North Korea appears to be distancing itself from longtime partner Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility of a new relationship with the
April 06, 2026
North Korea's test of a solid-fuel rocket engine is intended for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) built with carbon fibre to extend range and allow for delivery of
April 06, 2026
North Korea said on Monday it was "very fortunate and wise" for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to convey regret to Pyongyang for drone incursions in a rare
April 06, 2026
South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Tuesday that North Korea's rare conciliatory response to President Lee Jae Myung’s expression of regret over drone incursions
April 07, 2026
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, adding to a launch a day earlier, South Korea's military said, extending a series of tests that
April 08, 2026
North Korea tested a new cluster-bomb warhead on a ballistic missile and an electromagnetic weapon this week, state media KCNA reported on
April 09, 2026
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said North Korea has made remarkable accomplishments despite conspiracies by the United States and Western forces to oppress and isolate
April 10, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met China's foreign minister, state media KCNA said on Saturday.
April 11, 2026
China and North Korea should further enhance communication and coordination in major international and regional affairs, China's foreign minister said in a meeting with
April 10, 2026
North Korea conducted another test of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its
April 14, 2026
North Korea says its weapons tests this week involved various new systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads
April 09, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills
March 11, 2026
North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East
March 10, 2026
With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor
February 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership
February 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing
February 23, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event
February 20, 2026
North Korea shows Kim Jong Un at the wheel of a mobile rocket launcher
February 19, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his expanding military capabilities ahead of a major ruling party congress
February 19, 2026
North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
February 15, 2026
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February 13, 2026
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur
February 13, 2026
South Korea’s spy agency says it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader
February 12, 2026
North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will unveil plans to further bolster its nuclear program at the upcoming ruling party congress
January 28, 2026
North Korea has launched short-range ballistic missiles into the sea
January 27, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over issues in a factory modernization project
January 20, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent
January 05, 2026
South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward the sea
January 03, 2026
The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather are on display
January 02, 2026
North Korea releases new images of Kim Jong Un inspecting the country's first nuclear-powered submarine.
December 25, 2025
North Korea reveals new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine
December 25, 2025
North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology
December 25, 2025
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities
December 10, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he had found it "interesting and entertaining" speaking with Donald Trump during
December 03, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted the Air Force's role in exercising nuclear war deterrence as he celebrated the Air Force's 80th anniversary along
November 29, 2025
North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the
November 14, 2025
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