INTERNACIONAL
North Korea relaunches warship that suffered embarrassing failure during initial launch
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
North Korea has repaired and relaunched their 5,000-ton warship after a botched launch in May, according to North Korean state media.
The second warship was once again upright in the water, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA.
The communist country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, was in attendance to give a speech and spoke about the failed launch.
«Of course, we felt panic-stricken in front of the unexpected and ridiculous accident caused while launching this destroyer in Chongjin last month,» Kim said.
NORTH KOREA DETAINS SHIPYARD OFFICIALS OVER FAILED LAUNCH THAT LEFT NAVAL DESTROYER DAMAGED: STATE MEDIA
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, and his daughter stand on a destroyer named Kang Kon during its launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: «KCNA» which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, and his daughter stand on a destroyer named Kang Kon during its launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: «KCNA» which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ((Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP))
Kim did not take the accident lightly, going as far as to call it a criminal act, according to KCNA.
«We judged the accident not as a simple mistake but as a never-to-be-forgiven, serious criminal act that lowered the dignity and self-respect of our state in a moment, and investigated the root cause of the accident in a comprehensive way,» Kim said.
In fact, the chief engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard, along with others, were arrested according KCNA.
KIM JONG UN LEFT FUMING AFTER NORTH KOREA’S NEW DESTROYER DAMAGED IN FAILED LAUNCH
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, and his daughter attend a launch ceremony of a destroyer named Kang Kon at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: «KCNA» which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ((Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP))
However, this setback hasn’t seemed to slow down Kim’s ambitions as he promised more warships to come.
«Warships of a new generation are to be launched one after another in the coming years, and they will form the backbone of our maritime defense forces,» Kim said.
The ship, which Kim has reportedly named «Kang Kon,» was moved to the Rajin shipyard after being set up right, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The total extent of the damage to the ship is unknown as it never left the dry dock.
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows a destroyer named Kang Kon during its launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: «KCNA» which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. ((Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP))
Satellite images previously released by South Korea had shown the ship lying on its side.
Reported previously by KCNA, the «Kang Kon» had slipped off of its ramp and became stuck.
The flatcar failed to move alongside the ship, throwing it off balance and crushing parts of the ship’s bottom.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
This caused the massive warship’s stern to slide down the launch slipway, making the ship’s bow section unable to leave the ramp, according to KNCA.
The «Kang Kon» was the second naval destroyer launched within a month after Kim attended the successful launch of another 5,000-ton destroyer from Nampo, a port on the west coast of North Korea.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Landon Mion contributed to this story.
Nick Butler is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Do you have any tips? Reach out to Nick.Butler@Fox.com.
La advertencia del Golfo
El Gran Bazar, en Teherán, este jueves: el país intenta retomar el ritmo, luego de dos semanas de protestas violentas. Foto: REUTERS La represión más feroz en décadas
INTERNACIONAL
RFK Jr: Dr Oz says Trump has ‘highest testosterone level’ he’s seen in a man older than 70
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
President Donald Trump has the highest testosterone levels of any man older than the age of 70 that Dr. Mehmet Oz has ever seen, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recounted during a podcast interview providing a handful of updates on the president’s health.
«He’s got — he’s in incredible health,» Kennedy said on Katie Miller’s podcast Tuesday. «Dr. Oz looked at his medical records and said he’s got the highest testosterone level that he’s ever seen for an individual over 70 years old.»
«I know the president will be happy that I’ll repeat that,» Kennedy quipped.
Oz serves as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
BROOKE ROLLINS, ROBERT KENNEDY JR: NEW DIETARY PLAN RECOMMENDS REAL FOOD FOR ALL AMERICANS
Kennedy joined Miller, who is the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, as the media and Democrats continue fanning the flames of concern surrounding Trump’s health, citing bruises on Trump’s hands, swollen legs and allegations he has fallen asleep during public events. The White House has fiercely pushed back against the claims, citing Trump’s packed daily schedule and medical reports that have found the president in normal and «exceptional health.»
President Donald Trump repeatedly has denied claims there is cause for concern over his age and health, citing multiple health evaluations that do not show abnormalities. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
Kennedy has long cast himself as a public-health advocate, and he repeatedly has urged Americans to eat «real,» minimally processed foods, steering people away from ultra-processed packaged snacks and toward meals built around fruits, vegetables and other nutrient-dense staples.
Trump has a long and well-established history of enjoying fast-food, notably McDonald’s meals, and frequently downs Diet Coke — putting him at odds with his Cabinet official’s health calls.
Kennedy celebrated that despite Trump «pumping himself full of poison all day long,» he has the «constitution of a deity.»
«He eats really bad food, which is McDonald’s, and candy and Diet Coke. But he drinks the Diet Coke at all times,» Kennedy said. «I don’t know how he’s alive, but he is. … He says that the only time that he eats the junk food is when he’s on the road and he wants to eat food from big corporations.»
While Trump is known for fast food snacking and cracking open a Diet Coke, he has famously steered clear of alcohol throughout his life.
The White House backed Kennedy’s remarks when approached for additional comment on Trump’s health Thursday morning.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press briefing with, from left, Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)
«Secretary Kennedy is right: as his golf championships and flawless physical report results indicate, President Trump has the constitution and energy levels most young people could only dream of having,» White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for additional comment on Oz’s review of Trump’s health records Thursday morning.
RFK JR.’S BARNYARD RINGTONE INTERRUPTS WHITE HOUSE MAHA BRIEFING, SPARKS LAUGHS
Democrats and liberal media outlets increasingly have questioned Trump’s fitness in recent months, citing his 79 years of age, bruising on his hands and reports of swollen ankles. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in July that Trump’s swollen legs were part of a «benign and common condition» for individuals older than age 70, while the bruising on his hands was attributable to «frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.»
