{
  "id": 8338796,
  "title": "N. Korea rejects IAEA resolution, vows to maintain nuclear force amid US threats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/n-korea-rejects-iaea-resolution-vows-to-maintain-nuclear-force-amid-8338796",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T00:22:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260919/n-korea-rejects-iaea-resolution-vows-to-maintain-nuclear-force-amid-us-threats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, denounced a recent United Nations nuclear watchdog resolution against Pyongyang's nuclear program on Saturday. She affirmed the country's commitment to preserving its nuclear capabilities, attributing this stance to threats from the United States and other nations. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted the resolution during its 70th General Conference in Vienna on Thursday. The resolution reaffirmed that North Korea could not hold nuclear-weapons-state status under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and urged Pyongyang to cease all related activities immediately. Kim criticized the IAEA's resolution, stating that it unjustly targets North Korea's self-defensive and legitimate nuclear activities while ignoring the constant external nuclear threats to the country's security. This statement was published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).",
  "summary": "Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Saturday rejected a recent resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog against Pyongyang's nuclear program, vowing to maintain the credibility of the country's nuclear capabilities in the face of what she called nuclear threats from the United States and others. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted the resolution…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea rejects IAEA resolution, vows to maintain nuclear force amid U.S. threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/n-korea-rejects-iaea-resolution-vows-to-maintain-nuclear-force-amid-u",
        "published": "2026-09-18T23:04:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea rejects IAEA resolution, vows to maintain nuclear force amid US threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/n-korea-rejects-iaea-resolution-vows-to-maintain-nuclear-force-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-19T00:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}