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North Korea has launched a newly built "tactical nuclear attack submarine" capable of carrying out an underwater nuclear attack

A Chinese delegation will visit Pyongyang to attend events to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the North Korean regime, state media said on Thursday

In what would be his first foreign travel since the start of the pandemic, Kim may visit Russia this month for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

"We have information that Kim Jong-Un expects these discussions to continue, to include leader-level diplomatic engagement in Russia," said Watson

As per North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), "A firing drill for simulated tactical nuclear attack was conducted at dawn of September 2 to warn the enemies of the actual nuclear war danger."

South Korea's military detected the launches early Saturday morning off the North's west coast, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, in apparent protest against combined South Korea-US military drills, the Seoul government said

Russia and North Korea are "actively advancing" their talks regarding a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for various weapons systems

North Korea has conducted military command drills aimed at "occupying South Korean territory", state media reported on Thursday

The US and South Korean militaries are holding joint summer exercises that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal

North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its citizens staying abroad over Covid-19 concerns, state media reported Sunday

The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to issue brief a “J-alert” ordering some residents to evacuate to safe places as the North Korean rocket flew over its southernmost islands of Okinawa

Kim Jong Un severely rebuked his premier and other senior officials over their “irresponsible” response to recent flooding

On five past occasions, after warning others, North Korea launched a "satellite" during the first three days of the launch window.

Trilateral summit among the leaders of South Korea, the US and Japan at Camp David has helped establish a "basic framework" for coping with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats

The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, an observer of the armistice, will also attend the drills. The commission has representatives from Sweden and Switzerland.

North Korea offered its first official confirmation that it had detained a US soldier who bolted into its country last month

This signifies the North's initial public acknowledgment of Pvt. Travis King's situation, who traversed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) into North Korea while on a tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the DMZ on July 18

Along with a typhoon alert, North Korea had also issued warnings on Monday against strong winds, heavy rains and large waves across areas of the country this week. 

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest level in years as the pace of North Korea's missile tests and the joint US-South Korea military drills have both intensified in a tit-for-tat cycle