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11.10.2020 / 12:59

SKorea worries about missile shown in NKorea military parade

SEOUL – South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to commit to its past disarmament pledges while expressing concerns over the North’s unveiling of a suspected new long-range missile during a military parade.During celebrations marking the 75th birthday of its ruling party in Pyongyang on Saturday, North Korea paraded a variety of weapons systems, including two missiles that were disclosed for the first time to a foreign audience. One is what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile that is larger than any of the North’s known ICBMs, and the other would likely be an upgraded version of a missile that can be fired from submarines.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un warns country will 'fully mobilize' nuclear force at military parade

FILE - Nuclear-armed North Korea held a giant military parade on October 10, television images showed, with thousands of maskless troops defying the coronavirus threat and Pyongyang expected to put on show its latest and most advanced weapons.

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N.Korea's Kim attends military parade, thanks troops for stopping coronavirus

SEOUL : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addressed an unusual predawn military parade early on Saturday, praising the troops for working hard to respond to natural disasters and to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, state television reported.The country marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party with a raft of concerts and festivals, and the ceremony was seen around the region as an event where Kim could deliver messages to domestic and foreign audiences.State television began broadcasting edited video of the event later on Saturday after a day of silence about the parade, which was held in Pyongyang's recently renovated Kim Il Sung Square.Officials in Seoul and Washington had said the North might unveil new

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N Korea's Kim says no coronavirus cases in his country

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wished coronavirus sufferers around the world good health at a military parade that defied the pandemic.

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North Korea celebrates party anniversary amid economic woes

SEOUL – North Korea on Saturday celebrated the 75th anniversary of its ruling party with outside observers expecting leader Kim Jong Un to take center stage in a massive military parade in capital Pyongyang, where the North could possibly unveil the latest weapons in its growing nuclear force threatening U.S. allies and the American mainland.It wasn’t immediately clear as of Saturday morning whether any events were proceeding.

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S. Korea calls for N. Korea to further investigate shooting

SEOUL – South Korea said Saturday it will request North Korea to further investigate the killing of a South Korean government official who was shot by North Korean troops after being found adrift near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary while apparently trying to defect.Seoul could also possibly call for a joint investigation into Tuesday’s shooting, which sparked outrage in the South and drew a rare apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent coronavirus: US

virus outbreak -- has not confirmed a single case of the disease that has swept the world since first emerging in China, the North's key ally.Pyongyang closed its border with China in January to try to prevent contamination, and in July state media said it had raised its state of emergency to the maximum level.US Forces Korea (USFK) commander Robert Abrams said that the border shutdown had increased demand for smuggled goods, prompting authorities to intervene.The North introduced a new "buffer zone, one or two kilometers up on the Chinese border," Abrams told an online conference organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington on Thursday."They've got North Korean SOF (Special Operations Forces) out

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North Korea to create 'terror' with Juche Bird launch after coronavirus slowed progress

North Korea will aim to create “psychological terror” by launching the so-called “Juche Bird” missile after the coronavirus seemingly slowed the weapon’s development, an expert claims. Professor Sung-Yoon Lee, from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in the US, claimed that If such a test took place, Pyongyang would attach a live nuclear warhead to an intercontinental ballistic missile.The weapon would then travel across the Pacific Ocean before exploding, marking the world’s first atmospheric nuclear test since 1980.Professor Lee believes the pandemic may have slowed progress – but believes such a test is almost inevitable.

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Handstands in North Korea: Swedish ambassador takes yoga to streets amid coronavirus lockdown

SEOUL : Barefoot and blonde, Swedish Ambassador Joachim Bergstrom makes an unlikely sight in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, as he practices yoga poses near some of its most iconic landmarks.One of the few Western diplomats who has not evacuated from North Korea amid coronavirus restrictions, Bergstrom has relied on yoga to endure the deepening sense of isolation.

