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UN Security Council sees "ample possibility" to use sanctions on DPRK

Thereis"amplepossibility"fortheUNSecurityCounciltoimposenewsanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)inresponsetoitsmissilelaunch,saidcouncilPresiden

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UN Security Council vows sanctions over DPRK's missile test

TheUNSecurityCouncilonMondaystronglycondemnedDPRK'slatestballisticmissiletestandvowedtoratchetupthepressureontheregime,includingsanctions,aheadofanemergencymeet

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Trump: 'Far stronger sanctions' needed after latest DPRK missile test

USPresidentDonaldTrumphascalledforstrongersanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)followingitslatestballisticmissiletestonSundaymorning.AWhiteHouse

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Facing test of resolve, Trump pushes ahead with DPRK review

​Faced with a growing test of resolve for a new U.S. president who vowed while campaigning to get tough on DPRK, Donald Trump's aides are pressing to complete a strategy review on how to counter Pyongyang's missile and nuclear threats.

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North Korea drives US, Japan and South Korea closer

The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Thursday to closely coordinate in dealing with North Korea’s test-firing Sunday of a ballistic missile in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

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Russia deploys missile, violating treaty and challenging Trump

​Russia has secretly deployed a new cruise missile that American officials say violates a landmark arms control treaty, posing a major test for President Trump as his administration is facing a crisis over its ties to Moscow.

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U.N., Trump denounce DPRK, but no sign of any action

The U.N. Security Council denounced DPRK's weekend missile launch, urging members to "redouble efforts" to enforce sanctions against the reclusive state, but gave no indications of any action it might take.

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Trump vows to deal with DPRK "very strongly" after Pyongyang's missile launch

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to deal with Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "very strongly", calling the Asian country a "big, big problem."

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US, Japan and South Korea request UN Security Council meeting on DPRK

The United States, Japan and South Korea requested an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss DPRK’s latest missile test.

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DPRK claims successful test firing of medium long-range ballistic missile

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday claimed it successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface medium- and long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 and its top leader Kim Jong Un guided the test firing, according to the state news agency KCNA.

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S. Korea denounces DPRK's test-launch of ballistic missile

South Korea denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s test-launch of a ballistic missile on Sunday, the first since U.S. President Donald Trump took office last month.

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PLA drill features advanced missile

The People's Liberation Army has released a video of a recent exercise employing the advanced DF-16 medium-range ballistic missile, a weapon seen as filling a gap in the nation's arsenal.

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UK missile test failure "covered up" by government: media report

​The government "covered up" a malfunctioned unarmed test of Britain's Trident missile system, The Sunday Times reported.

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S.Korea, U.S., Japan to hold joint maritime drills against DPRK missiles

​South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold joint maritime drills this week to enhance capability to detect and trail ballistic missiles from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported on Friday citing South Korea's navy.

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DPRK may be readying missile test, timing unclear: U.S. officials

The United States has seen indications that North Korea may be preparing for a new missile test-launch in the coming days or weeks, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what could be an early test of President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

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DPRK may test-launch ICBM soon: South Korean media

North Korea may be preparing to test-launch a new, upgraded prototype of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), South Korean media reported on Thursday, citing military sources.

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U.S. deploys high-tech radar amid heightened DPRK rhetoric: official

A high-tech sea-based U.S. military radar has left Hawaii to monitor for potential DPRK’s intercontinental ballistic missile test launches, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday.