In a dramatic move that has far-reaching implications, North Korea has sentenced two American women journalists 12 years of hard labour.
We present some images relating to the deteriorating relations between North Korea and South Korea.
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Indications of this came when Kim Jong Il skipped the parade commemorating the 60th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea on September 9. However, North Korean officials were quick to dismiss speculations about Kim Jong's health as baseless rumours spread by the West.
Sutirtha and Ayhika had shocked the reigning world champion Chinese pair of Chen Meng and Yidi Wang in the quarter-finals.
Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Monday with a team of retired professional basketball players to mark the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The Americans, Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, are travelling back to the US with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Here are some of the images from the parade.
North Korea on Wednesday announced that it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed.
The win guarantees Japan a top-two finish in the standings and sees them qualify for an eighth straight World Cup.
North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un's fascination with missile tests continued after he and his daughter Kim Ju Ae watched at least six short-range missiles being fired at a fire assault drill.
The US president's remarks came in response to the latest ballistic missile test conducted by North Korea on Friday.
North Korea made its decision to pull out of Tokyo at a meeting of its Olympic committee and Sports Minister Kim Il Guk on March 25, the ministry said on its website.
Multiple US and N Korean teams are holding simultaneous meetings ahead of the Singapore Summit.
The US president said the lines of communication had opened between the two countries after Trump administration officials on Thursday said that the North Koreans had become unresponsive, leading to the planned summit's cancellation.
Kim's absences from official state media often spark speculation and rumors about his health.
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley said these are by far the strongest measures ever imposed on North Korea.
This is the first time North Korea has fired what is thought to be a ballistic weapon over Japan.
North Korea on Tuesday warned that it had the capability to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the United States, "if necessary", following joint US-South Korea military drills earlier this week.
The People's Liberation Army Rocket (Missile) Force tested the new missile in the Bohai Sea.
The US' strong assertion comes days after President Donald Trump pledged to answer further aggression from North Korea with "fire and fury".
The State Department welcomed Germany's decision to downsize its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang and require North Korea to reduce its presence in Berlin.
Both sides also agreed at a round of talks on their heavily fortified border to hold a series of basketball matches in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on July 3-6, marking the anniversary of a July 4, 1972, inter-Korean agreement on unification, they said.
The Japanese government warned the people in northern Japan to prepare for a potential incoming missile from Pyongyang.
Tensions have dramatically risen on the Korean peninsula after North Korea early this month conducted its biggest nuclear test, which its state-run KCNA news agency described as a hydrogen bomb.
The move of the Vinson strike group is in response to recent North Korean provocations.
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The So San, with a dozen missiles and parts, was boarded by US and Spanish forces off the coast of Yemen.
The United States does not see any change in the military posture of North Korea despite threat and recent rhetoric coming from its leadership, the White House said.
North Korea will take part in the next two Olympic Games in Japan and China, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Saturday after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
Dipa Karmakar scripts history, becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior Championships
The US president puts Pyongyang back on list of state sponsors of terrorism for first time since 2008.
The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday discarded the article titled 'India's embarrassing North Korean connection' by Nilanjana Bhowmick in Al Jazeera, a Doha-based broadcaster, saying the insinuation regarding New Delhi's assistance to North Korea in United Nations proscribed activities is 'baseless and without any merit.'
South Korea's Rim Chang-woo lashed home the winner in the last minute of extra time to give the Asian Games hosts a 1-0 win over fierce rivals North Korea in the final of the men's soccer tournament on Thursday.
Earlier, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the international community to increase pressure on North Korea, saying that failing to do so would bring 'catastrophic consequences'.
China is likely to deploy Artificial Intelligence-generated content via social media to sway public opinion to boost its geopolitical interests during elections in countries like India, South Korea and the US, tech giant Microsoft has warned.
North Korea on Friday launched an ICBM for the second time in a month.
PIO finds similarities between WannaCry code and other tools created by Lazarus Group in the past.
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