The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pyongyang/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Pyongyang | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pyongyang/ 32 32 North Korea appears to parade new ballistic missile, possibly largest yet https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-appears-to-parade-new-ballistic-missile-possibly-largest-yet/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 03:17:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2405590 Kim Jong UN warns he will marshal full nuclear force if Pyongyang is threatened, as never-before-seen weapons unveiled at event marking 75 years in power for ruling party

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]]> North Korea’s silence on Kim’s health raises succession speculation https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-koreas-silence-on-kims-health-raises-succession-speculation/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:41:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2289543 Leader's younger sister Kim Yo Jong seen as the most likely candidate to succeed her brother, but collective leadership also seen as possibility

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]]> North Korea claims to carry out ‘very important test’ at rocket site https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-claims-to-carry-out-very-important-test-at-rocket-site/ Sun, 08 Dec 2019 04:17:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2197712 Satellite image reportedly shows Pyongyang preparing to resume testing engines at launch facility partially dismantled in denuclearization agreement

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]]> North Korea: Kim observes test of new multiple rocket launcher https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-kim-observed-test-of-new-multiple-rocket-launcher/ Sat, 24 Aug 2019 23:08:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2135670 Move by Pyongyang latest to put question mark over resumption of denuclearization talks with US

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]]> South Korea buys Israeli radar tech, likely to counter North’s missiles https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korea-buys-israeli-radar-tech-likely-to-counter-norths-missiles/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:31:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1969629 Seoul purchases two advanced Green Pine arrays, each reportedly with a range of hundreds of miles, from state-owned ELTA Systems

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]]> Pompeo in Pyongyang to seek concrete nuclear commitments https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-in-pyongyang-to-seek-concrete-nuclear-commitments/ Sat, 07 Jul 2018 00:29:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1884644 Secretary of State, on his third visit to North Korea, seeks formal declaration on size of nuclear program, timetable for denuclearization

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]]> After summit, North Korea shifts tone to saluting ‘supreme leader’ Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-summit-north-korea-shifts-tone-on-saluting-supreme-leader-trump/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:35:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1871151 In first state TV report on Singapore summit, Pyongyang expresses extraordinary respect for US president, though Kim still the star of the show

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]]> Trump tweets that the North Korean nuclear threat is over https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-tweets-that-the-north-korean-nuclear-threat-is-over/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:53:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1870106 'Everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office,' US president assures, though path toward denuclearization unclear

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]]> Trump hints of imminent news on Americans detained in North Korea https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-hints-of-imminent-news-on-americans-detained-in-north-korea/ Thu, 03 May 2018 01:56:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1842670 'Stay tuned!' says US president on fate of Kim Hak-song, Kim Sang-duk and Kim Dong-chul, as he prepares for historic summit meeting with Kim Jong Un

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]]> North Korea says historic summit opens ‘new era for peace’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-says-historic-summit-opens-new-era-for-peace/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 09:33:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1839149 Kim Jong Un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in confirm common goal of 'realizing, through complete denuclearization, a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula'

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]]> Parents of late US Jewish student sue North Korea for ‘brutal torture, murder’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/parents-of-late-us-jewish-student-sue-north-korea-for-brutal-torture-murder/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:48:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1838462 Cindy and Fred Warmbier seek damages, punitive fines over death of son Otto upon his return from regime captivity

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]]> North Korea’s nuclear declaration: What it does and does not mean https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-koreas-nuclear-declaration-what-it-does-and-does-not-mean/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:05:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1834445 Kim Jong-un says his country still reserves the right to use atomic weapons in cases of 'threats'

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]]> China welcomes N. Korea’s decision to halt nuclear tests https://www.timesofisrael.com/china-welcomes-n-koreas-decision-to-halt-nuclear-tests/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 06:25:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1834402 Announcement by Kim Jong-un comes comes less than a week before meeting with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in for a summit in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula

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]]> N. Korea’s Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests https://www.timesofisrael.com/n-koreas-kim-promises-no-more-nuclear-or-missile-tests/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 06:17:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1834400 Pyongyang's declaration, long sought by Washington, will be seen as a crucial step in the fast diplomatic dance on and around the Korean peninsula

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]]> N. Korea’s Kim greets Chinese official, calls for stronger ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/n-koreas-kim-greets-chinese-official-calls-for-stronger-ties/ Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:27:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1830114 Leader expected to hold summits with South Korean president this month and with Trump in the following weeks

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