Last month, Russia's defence minister stood shoulder to shoulder with Kim as they reviewed his newest nuclear-capable missiles and attack drones at a military parade in Pyongyang.
General Ri Yong Gil was named to replace the military’s top general, chief of the General Staff Pak Su Il, state media KCNA reported, without elaborating.
The parade included North Korea’s latest Hwasong-17 and Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missiles which are believed to have range to strike targets anywhere in US.
The 15-member Security Council met after North Korea said it tested on Wednesday its latest Hwasong-18 ICBM, adding the weapon is the core of its nuclear strike force.
Plenary meeting of ruling Workers’ Party of Korea's central committee plans to review country’s economic projects during first half of this year, North Korea's central news agency reported.
The new launch pad appears to feature a rail-mounted assembly structure, a possible mechanism for lifting a rocket into place, lighting towers, and a tunnel for funneling flames away.
North Korean leader commented at meeting of Central Military Commission on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to boost war deterrent, said state media KCNA.
Kim Jong Un ordered production of weapons-grade materials in ‘far-sighted way’ to boost its nuclear arsenal ‘exponentially,’ produce powerful weapons, said state media.
KCNA said North Korean unit trained for ‘strike missions’ fired a ‘powerful volley at the targeted waters’ on Thursday and demonstrated its capability to ‘counter an actual war.’
Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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