South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time

North Korea has placed a satellite into orbit, according to South Korea's military officials, an achievement that stokes Western suspicions that the rogue regime has a new patron in Russia.

A former senior U.S. commander in Korea is raising concerns over the lack of communication between Washington and Pyongyang as North Korea aggressively advances its surveillance and missile capabilities.

The United States on Thursday targeted North Korea with fresh sanctions after its launch of a spy satellite last week, designating foreign-based agents it accused of facilitating sanctions evasion to gather revenue and technology for its weapons of mass destruction program.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un meets with members of the Non-Standing Satellite Launch Preparation Committee, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on November 24, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the military's readiness to respond to any provocation by enemies,