US, ROK and Japan to hold military exercises aimed at countering North Korea
South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct their annual Freedom Edge exercise next month to counter…
North Korea tears down South Korean churches, apartments at aborted nuclear site
Housing compound demolition comes 20 years after closure of multinational project to build nuclear reactors in DPRK North…
On Liberation Day, North Korea blasts fireworks as South Korea calls to end war
North Korea marked the 81st anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with a massive fireworks display and…
Ukraine war experience gives North Korea new edge, UNC deputy commander warns
The second-in-command of the U.S.-led multilateral force overseeing the inter-Korean armistice warned that the experience gained by North…
Russia can’t fight Ukraine without North Korea’s help: Zelensky
Kyiv’s long-range strikes on oil refineries in the heart of Russia prompted Moscow to increasingly rely on North…
63 North Korean defectors enter South in first half of 2026: Seoul
Sixty-three North Koreans defected to South Korea between January and June, a roughly 34% decline from the same…
Court fines defector $6,700 for helping send money back to North Koreans
A South Korean court fined a North Korean defector over $6,700 for brokering money transfers from other defectors…
North Korean defector arrivals ticks up but remains historically low
Only 43 North Korean defectors entered South Korea in the first quarter of this year, according to data…
South Korea watches for North Korea dam release after heavy rain near border
South Korean authorities are monitoring whether North Korea has released water from a dam upstream of the inter-Korean…
South Koreans reading North Korean newspaper online is on the rise: Seoul
The number of people viewing North Korea’s ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun digitally at a state-run facility in…
Moscow rebukes Seoul for anti-Russia moves, military drills near North Korea
A senior Moscow official criticized South Korea for aligning with the West in its “attacks” on Russia in…
North Korea tests ability to strike ROK power stations with tactical nukes: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a missile test on Thursday involving tactical nuclear missiles capable of…