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North Korean parliament enshrines nuclear ambitions in constitution
Leader Kim Jong Un says the constitutional amendment will help North Korea hold a ‘definite edge’ in deterring threats.
Published On 27 Sep 2023
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Published On 27 Sep 2023
US soldier who crossed into North Korea back in American custody
Washington thanks Sweden for diplomatic role and China for assistance in facilitating transit of Travis King.
Published On 27 Sep 2023

Guterres says world is plunging into a new nuclear arms race as North Korea says US is pushing it to the brink of war.

The president’s comments came just as Kim Jong Un returned to Pyongyang from a six-day trip to Russia.

North Korean leader on his way back home after trip to Russia.

North Korean leader continues tour of Russia with visit to airbase where he inspected latest Russian missiles, bombers.

As the war enters its 570th day, these are the main developments.

Kim Jong Un was shown around the Komsomolsk plant, which produces some of Russia’s most advanced war planes.

Russia’s Putin presented North Korea’s Kim with a Russian rifle of the ‘highest quality’ and received a gun in return.

Kim is continuing his tour of eastern Russia after his summit with Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Washington could impose more sanctions, but analysts say penalties are unlikely to halt Moscow-Pyongyang alliance.

The pair were expected to discuss arms deals as the Ukraine war rages. Their public comments signal deep ties.

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