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Seoul mayor missing days after planning coronavirus summit with North Korea

FREE newsletter is packed with the best (and weirdest) stories from around the worldThe mayor of South Korea's capital city Seoul has gone missing, prompting a major police search.Seoul's Mayor Park Won-soon's daughter filed a police report saying he "had left home four to five hours ago after leaving words like a will, with his phone currently off".It comes just days after the mayor had proposed a major coronavirus prevention summit with politicians from North Korea, as part of a joined-up response across the peninsula to the disease.Speaking last month with members of the Peninsula Club, made up of ambassadors from 20 countries who hold posts in both Seoul and Pyongyang, he said he was "ready to make a visit to North Korea at any time".He

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South's unification minister resigns as Korean tensions rise

SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday accepted the resignation of his point man on North Korea, who had asked to quit after the North destroyed a liaison office while ramping up pressure against Seoul amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Kim Yeon-chul, whom Moon appointed as unification minister in April last year as talks between the Trump administration and Pyongyang began falling apart, leaves the job without having a single meeting with the North Koreans.

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NORTH KOREA BLOWS UP INTER-KOREA LIAISON OFFICE The demolition of the building is largely symbolic, but it’s still likely the most provocative thing Pyongyang has done since it entered nuclear diplomacy in 2018.2. RAYSHARD BROOKS’ DEATH FILLED WITH ‘WHAT IFS’ Law enforcement experts debate if Atlanta police could have done something to avoid using deadly force or even let him walk home rather than arrest him for intoxication.3.

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North Korea destroyed 'embassy' with South so 'human scum pay dearly for crimes'

North Korea says it blew up its de-facto embassy with the South so "human scum" defectors and Seoul "pay dearly for their crimes".

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North Korea is rapidly building hospital amidst 'huge second coronavirus wave'

A hospital is being built in North Korea at lightning pace amidst feats the country has been gripped by another coronavirus outbreak.

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Kim Jong Un's sister threatens S. Korea with military action

SEOUL – The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.Describing South Korea as an “enemy,” Kim Yo Jong repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of a “useless” inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong. Kim, who is first vice department director of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, said she would leave it to North Korea's military leaders to carry out the next step of retaliation against the South.

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North Korea desperately building new hospital as it fears huge coronavirus outbreak

North Korea is rapidly building a new hospital amid reports of a fresh coronavirus outbreak in the country. Workers have already laid 90% of the concrete at Pyongyang General Hospital, according to state propaganda.

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South Korea to charge defector groups over North leaflets

SEOUL – SEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea’s government said Wednesday that it will press charges against two activist groups that have been floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets and bottles filled with rice to North Korea for allegedly breaking the law by sending unauthorized materials to the rival nation.The announcement by Seoul’s Unification Ministry came a day after North Korea announced it was cutting off all communication channels with South Korea over its inability to prevent North Korean defectors and other activists from flying the leaflets across the border.

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N. Korea says it will cut communication channels with South

SEOUL – SEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korea said Tuesday it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their tense border.The North Korean warning came as relations between the Koreas have been strained amid a prolonged deadlock in broader nuclear diplomacy between Pyongyang and Washington. Some experts say North Korea may be deliberately creating tensions to bolster internal unity or launch a bigger provocation in the face of persistent U.S.-led sanctions.

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Kim Jong-un all smiles and social distancing weeks after mysteriously vanishing

Kim Jong-un seemed in good spirits as he chaired a meeting of his ruling Workers Party's politburo - while sitting two metres apart from colleagues.

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N. Korea threatens to halt military agreement over leaflets

SEOUL – North Korea threatened on Thursday to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if the South fails to prevent activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border.

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Sarcasm banned in North Korea after Kim Jong-un didn’t find 'general' joke funny

North Korean officials are cracking down on sarcasm after supreme leader Kim Jong-un failed to find a turn-of-phrase funny.

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UK embassy in North Korea closed and diplomats evacuated in coronavirus crackdown

The UK has closed its embassy in North Korea and all diplomatic staff have left the country amid the regime's strict coronavirus crackdown.

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Last Dance star Dennis Rodman sparks Kim Jong-un conspiracy theory with sister claim

Dennis Rodman has raised more serious questions surrounding the condition of North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un.

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North Korea in global crimewave as elite hackers who took down Sony unleashed

North Korea has is using cybercrime tactics to boost its economy in order to avert a financial meltdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Portraits of late Kim Jong-il removed amid mystery over Kim Jong-un's health

Huge portraits of former North Korean rulers Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il have disappeared from Pyongyang's main square, according to reports, following weeks of speculation over Kim Jong-un's health.

