The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.

South Korea on Friday launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals.

North Korea officials say that on the third attempt, they were able to successfully place a spy satellite into orbit after vowing to do so earlier this year.

The events took place after North Korea’s latest rocket launch, which Pyongyang says put a spy satellite into space. Video from North Korean state television showed a gigantic rocket blasting off on Tuesday night (21 November).

North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year, demonstrating the nation's determination to build a space-based surveillance system during protracted tensions with the United States.

North Korea said it placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year, demonstrating the nation's determination to build a space-based surveillance system during protracted tensions with the United States.

Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, rejected US calls for diplomacy and condemned the condemnations of North Korea's recent spy satellite launch. She v

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.

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 Korean official Kim Yo Jong is incensed at U.S. condemnations of the nation's military spy satellite launch, calling opposition to the launch an attack on North Korean sovereignty.

North Korea said it will never sit face-to-face with the United States for negotiations over its sovereignty, state media KCNA reported Thursday. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a senior official,