11 h. ago Watch: Satellite images show North Korean warship laying on its side after botched launch

Satellite images show a damaged North Korean warship following a botched launch ceremony, which leader Kim Jong Un labelled a “criminal act”.

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17 h. ago North Korea probes ‘criminal act’ of botched ship launch after Kim Jong Un fury

Central Military Commission says accident ‘an unpardonable criminal act’ even though damage to new naval destroyer ‘not serious’

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19 h. ago North Korea issues statement on warship damage during launch accident as furious Kim Jong Un demands arrests

Satellite imagery on the site showed the vessel lying on its side, with most of its hull submerged and draped in blue covers

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23 h. ago Satellite images reveal damage to North Korea warship after ‘criminal’ launch accident

Blue tarpaulins cover the partly ‘crushed’ 5,000-ton destroyer as it lies on its side at the northeastern shipyard of ChongjinSatellite images have revealed the extent of a navy shipyard accident in North Korea that resulted in serious damage to a warship and infuriated the country’s leader Kim Jong-un.On Wednesday, Kim watched as the 5,000-ton destroyer was partly “crushed” during its launch at the north-eastern shipyard of Chongjin. Kim called the incident a “criminal act” that could not be tolerated, according to state media. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago North Korea tries to HIDE its sunken warship by covering it in tarpaulin after humiliated Kim Jong Un is forced to watch it capsize at bungled launch ceremony

Satellite images appear to show the naval destroyer languishing on its side alongside the dock where a launch ceremony had been held, with Kim Jong Un in attendance.

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38 h. ago Everything we know about North Korea's warship launch accident

The accident has proven to be an embarrassing setback for Kim Jong Un, who labelled the incident as a ‘criminal act’ caused by sheer carelessness and irresponsibility

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42 h. ago Kim Jong Un rages at 'criminal act' as launch of North Korean warship ends in disaster

5,000-tonne destroyer suffers serious damage as its launch ceremony goes horribly wrong

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47 h. ago Kim Jong Un rages after new North Korean warship is damaged during grand launch ceremony

North Korea says a new 5,000-ton destroyer key to its naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un

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47 h. ago North Korea's huge new warship sinks during launch in front of Kim Jong

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was left fuming after a 5,000-ton warship launch went wrong in front of him, with the vessel now needing to be restored ahead of a June meeting

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47 h. ago North Korea's new warship sinks at launch in front of Kim Jong

The 5,000-ton vessel was unveiled on May 21 in a bid to showcase North Korea's naval capabilities but it all went wrong in front of Kim Jong-un after it suffered a 'serious accident'

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3 d. ago North Korean defectors urge the UN to hold the country's leader accountable for rights abuses

Two women who fled North Korea have been telling the United Nations about the plight of people still living in the country and urging the world body to hold North Korea’s leader accountable for gross human rights violations

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6 d. ago Kim Jong Un does Top Gun: North Korean leader puts pilots through their paces as he calls on his people to step up preparations for war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un channeled his inner Maverick this week as inspected anti-aircraft combat and air strike drills by North Korea 's 1st Air Division.

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2 w. ago North Korean leader urges increased artillery shell production amid alignment with Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his munitions industry to boost the production of artillery shells, as the country continues to supply arms and troops to support Russia’s war on Ukraine

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3 w. ago North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees missile test of new 'Aegis Destroyer' warship

The North Korean Navy has been showing off its new 'Cheo Hyun' class of destroyer, which comes packed with lethal hardware and the ability to fire potentially nuclear-armed ballistic missiles

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3 w. ago Inside North Korea's brutal schools where children face daily beatings and are forced to learn about Kim Jong Un's life and sing propaganda songs

Bella Seo - who fled the dystopian country when she was a teenager - said students' most important subject was their leader Kim Jong Un , which they had to study three times a day.

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3 w. ago North Korea breaks silence on fighting for Putin against Ukraine as new ceasefire announced

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for WWII anniversary ceasefire as Kim Jong-Un admits he's sent thousands of troops to 'anihilate' Ukraine in chilling new escalation of Ukraine war

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3 w. ago US asks North Korea to stop sending troops for Russia’s war in Ukraine

The US has called for an end to North Korea’s military deployment to support Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine as Kim Jong Un confirmed he sent his troops to fight in Europe.

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for deploying 1000s of North Korean troops for his Ukraine war

Around 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or wounded fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, South Korea has said

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3 w. ago US says North Korea’s military deployment in Russia’s war against Ukraine must end

US says North Korea’s support has ‘perpetuated the Russia-Ukraine war’ after Kim Jong Un confirms sending troops

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3 w. ago North Korea confirms for first time it has sent troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine war

Battle in Kursk showed ‘highest strategic level of the firm militant friendship’ between North Korea and Russia, state news says, hailing ‘heroes’North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine under the orders of leader Kim Jong-un.The end of the battle in Russia’s Kursk region showed the “highest strategic level of the firm militant friendship” between North Korea and Russia, the North’s KCNA state news agency cited the ruling party as saying. Continue reading...

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