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North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young acknowledged the incident as a problem, with Kim Jong Un's sister saying she appreciated Chung's expression of regret.

This picture taken on February 2, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 3, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Samgwang Stockbreeding Farm in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force's 80th anniversary, at the Kalma Airfield, in Wonsan, North Korea, November 28, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency November 30, 2025.

North Korean Kim Jong Un to consolidate his daughter as next in position

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025.

South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church

South Korean special envoy Lee Hae-chan attends talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Beijing, China, May 18, 2017.

South Korea’s ex-PM Lee Hae-chan dies of heart attack during official visit to Vietnam


North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says

Kim Jong Un watches North-Korean war-like practice drills after the start of annual combined military drills by the Us and South Korea.

 NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un inspecting nuclear warheads at an undisclosed location.

North Korea has sent 6,700 containers of munitions to Russia, South Korea says

North Korea has shipped about 6,700 containers carrying millions of munitions to Russia since July to support its war against Ukraine

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

Higher than Azrieli: Looking at the next world's largest ferris wheel

The "Seoul Twin Eye" is expected to reach a height of 220 meters and accommodate more than 1,400 visitors

 Seoul Twin Eye visualization

US F-16 crashes in South Korea, pilot safely ejects

The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced "an in-flight emergency" over the sea and crashed.

 An F-16 fighter jet takes off during a media day of NATO's "Air Defender 23" military exercise at Spangdahlem U.S. Air Base near the German-Belgian border in Spangdahlem, Germany June 14, 2023

North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says

In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.

 A general view of fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 10, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks

"Their safety as food has not been verified," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a posting on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Please do not eat (them)."

 The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, US, September 15, 2020.

North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop

The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as 'primary foe,' warns of war

In a speech on Monday, Kim Jong Un said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption.

 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 4, 2023.

North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise

North and South Korea remain technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

 A test of North Korea's new solid-fuel engines for an intermediate ballistic missile is conducted in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on November 15, 2023

South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

South Korea's military conducted "corresponding" live firing drills on Friday in response to the shelling.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.