North Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up weapons production and missile activity.

A projectile flies mid-air on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill, according to local media, at an unknown location, December 28, 2025, in this pictured released December 29, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.
NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un visits the construction site of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching surface-to-air missiles in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 25, 2025.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over the 13th plenary meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, December 12, 2025.

North Korea: Japan’s move toward nuclear weapons must be 'thoroughly curbed'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un embraces a soldier during a welcoming ceremony for members of the 528th Engineer Regiment after they returned from an overseas mission, at the April 25 Cultural and Tourism Center in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2025.

North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says


South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15

The accident occured in Pocheon, where South Korea and US troops are scheduled to have a joint exercise next week.

 Police officers stand near a damaged building after Mk82 bombs fell outside the shooting range during joint live-fire exercises near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2025.

'This is not North Korea': Nir Barkat calls Netanyahu 'supreme leader'

Earlier in the program when asked whether he had watched the interview with freed hostage Eli Sharabi, Barkat said "I had more important things to do."

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Economy Minister Nir Barkat

Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says

A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone.

Debris is scattered across the road at the site of a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, January 31, 2025

North Korea condemns Trump's Gaza takeover proposal as 'bluster'

The commentary is aimed at Trump's shock announcement that the US intends to remove Gaza residents and transform the territory into what the president billed as a "Riviera of the Middle East."

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019

First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea

Tour Rason's top sites and celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday in North Korea, Koryo Tours announced.

 North Korean waitress serves beer to foreign tourists, Kaesong Folk Hotel.

Danes see US as bigger threat than Iran after Greenland dispute

Nearly half of Danish citizens view America as a major security concern following tensions over US interest in acquiring Greenland.

 US President-elect Donald Trump, Trump's plane landing in Greenland (illustrative).

Zelensky says ready to hand over N. Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainians captive in Russia

This follows Zelensky saying on Saturday that Ukraine had captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi visit an exhibition of new Ukrainian made drone-missiles Peklo dedicated to the Day of Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 6.

Zelensky says Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk

Kyiv says that North Korean troops are fighting in the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an incursion in August.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 8, 2025.

North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says

On Dec. 17, a US military official said North Korea had suffered several hundred casualties while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol watch honour guards marching past during a welcoming ceremony upon Belousov's arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, North Korea, in this still image from video released on November 29, 2024

North Korean forces suffer several hundred casualties in Russia's Kursk, US official says

This comes amidst war blogger reports that the DPRK troops are drastically underprepared for official comabt.

 Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol watch honour guards marching past during a welcoming ceremony upon Belousov's arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, North Korea, in this still image from video released on November 29, 2024.