North Korea fires ballistic missiles again, flexing muscle amid Iran war

The launch is the fourth such operation this month and the seventh of the year. Experts say it is meant to display North Korea's self-defense capabilities.

North Korea launches ballistic missiles as UN warns of nuclear advances

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, days after the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making “very serious” advances in efforts to build nuclear weapons. The missiles fired from the North’s Sinpo area flew about 140 kilometres (87 miles) each towards the country’s eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It said South Korea maintains a readiness to repel any provocations by North Korea and...

By Associated Press

Britain's foreign office condemns North Korea missile launches

"Ballistic missile launches on 19 April are another breach of UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), destabilizing regional peace and security," UK officials said in a statement.

N. Korea says it tested improved ballistic missiles with cluster munitions - 毎日新聞

N. Korea says it tested improved ballistic missiles with cluster munitions  毎日新聞

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw ballistic missile tests, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday oversaw ‌test launches of upgraded short-range ballistic missiles, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The test involved five launches of improved ‌Hwasong-11LA ground-to-ground tactical ballistic missiles to evaluate the power and performance of new warheads, including cluster and fragmentation types, KCNA said. North Korea fired the ⁠missiles toward an island target zone about 136 km away, striking an area of roughly 12.5 to 13 hectares with what the

By The Korea Herald

North Korea conducts ballistic missile tests: KCNA

Supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, the Sunday launches follow other recent weapon tests including ballistic missiles, anti-warship cruise missiles and cluster munitions.

North Korean leader Kim oversaw test of missiles with cluster warheads