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2019-07-27 Japan warns on Saturday that the new North Korean projectiles have trajectories that are not typical for conventional ballistic missiles, making them difficult or impossible to intercept en route to Japan. North Korea

2019-05-9 The South Korean military claims that North Korean military has launched an "unidentified projectile" into the sea, marking the second time North Korea has conducted a weapons test in a single week. North Korea

2018-02-27 Five unnamed Western European security sources say that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his father Kim Jong-il used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports in order to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s. North Korea

2017-11-28 North Korea fires another missile in a test, landing in the Sea of Japan. North Korea

2017-11-13 A Korean People's Army soldier defects to South Korea via the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). He was shot and injured by fellow North Korean soldiers as he crossed to the South Korean side at Panmunjom, and has been taken to hospital. North Korea

2017-04-29 The U.S. Pacific Command and South Korean defense officials report that a North Korean missile was fired in the early morning, but quickly failed and did not travel beyond North Korea, echoing a similar failed attempt by North Korea thirteen days ago. North Korea

2015-02-7 North Korea test fires a new "ultra-precision" intelligent anti-ship missile which is to be deployed across its navy. North Korea

2014-03-31 North and South Korea exchange artillery fire across sea boundaries. North Korea

2011-06-17 The Yonhap news agency reports that South Korea has deployed precision-guided missiles capable of hitting the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. North Korea

2010-07-24 The United States and South Korea begin showing off their navy and air force by maneuvering dozens of ships and planes and thousands of troops in the Sea of Japan with intent to "rattle" North Korea. North Korea