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Pyongyang

Arcs in and about Pyongyang from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 170 stories · 457 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 14, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2023

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

5 of 499 stories this year · 2 about Pyongyang

Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks · 30 articles, Dec 27Russian drone and artillery attack kills 6 in Ukraine and knocks out power in a major city · 12 articles, Dec 27Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack · 17 articles, Dec 27Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says · 45 articles, Dec 29Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring more than 100, Kyiv officials say · 31 articles, Dec 29

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023357 articles20241566 articles2025471 articles2026593 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Oct 9, 202357327
Oct 16, 2023312848
Oct 30, 202337222
Nov 6, 202306211
Nov 13, 20231205
Nov 20, 2023924575
Nov 27, 202328323
Dec 11, 202317116
Dec 18, 2023813453
Dec 25, 202358545
Jan 1, 2024922778
Jan 8, 2024810357
Jan 15, 202478357
Jan 22, 202427125
Jan 29, 202427333
Feb 5, 202412010
Feb 12, 202425213
Feb 19, 202446218
Mar 4, 20240218
Mar 18, 202417223
Mar 25, 2024414548
Apr 1, 202424212
Apr 8, 202433117
Apr 15, 20241104
May 6, 202424115
May 13, 20241317
May 20, 20242147
May 27, 202410289105
Jun 3, 2024719571
Jun 10, 2024311348
Jun 17, 2024254518302
Jun 24, 2024412130
Jul 1, 202438224
Jul 15, 202426119
Jul 22, 202426320
Jul 29, 20240011
Aug 5, 20241409
Sep 16, 202425113
Oct 7, 202426418
Oct 14, 202479440
Oct 21, 2024912537
Oct 28, 202482510100
Nov 4, 2024312528
Nov 11, 202447429
Nov 18, 202426214
Nov 25, 20241318
Dec 16, 2024210327
Dec 23, 202428435
Jan 6, 2025413750
Jan 13, 202515315
Jan 20, 202512112
Jan 27, 20251309
Feb 10, 20251208
Feb 24, 202537219
Mar 10, 202524317
Mar 24, 202523217
Apr 21, 20251001
Apr 28, 202546221
May 19, 202534311
May 26, 202527317
Jun 9, 20252308
Jul 7, 202525110
Jul 28, 20251339
Aug 4, 202507118
Aug 11, 20250114
Aug 18, 20251102
Aug 25, 202558333
Sep 1, 202537326
Sep 8, 20250306
Sep 22, 20252126
Oct 6, 20252217
Oct 20, 20251439
Oct 27, 202522110
Nov 3, 202526111
Dec 22, 202533318
Dec 29, 202557223
Jan 26, 20261114
Feb 16, 20262005
Mar 9, 20263229
Apr 13, 202612113
May 25, 20261318
Jun 1, 20260202
Jun 8, 202627324
Jul 13, 20260202
Jul 20, 20262218
Jul 27, 20260213
Aug 3, 20262237
Aug 10, 2026217874
Aug 17, 2026214315249
Sep 7, 2026614454
Sep 14, 202669328
Sep 21, 202627218
Sep 28, 202636318

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else19 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Pyongyang that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 20North Korea and Russia clash with U.S., allies over missile launch6 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 25– 28North Korea claims spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right
  3. Oct 19Russian foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea, China as he visits Pyongyang5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Pyongyang

  1. Dec 31North Korea's Kim says he'll launch 3 more spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 202447 articles · 37 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 21North Korea’s Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 17– 18North Korea launches ballistic missile amid US-South Korea nuclear deterrence talks44 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 3 right
  4. Dec 17– 19North Korea conducts first long-range missile test in months, likely firing a solid-fueled weapon13 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 28– Dec 2S. Korea launches first spy satellite with SpaceX20 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 23North Korea to deploy ‘new’ weapons on border with South Korea14 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 22– 25Kim Jong Un inspects satellite photos of US, South Korea, state media says11 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  8. Nov 20– 23South Korea partially suspends inter-Korean agreement after the North says it launched spy satellite21 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 20– 23South Korea says Russian support likely enabled North Korea to successfully launch a spy satellite - The Daily Reporter40 articles · 28 independent sources
    7 left, 15 center, 2 right
  10. Nov 15North Korea tests new solid-fuel engine for intermediate-range missiles6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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