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Mystery as North Korea locks down major city near border with coronavirus-blighted China

North Korea has locked down a major city close to its border with coronavirus -hit China, which has puzzled experts.

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Dennis Rodman describes wild night of ‘hotties and vodka’ with Kim Jong Un

Here’s how Kim Jong Un holds court. NBA legend Dennis Rodman dished on his longtime bromance with the North Korean despot — revealing how the pair partied with “hotties and vodka” when they first met.

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Kim Jong-un sends 'verbal message' to Xi Jinping on coronavirus success

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a verbal message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, praising Beijing for its success in stemming coronavirus spread, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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Putin awards commemorative WWII medal to Kim Jong Un

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Kim Jong Un a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said Tuesday.

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Kim Jong-un 'deliberately faked his own death to expose traitors' expert claims

Kim Jong-un may have deliberately faked his own death in order to expose traitors in his inner circle, an expert on North Korea has claimed.

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South Korea: Kim did not have surgery amid lingering rumors after reappearance

TOPSHOT - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends a welcoming ceremony and review an honour guard at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on March 1, 2019. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty

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South Korea: Kim did not have surgery amid lingering rumors

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official said Sunday, amid speculation about his health that continues to linger even after he reappeared publicly in recent days.

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Donald Trump welcomes reemergence of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed the reemergence of North Korea's Kim Jong Un after weeks of speculation about his health, but prospects for the U.S. efforts to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearize appear as bleak as ever.

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Kim Jong-un's mystery mark on wrist 'tell-tale' sign of health problems, say medics

A mystery mark on Kim Jong-un's wrist has sparked further speculation that the North Korean leader has recently undergone surgery.

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Donald Trump glad North Korea leader Kim Jong-un is 'alive and well'

US President Donald Trump has tweeted he's glad to see that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un is 'alive and well'.

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Mystery of Kim Jong-un’s three-week disappearance deepens as he returns 'unchanged'

Kim Jong-un ’s 20-day absence from the public eye has ended. And his return is raising almost as many questions as his disappearance did.

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Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in weeks: North Korea state media

After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilizer plant north of Pyongyang, the first report of his appearance since April 11.

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Kim Jong Un 'pictured for first time' since death rumours as state media release images

A photo of Kim Jong Un has been released, claimed by North Korea's state media to be the first since recent reports of his 'death'.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors

People watch a television news broadcast showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 14, 2020. The country's state media said that the North Korean leader made a public appearance. There had been re

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North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker '99%' sure that Kim has died: Report

'I've wondered how long he could have endured after cardiovascular surgery. I've been informed that Kim died last weekend,, says Ji Seong-ho

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North Korea defector '99% sure' Kim Jong-un is dead and sister will take control

A North Korea defector who recently became a lawmaker in South Korea says he is "99 per cent" sure Kim Jong-un is dead.

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North Korean government now worried for Kim Jong-un after leader disappears

The North Korean government is reportedly worried by the sudden disappearance of the secretive states' dictator Kim Jong-un, it is reported.

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Uncertainty over Kim Jong Un’s health exposes intelligence limits in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s prolonged public absence has led to rumors of ill health and worries about how it could influence the future of what one analyst calls Northeast Asia’s “Achilles’ heel,” a reference to the North’s belligerence and unpredictable nature.

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Kim Jong-un death reports spark panic buying in North Korea amid civil war fears

North Koreans are reportedly panic-buying in response to reports of leader Kim Jong-un's death.

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Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors

SEOUL : A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country’s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by a long period out of the public eye.

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Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors

SEOUL – A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country’s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by a long period out of the public eye.

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Kim Jong-un's doctor 'botched heart surgery as his hands were shaking', sources claim

Kim Jong-un is dead or on his death bed after a heart operation went wrong because his doctor's hand were shaking, reports claim.

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North Korea steps up military moves as Kim Jong-un vanishes from public view

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hasn’t appeared in public since early April. In particular, his absence from the Day of the Sun celebrations on April 15 raised serious questions.

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