Trump has received two medical check-ups since his inauguration nearly a year ago, received a CT scan — which originally was reported as the president receiving an MRI — as well as celebrating that he has «aced» a series of cognitive tests, including celebrating new results earlier in January.
President Donald Trump has the highest testosterone levels of any man older than the age of 70 that Dr. Mehmet Oz has ever seen, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recounted. (Mandl Ngan/AFP)
TRUMP PITCHES COGNITIVE TESTS FOR LEADERS, TAKES AIM AT HARRIS, WALZ, NEWSOM
«The White House Doctors have just reported that I am in ‘PERFECT HEALTH,’ and that I ‘ACED’ (Meaning, was correct on 100% of the questions asked!), for the third straight time, my Cognitive Examination, something which no other President, or previous Vice President, was willing to take,» Trump posted to Truth Social Jan 2.
The heightened focus on President Donald Trump’s health follows the media overwhelmingly downplaying concern over former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity until his final year in office. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
The heightened focus on Trump’s health follows the media overwhelmingly downplaying concern over former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity until his final year in office.
Biden ultimately dropped out of his 2024 re-election effort to hold control of the Executive Branch in July of that year, amid pressure from longtime Democrat allies and media pundits that he bow out of the race and pass the proverbial torch to a younger generation.
donald trump,health,robert f kennedy jr
INTERNACIONAL
Troops from Europe deploy to Greenland in rapid 2-day mission as Trump eyes US takeover
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Troops from several European countries deployed to Greenland and are on the ground there Thursday for a quick two-day mission to bolster the territory’s defenses.
France, Germany, Sweden and Norway are participating in the exercise, Fox News has learned. Leaders say the mission is meant to demonstrate they can deploy military assets «quickly.»
The development comes as the Trump administration is pushing to acquire the Danish territory. Germany deployed a reconnaissance team of 13 personnel, France sent 15 mountain specialists and Sweden, Norway and Britain sent three, two and one officers, respectively, according to Reuters.
«The geopolitical tensions have spread to the Arctic. The Government of Greenland, and the Danish Ministry of Defense have therefore decided to continue the Danish Armed Forces’ increased exercise activity in Greenland, in close cooperation with NATO allies,» the Danish Ministry of Defense said in a statement Wednesday.
«From today, there will be an expanded military presence in and around Greenland — in close cooperation with NATO allies. The purpose is to train the ability to operate under the unique Arctic conditions and to strengthen the alliance’s footprint in the Arctic, benefiting both European and transatlantic security,» it added.
DENMARK IN TRUMP’S CROSSHAIRS AS US MAKES AMBITIOUS APPEAL TO GREENLAND
An Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the German Air Force taxis over the grounds at Wunstorf Air Base in the Hanover region, Germany, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, as troops from NATO countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)
REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS SAY NO TO US MILITARY STRIKE AGAINST IRAN AS TRUMP MULLS ACTION: POLL
«As part of the increased presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic, the Danish Armed Forces are, from today, deploying capabilities and units related to the exercise activities. In the period ahead, this will result in an increased military presence in and around Greenland, comprising aircraft, vessels and soldiers, including from NATO allies,» the Danish Ministry of Defense also said.
It said the exercise activities in 2026 «could include guarding critical infrastructure, providing assistance to local authorities in Greenland, including the police, receiving allied troops, deploying fighter aircraft in and around Greenland, and conducting naval operations.»
People walk in downtown of Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. On the right is President Donald Trump. (Evgeniy Maloletka/Evan Vucci/AP)
«Some officers from the Swedish Armed Forces are arriving in Greenland today,» Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wrote on X on Wednesday. «They are part of a group from several allied countries. Together they will prepare upcoming steps within the framework of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance. It is at the request of Denmark that Sweden is sending personnel from the Armed Forces.»
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Reuters on Thursday that, «The American ambition to take over Greenland is intact.»
«That is of course serious, and therefore we continue our efforts to prevent this scenario becoming a reality,» he added.
A fisherman carries a bucket onto his boat in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Wednesday.
greenland,europe,donald trump,world
Las cuotas ya no se licúan con la inflación: crece la morosidad y la deuda de clase media es récord
Mourinho, como Arbeloa: eliminado de la Copa y con la furia de la grada
Polémica por un viaje de diputados de La Libertad Avanza a China
El Impuesto al Valor Agregado impulsa el aumento de la recaudación fiscal con un crecimiento del 9.0 % en 2025
Gustavo Sáenz propuso a dos exfuncionarios para renovar la Corte de Salta y abrió un conflicto con LLA
Llevo décadas viendo animación, Primal es de lo mejor que he visto y acaba de regresar con una tercera temporada
La triste despedida de Jorge “Corcho” Rodríguez a Pía, su asistente por 30 años: “Gracias por tu amor”
La AFA giró US$8 millones a cinco empresas en Miami que ya no existen: un argentino disolvió hace seis días una firma clave
Con el respaldo de Axel Kicillof, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia seguirá al frente del Ceamse con un sueldo millonario
El inesperado romance del periodista deportivo más explosivo del país y la influencer de Boca más polémica
CHIMENTOS3 días agoLa triste despedida de Jorge “Corcho” Rodríguez a Pía, su asistente por 30 años: “Gracias por tu amor”
- POLITICA2 días ago
La AFA giró US$8 millones a cinco empresas en Miami que ya no existen: un argentino disolvió hace seis días una firma clave
- POLITICA2 días ago
Con el respaldo de Axel Kicillof, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia seguirá al frente del Ceamse con un sueldo millonario
