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North Korea’s Kim oversees launch of missile that uses AI

The launch was the latest in a series of North Korean weapons tests in 2026.

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong says intermediate-range missile test was conducted

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attending a test of a new type of weapon at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Sept 20.

North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards sea off east coast, Seoul says

North Korea rejects South’s accusation over DMZ mine blast and won’t apologise

A North Korean guard post (top) and a South Korean one (bottom) at the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the two sides seen from the border city of Paju on Sept 30. The North says it is not responsible for the recent explosion that severely injured three South Korean soldiers.

South Korea’s Lee urges North Korea to restore dialogue, pledges military build-up

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech on Armed Forces Day.

North Korean leader ‘extremely obese’: Seoul spy agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sudden death could raise questions over succession and stability in the nuclear-armed state.

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung urges US to ease sanctions on North Korea to freeze nuclear programmes: NYT

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that pursuing denuclearisation under the current circumstances meant that nothing would be accomplished.

North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy ‘incurable headache’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the test was a demonstration of “ultra-modern” defence technology and showed clear progress in modernisation of its armed forces.

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours

South Korea’s defence ministry said the rival North had fired an unidentified projectile.

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong blasts US drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ response

Kim Yo Jong called the Pacific Vanguard 2026 naval exercise near Guam another threatening US-led “war game”.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.