SEOUL, South Korea – Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a new guided weapons system to improve North Korea's "tactical nukes", state media said Sunday, capping days of celebrations surrounding the birthday of the country's founding leader. The launch was the latest in an unprecedented...
SEOUL, South Korea – After firing its largest-ever missile, North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test, officials and analysts say, reviving a longstanding debate south of the border: should Seoul have nukes too? Pyongyang has conducted a blitz of sanctions-busting weapons tests this...
ILIGAN CITY – A high-ranking member of the New People’s Army who was facing multiple cases was killed along with his comrade during a shootout with government troops belonging to 39th Infantry Battalion at Sitio Panopio, Brgy. Malasila, in Makilala, North Cotobato at around 8 O’clock in the...
SAN FERNANDO, La Union—Trying to gain a foothold in the so-called “Solid North”, Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan went back in Northern Luzon, receiving again a warm reception here. Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan during...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has described Joe Biden as an "old man in his senility", in a characteristically colourful personal attack on the US president after he accused the Russian leader of war crimes in Ukraine. The diatribe came after Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a war...
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to ''eliminate'' South Korea's army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday. Kim Yo Jong (AFP/File) Kim Yo Jong's warning, carried in state media, was her second angry...
The Philippines has condemned North Korea's "reckless and provocative" intercontinental ballistic missile test last week. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, the Philippines through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), criticized the reported missile launch as it "undermines peace...
CARMEN, North Cotabato—Vice presidential bet and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio remains loyal to her May 2022 partner presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, but is thankful for the support coming from the "RoSa" movement just the same. Vice presidential candidate Davao...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The United States called Friday for tougher international sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council, accusing Pyongyang of "increasingly dangerous provocations" after it test-fired its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile. "The United...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States announced new sanctions Thursday on entities and people in Russia and North Korea after Pyongyang's new ICBM missile test. The targeted persons and organizations are accused of "transferring sensitive items to North Korea's missile program," the State...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired what could be its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Tokyo and Seoul said, a dramatic return to long-range testing that sparked outrage from neighbours and the United States. This handout photo taken on March 24, 2022 and provided by...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Thursday, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said, the first time Pyongyang has launched such a powerful weapon since 2017. The ICBM launch is one of nearly a dozen weapons tests conducted by North Korea so far...
