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(MENAFN) North Korea has branded a mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone a “fabrication” engineered by South Korea, telling the UN Security Council in a formal letter, state media reported Monday.

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned from a visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong, reaffirming his commitment to strengthening bilateral relations described as "forged in blood," according to reports from state media on Sunday....

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(MENAFN) Kim Jong Un has told North Korea’s company-level commanders that their “primary” job is “getting fully ready” their units “for fighting a war,” state media reported Wednesday, in a fresh push to sharpen combat readiness.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has threatened South Korea with the prospect of a “most horrible and distressing situation” if Seoul continues what Pyongyang describes as provocative interference, while announcing additional security measures along their...

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(MENAFN) North Korea’s state media and official web portals have been unreachable from outside the country for more than a day, after nearly every website in the nation went offline, a Seoul-based news website covering the country reported...

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(MENAFN) Almost all North Korean websites have remained inaccessible for more than a day, cutting off external access to state media outlets and government platforms, according to reports published Wednesday.

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Russia-aligned activity continued to support its war objectives, as Belarus-aligned threats actors are becoming operationally closer with Russia’s. Middle East-aligned activity increased due to Iran-aligned activity directed at entities in Israel...

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on military commanders to ensure their units are fully prepared for combat, describing readiness for war as a central responsibility of army company leaders, according to state media reports...

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(MENAFN) South Korea has pledged to continue working toward restarting negotiations with North Korea and establishing peaceful relations between the two countries, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) China has announced that a newly built bridge linking its territory with North Korea will open to traffic on Thursday, October 15, in a move aimed at improving connectivity and economic exchanges between the neighboring countries.

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(MENAFN) North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches appear to have been a response to South Korea’s recent test of a hypersonic glide vehicle, according to an assessment by the South Korean military, as tensions between the two neighbors...

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(MENAFN) North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday, with at least one flying more than 900 kilometers (559 miles), in what South Korea’s military assessed as a response to Seoul’s successful hypersonic glide...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has accused the United States of using human rights allegations to challenge its sovereignty after Washington published its 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report, warning that it would respond with its “toughest counteraction”...

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to officially classify recent North Korean activities near the inter-Korean border as breaches of the Armistice Agreement, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirms Pyongyang’s “invariable” backing for Russia amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. “I reaffirm my invariable support for you and the Russian Federation, being firmly convinced that the Russian...

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(MENAFN) North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into waters off its east coast Saturday, the South Korean military said.

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to formally charge North Korea with breaching the Armistice Agreement over activities along the fortified frontier, local media reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to formally designate recent North Korean activities along the heavily fortified inter-Korean border as violations of the Armistice Agreement, following an investigation into incidents around the Military...

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(MENAFN) North Korea used the world stage on Monday to accuse Japan of pushing a military buildup and to declare that a multipolar world order is what it called an “irresistible trend of the times.” Speaking at the 81st session of the UN General...