyang has conducted a number of nuclear tests in the past year. North Korean leader Kim...
North Korea Intercontinental Missile ‘won’t Happen’
Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea's claim to be developing missiles capable of striking America. In a tweet, the US president-elect derided the claim by North Korea's Kim Jong-un that...
US Flies Bombers Over South Korea In Show of Force
The US has flown two supersonic B-1 Lancer strategic bombers over South Korea in a show of force, just days after North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test. The two bombers conducted a...
North Korea’s ‘biggest’ Nuclear Test Sparks Global Outrage
World leaders have reacted with anger after North Korea carried out its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. The South accused the North's leader Kim Jong-un of "maniacal recklessness". China...
North Korea Claims Success In Fifth Nuclear Test
North Korea says it has successfully carried out its fifth nuclear test. The announcement on state media came hours after a seismic event was detected near its nuclear test site. South Korea believes...