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North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid US-South Korea exercises

The Gazette - Colorado ·

By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called U.S.-South Korea military exercises an "obvious expression of their will to provoke war," state...

North Korean leader slams South Korea-U.S. military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

The Asahi Shimbun ·

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as he inspected his most advanced warship being fitted with...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un condemns U.S.-South Korea military drills, vows nuclear expansion

The Globe and Mail · August 19, 2025

Open this photo in gallery:A North Korean soldier at a guard post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in 2020. North Korea has long denounced joint drills by the U.S. and South Korea as invasion rehearsals.Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters...

North Korea urges rapid nuclear weapons growth after US drills

The Gazette - Colorado ·

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the “rapid expansion” of his country’s nuclear weapons program, escalating tensions with the U.S. and South Korea as the allies conduct joint military drills that Pyongyang views as a...

Kim slams South Korea-U.S. military drills while inspecting North Korean warship

Toronto Sun · August 19, 2025

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Kim Tong-hyung Published Aug 18, 2025 • 4 minute read This picture taken on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via...

asia North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid US-South Korea exercises

Asiaone · August 19, 2025

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called US-South Korea military exercises an "obvious expression of their will to provoke war," state media KCNA reported on Tuesday (Aug...

N. Korean Leader: S. Korea-US Military Exercises Show Intent to Provoke War

KBS World · August 18, 2025

Photo : YONHAP News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has criticized the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercises as evidence of an intent to provoke war. The North’s state Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim leveled the criticism...

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

WDBO 107.3FM 580AM - Florida · August 18, 2025

SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as he inspected his most advanced warship being...

N. Korean Leader: S. Korea-US Military Exercises Show Intent to Provoke War

KBS World · August 18, 2025

Photo : YONHAP News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has criticized the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercises as evidence of an intent to provoke war. The North’s state Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim leveled the criticism...

North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid U.S.-South Korea exercises

The Gazette - Colorado ·

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called U.S.-South Korea military exercises an "obvious expression of their will to provoke war," state media KCNA reported on...

North Korea’s Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid US-South Korea exercises

The Straits Times · August 18, 2025

SEOUL - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called US-South Korea military exercises an “obvious expression of their will to provoke war,” state media KCNA reported on Aug 19. South...

(3rd LD) N. Korea's Kim slams S. Korea-U.S. military drills as showing will to 'ignite war'

Yonhap News Agency · August 19, 2025

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10-11) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced a joint military exercise under way between South Korea and the United States as showing their will to...

N. Korea's Kim slams joint S. Korea-U.S. military drills as showing will to wage war

Yonhap News Agency · August 18, 2025

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un denounced joint military drills underway between South Korea and the United States as the most "obvious" expression of their will to go to war, according to the North's...

Where does North Korea fit on the post-Biden chessboard? Kim’s mean sister provides rare clues

World Tribune · August 18, 2025

by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2025 Real World News With the world media focused on Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, the key mover on the geopolitical world stage not represented at the White House on Aug. 18 is still Communist China. Kim Yo-Jong...

N. Korea's Kim slams joint S. Korea-US military drills as showing will to wage war

The Korea Times · August 18, 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un denounced joint military drills underway between South Korea and the United States as the most "obvious" expression of their will to go to war, according to the North's state media Tuesday. Kim also called for a...

(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim slams S. Korea-U.S. military drills as showing will to 'ignite war'

Yonhap News Agency · August 18, 2025

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced a joint military exercise under way between South Korea and the United States as showing their will...

North Koreans drinking 'deep sea water' as state media advertises bizarre new products

Daily Star · August 18, 2025

There's water and then there's deep-sea water – and a North Korean company is trying to sell the latter to its fellow countrymen and women. In a bizarre advertorial spotted in the Pyongyang Times, a state-controlled English-speaking newspaper,...

Kim Jong Un slams South Korea-US drills during an inspection of his most powerful warship

Yahoo News ·

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as he inspected his most advanced warship being...

(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim slams S. Korea-U.S. military drills as showing will to 'ignite war'

Yonhap News Agency · August 18, 2025

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced a joint military exercise under way between South Korea and the United...

[Editorial] Lee’s gestures toward North Korea, Japan are a welcome step

Hankyoreh · August 18, 2025

President Lee Jae Myung gives an address on Liberation Day at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2025. (pool photo) In his Liberation Day address Friday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung declared he would take...