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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
South Korea successfully tests interceptor for countering North Korean missiles
Defense ministry says indigenous L-SAM system ‘incapacitated’ target in ‘significant’ step toward bolstering defenses
Ban Ki-moon points to China’s key role on North Korea after failed space launch
Greater sanctions enforcement necessary as engagement has failed to produce solution, former UN chief tells NK News
North Korea slams US-led maritime drills as effort to impose ‘hostile blockade’
Multilateral exercise off Jeju on intercepting WMDs is a ‘declaration of war,’ Pyongyang says
South Korea to hold first military parade in downtown Seoul in 10 years
Plans for Sept. event come as North Korea steps up preparations for own military parade likely set for late July
IMO condemns North Korean missile launches as ‘serious threat’ to ship traffic
Seoul says UN maritime body issued first resolution on DPRK missiles, hours after failed satellite debris fell into sea
Photos show new North Korean space rocket likely used ballistic missile engine
State media releases two images showing Chollima-1 rocket taking off from new launchpad before eventual failure
Kim Yo Jong denounces US over criticism of North Korea’s failed satellite launch
Sister of leader defends right to use space and says DPRK ‘certain’ to deploy spy satellite soon
‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul
Air raid sirens and evacuation orders left many fearing North Korean attack, though others greeted alerts with shrug
UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns
Forecast warns extreme weather may have impacted farming, but does not name DPRK as global ‘hunger hotspot’
Seoul under fire for issuing ‘wartime alert’ over North Korean satellite launch
Experts say sirens and evacuation warnings don’t reflect real danger and risk eroding public trust in alert system
