Close ties with Moscow have granted Pyongyang a "luster of legitimacy" that it should not have, Jung Pak has said The recent rapprochement between Russia and North Korea could embolden Pyongyang to take a more risky approach in the global arena, a senior US diplomat has warned. Deputy Assistant Secretary Jung P ..read more

North Korea says it carried out its first-ever nuclear counterattack drills on Monday. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised the drills of its nuclear weapons management and control system, which it calls its "nuclear trigger." The drills included the firing of several "super-large" artillery rockets fitted with mock nuclear warheads from multiple rocket la ..read more

Pyongyang [North Korea], April 23 (ANI): North Korea has reportedly conducted a tactical drill simulating a nuclear counterattack, featuring super-large multiple rocket launchers, as revealed by state media on Tuesday. This exercise comes hot on the heels of South Korea's disclosure that the North had launched short-range missiles into the East Sea just a day prior, Yonhap reported. Leader Kim Jong-un guided the drill hel ..read more

KUALA LUMPUR -- Ten individuals were killed following a mid-air collision involving two Malaysian military helicopters on Tuesday morning in Perak state. The helicopters collided and crashed at 9:32 a.m. local time over the Lumut Royal Malaysian Navy base while undergoing a flypast rehearsal, the Royal Malaysian Navy said in a brief statement. (Malaysia-Air Crash) - - - - SEOUL -- Kim Jong Un, top ..read more

Pyongyang has held a large-scale ?counterattack? drill North Korea has carried out drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media reported on Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong-un personally observed several "super-large" multiple rocket launchers firing a salvo of missiles towards an island in the Sea of Japan. The drills were held on Monday and came just days after ..read more

Pyongyang has held a large-scale combined ?nuclear counterattack? drill Pyongyang has carried out a drill designed to test the nuclear forces' coordination system in a counterattack scenario, the state Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally observed several super-large multiple rocket launchers firing a salvo of missiles towards an island ..read more

Pyongyang has held a large-scale "counterattack" drill North Korea has carried out drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media reported on Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong-un personally observed several "super-large" multiple rocket launchers firing a salvo of missiles towards ..read more

Pyongyang has held a large-scale combined "nuclear counterattack" drill Pyongyang has carried out a drill designed to test the nuclear forces' coordination system in a counterattack scenario, the state Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally observed several su ..read more

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan and Iran on Monday decided in principle to ban terrorist organizations in their respective countries, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said. The decision to the effect was taken here in a meeting between Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi with his Iranian counterpart Ahmad Vahidi and Iran's Justice Minister Amin-Hossein Rahimi, the ministry said in a late-night statement. (Pakistan-Ira ..read more

The apparent short-range weapons test comes days after Pyongyang claimed a successful trial of a new cruise missile warhead North Korea launched several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, according to officials in South Korea and Japan. Several projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles were fired towards the Sea of Japan from the vicinity Pyongyang and flew roug ..read more