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Washington DC (UPI) May 28, 2024 - North Korea angrily responded to a trilateral summit by South Korea, Japan and China, calling it a grave political provocation that would speed up a military confrontation, in a message that Seoul speculated Tuesday is directed toward the Norths closest ally, Beijing.

Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2024 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new tactical missile system and called for an epochal change in war preparations, state media reported Wednesday, as the authoritarian regime continues to ramp up production of weapons that may be intended for sale to Russia.

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2024 - The United States and the Philippines kicked off their most extensive joint military exercise ever on Monday, with drills scheduled in the tense South China Sea amid warnings from China over its territorial claims.

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 19, 2024 - North Korea on Friday slammed a visit to Asia by the top U.S. envoy to the United Nations as an aid-begging trip meant to prop up an illegal sanctions regime against the isolated state.

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 8, 2024 - South Korea successfully placed its second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, Seouls military said Monday, a move that will heighten surveillance capabilities against North Korea amid a growing space race on the peninsula.

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 2, 2024 - North Korea successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, adding another nuclear-capable weapon to its expanding arsenal.

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 1, 2024 - North Korea said Monday it was on its way to becoming a space power and vowed to put several more reconnaissance satellites into orbit this year, following its first successful launch in November.

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 28, 2024 - The United States and South Korea will kick off their annual springtime military exercise next week, both countries militaries announced Wednesday, with an emphasis on countering North Koreas growing nuclear threat.

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 22, 2024 - Russia likely violated U.N. sanctions when President Vladimir Putin gave a luxury car to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a U.S. State Department spokesman said, joking that Kim should have gotten an extended warranty.

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 15, 2024 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new-type surface-to-sea missile and ordered a stronger defense posture near a contentious maritime border in the Yellow Sea, state-run media reported Thursday.