North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged officials to go ahead with the launch of the first spy satellite as planned to bolster the country’s surveillance capabilities, and to counter the “threats” of the United States and South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to launch…
Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday. The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its most powerful tests yet, declaring it would…
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Thursday, hours after the North threatened to launch “fiercer” military responses to the US bolstering its security commitment to its allies South Korea and Japan. The missile fired from the North’s eastern coastal Wonsan area at…
It’s only been a month since North Korea acknowledged having an COVID-19 outbreak, after steadfastly denying any cases for more than two years. But already it may be preparing to declare victory. According to state media, North Korea has avoided the mass deaths many expected in a nation with one of the world’s…
HIGHLIGHTS Mirabai Chanu is the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for Tokyo Olympics Mirabai Chanu is placed 2nd in the 49kg category (4133,6172 points) on the Absolute Ranking list This will be the 26-year-old’s second Olympics after the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro Superstar athlete Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made…