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North Korea flaunts nuclear growth ahead of high-stakes Xi-Kim meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week as Kim Jong Un pushes for an "exponential" expansion of the country's nuclear arsenal and deepens ties with Russia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a tea ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.
FILE PHOTO:  A missile is fired during a test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon, North Korea, April 12, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 14, 2026.

North Korea tests mix of enhanced ballistic, cruise missiles and artillery rockets

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says

A test of the upgraded Hwasong-11LA ground-to-ground tactical short-range ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea, April 19, 2026, in this picture released on April 20, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

UK condemns North Korean missile launches testing warheads containing cluster munitions


Putin says Russia, North Korea to expand bilateral relations

In a letter to Kim for Korea's liberation day, Putin said closer ties would be in both countries' interests.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019.

Pelosi vows support to denuclearize N.Korea, plans to visit Korea border

North Korea said it will "never tolerate" US accusation of its nuclear program * Pelosi plans to visit Korea border

 US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and South Korea?s National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo (not pictured) attend a joint news announcement in Seoul, South Korea August 4, 2022.

North Korea reports outbreak of unidentified disease alongside COVID-19

South Korean officials have said that the disease, only referred to be North Korea as an "acute enteric epidemic" is likely to be either cholera or typhoid.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a politburo meeting of the Worker's Party on the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 21, 2022.

North Korea stages military parade - S.Korea military source

The event was believed to include some of the North's newest missiles, including its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which was first test-fired last month

 A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017.

N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un observes new weapons test to enhance nuclear capabilities

The latest launch came less than a month after North Korea resumed testing its intercontinental ballistic missiles for the first time since 2017.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures as he watches the test-firing of a new-type tactical guided weapon according to state media, North Korea, in this undated photo released on April 16, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

North Korea conducting missile testing from international airport

After a failed test-fire from the airport on Wednesday debris fell near or in Pyongyang.

 A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017.

North Korea accused of testing ICBM system, restoring nuclear test site

The reports are the latest to suggest the country may soon follow through on threats to resume testing long-range ICBMs or nuclear weapons for the first time since 2017.

 People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea's firing a ballistic missile off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, March 5, 2022

N.Korea's Kim calls Olympics 'great victory' for China, calls for better relations

Kim said that he would "steadily develop the relations between the two parties and the two countries to a new high stage."

Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, attends a meeting with Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, chairwoman of Vietnam's National Assembly, at the National Assembly in Hanoi

US condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast, posing a threat to neighbors South Korea.

A suspected missile is fired, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 22, 2020.

North Korea's Kim makes first public appearance in a month

The young, reclusive leader's disappearance from state media often sparks speculation over his health or whereabouts.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to inaugurate the start of construction on the first phase of a project to eventually build 50,000 new apartments, in Pyongyang, North Korea