The test came two days before North Korea was set to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.
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Your Tuesday Briefing: Ukraine Prepares a Counteroffensive
Also, Trump returns to New York to surrender and North Koreans remain in “state-sponsored slavery” abroad.
North Korean Workers Toil in Russia and China, Despite Sanctions
Despite sanctions and the pandemic, laborers from the country remain abroad, earning desperately needed cash for the regime, according to a new report.
North Korea Says It Tested a Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone
Such a test would be a first for Kim Jong-un’s weapons program. But there was no independent confirmation that it had happened.
To Combat Food Shortages, North Korea Deploys the Military
Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North’s economic and geopolitical challenges.
North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles From Submarine
The missile test, the first of its kind carried out by the North, took place as South Korea and the United States were about to begin joint military exercises.
Are North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Tests as Safe as the Country Claims?
The country has conducted six underground nuclear tests, and a seventh may be on the way. Rights groups fear their environmental and health consequences.
North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
It was the North’s first test of a long-range missile in three months, and came as the country warned of strong countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.
Your Friday Briefing: 20,000 Dead in Turkey and Syria
Also, new U.S. information about China’s spy balloon and North Korea’s newest missile.
North Korea Urges ‘Preparedness for War’ and Displays New Missile
Analysts said the new weapon was probably a solid-fuel ICBM, which the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has wanted to add to his country’s growing nuclear arsenal.