Seoul says N Korea sent more troops to Russia, Kyiv urges their surrender
Ukraine on Wednesday called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been deployed by Pyongyang.
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North Korea calls new sanctions monitoring team 鈥榰nlawful鈥�
North Korea鈥檚 top diplomat on Sunday criticised a new sanctions monitoring team led by the United States as 鈥榰nlawful and illegitimate鈥�, warning countries involved in the entity...
North Korea sending 鈥榣arge-scale鈥� troop deployment to Russia: Seoul
North Korea has decided to send a 鈥榣arge-scale鈥� troop deployment to support Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia鈥檚 Far East and...
North Korea claims a million people joined army this week
North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul鈥檚 military of sending...
N Korea blows up roads connecting it to South
North Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul鈥檚 military said, adding it had conducted a...
North Korea leader Kim threatens to use nukes if attacked
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country would use nuclear weapons 鈥榳ithout hesitation鈥� if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday.
South Korea warns of 鈥榙ecisive鈥� action against trash balloons
South Korea said on Monday it would take 鈥榙ecisive military action鈥� if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border by North Korea.
N Korea tests ballistic missile
North Korea claimed on Thursday that its latest weapons test had been of a tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 鈥榮uper-large鈥� warhead, and a strategic cruise missile, state media reported.
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, Seoul鈥檚 military said, Pyongyang鈥檚 second such weapons test in a week...
North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time
North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring it as he called for more centrifuges to boost...
North Korea floats more trash-filled balloons south
North Korea has floated more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul鈥檚 military said on Thursday, the latest in a series of border barrages that have sparked a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign.
N Korea moving flood victims to capital
North Korea will move more than 15,000 flood victims to the capital, state media said Saturday, as leader Kim Jong Un insisted recovery efforts would be 鈥榖ased on self-reliance鈥� despite offers of aid from abroad...
Putin vows support to N Korea after floods
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged...
North-South Korea podium selfie goes viral
Images of Olympic table tennis players from North Korea and South Korea taking a selfie together on the medal podium in Paris went viral in South Korea Wednesday, hailed as a rare show of cross-border unity.
IOC apologises for South Korea gaffe in Olympics opening ceremony
The International Olympic Committee apologised Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.
N Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November鈥攋ust months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic...
North Korea rejects NATO summit declaration
North Korea has denounced and rejected a declaration at a recent NATO summit that condemned Pyongyang鈥檚 weapons exports to Russia, calling the document 鈥榠llegal鈥�, state media said Saturday....
S Korea to deploy StarWars lasers against North
South Korea will begin deploying drone-melting laser weapons designed to shoot down North Korean UAVs this year, the country鈥檚 arms procurement agency said...
Japan raises concern about China, North Korea in defence report
Tokyo鈥檚 defence ministry on Friday said that China and Russia鈥檚 joint military activities around Japan were of 鈥榞rave concern鈥� and North Korea posed a greater threat than ever....
North Koran leader Kim鈥檚 sister slams S Korea live-fire border drills
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed Seoul Monday for recent military drills near the border, saying the South must be 鈥榮uicidal鈥� and warning of a 鈥榯errible disaster鈥�...
North Korea says tested missile capable of carrying super-large warhead
North Korea successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media said on Tuesday, with analysts suggesting the weapon could be nuclear-capable...
N Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles, one fails
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles but one launch failed, South Korea鈥檚 military said on Monday, a day after Pyongyang warned of...
North Korea condemns drills by US, Japan, S Korea as 鈥楢sian NATO鈥�
North Korea denounced on Sunday joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the United States, calling them an 鈥楢sian version of NATO鈥� and warning of...
N Korea sends 300 balloons overnight
North Korea has sent hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul鈥檚 military said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of border barrages that have sparked a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign...
North Korea sending more trash balloons
North Korea is sending more balloons likely to be carrying trash into the South, Seoul鈥檚 military said late Monday, continuing a tit-for-tat balloon war between...
Putin does not rule out sending arms to North Korea
Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he does not rule out Russia sending arms to isolated North Korea in what Washington called an 鈥榠ncredibly concerning鈥� statement that..
Russia, Vietnam vow to fortify ties as Putin visits
Russia and Vietnam pledged Thursday to deepen ties as President Vladimir Putin made a state visit aimed at bolstering his alliances to counter Moscow's growing isolation over the war in Ukraine.
North Korea, Russia sign defence deal
Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defence agreement on Wednesday with North Korea鈥檚 Kim Jong Un, who offered his 鈥榝ull support鈥� on...
Soldiers cross border, landmines explode as N Korea reinforces border: Seoul
Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul鈥檚 military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang鈥檚 troops in the area....
Russia鈥檚 Putin to make 鈥榝riendly鈥� visit to North Korea
Russian president Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday for a 鈥榝riendly鈥� visit, the Kremlin announced, as the West suspects Pyongyang of supplying Moscow with weapons for its Ukraine offensive. ....