Ukrainian state prosecutors say they have examined debris from 21 of around 50 North Korean ballistic missiles launched by Russia between late December and late February, as they seek to assess the threat from Moscow’s cooperation with Pyongyang. In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine’s top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told …
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Australia accuses China of reckless behavior after fighter jet dropped flares in front of helicopter
Australia has protested to Beijing that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian navy helicopter with flares in international waters, officials said Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday as the Australian air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart was enforcing United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea in international waters in the Yellow Sea, the Defense Department said in a statement. …
Read More »North Korea propaganda song praising Kim Jong Un goes viral on TikTok
A song that praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has gone viral on TikTok. “Let’s sing Kim Jong Un, the great leader,” the song called “Friendly Father”says, according to BBC News. “Let’s brag about Kim Jong Un, our friendly father.” “Is this a single or where can I get the whole album,” one TikToker joked.Another said, “It’s so dystopian …
Read More »China spending 'drastically more' on military than declared, US admiral says
The increase in China’s defense spending is concerning given its economy is “failing”, the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Admiral John Aquilino said China’s economy had been battered by turmoil in its real estate sector and asserted that its official growth rates were “not real”. He also said China was spending …
Read More »North Korea issues nuclear 'warning signal' to US, South Korea
North Korea’s missile test on Monday was in fact a drill to test nuclear force preparedness, according to local media. The incident raised alarms around the region after several short-range ballistic missiles were launched near Pyongyang and flew approximately 185 miles before falling in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The drill’s main purpose, however, was to “demonstrate …
Read More »North Korea runs simulation nuclear counterstrike against foreign enemies
North Korea ran simulated nuclear counterstrikes against unspecified foreign enemies on Monday, according to state media. The rocket launches were conducted under the supervision of supreme leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location within the small region surrounding the capital city of Pyongyang. Missiles fired Monday traveled over 300 kilometers and successfully struck a targeted island in the Sea …
Read More »North Korea tests missile arsenal, has date circled on calendar for more possible provocations, experts say
North Korea launched suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korean officials said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons were launched near Pyongyang and flew approximately 185 miles before falling in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The launches came amid speculation that North Korea could soon launch a banned satellite into …
Read More »US intends to monitor North Korean nuclear weapons with or without UN, ambassador says
The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U.N. system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday. Russia last month vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolished monitoring by U.N. experts of Security Council sanctions …
Read More »US envoy to UN urges Russia, China to halt support for North Korea's weapon programs
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad behavior and shielding it from sanctions evading activities over its weapons programs. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war. …
Read More »North Korea to put Chinese surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces to monitor citizens, report says
North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces and collecting fingerprints, photographs and other biometric information from its citizens in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely, a report said Tuesday. The state’s growing use of digital surveillance tools, which combine equipment imported from China with domestically developed software, threatens to erase many of the …
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