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A man photographs parts of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities believe to be made in North Korea and was used in a strike in Kharkiv earlier this week, amid Russias attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 6, 2024. (REUTERS)

Why North Korea is sending troops and missiles to Russia

August 07, 2026 9:18 pm

Estimates by Ukrainian and South Korean intelligence indicate that North Korea sent between 14,000 and 15,000 soldiers to Russia’s Kursk region in 2024 to help repel a Ukrainian ground incursion.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un observes nuclear weapons tests aboard new naval destroyer

July 05, 2026 1:32 pm

Kim has been increasingly turning his focus to naval capabilities, such as the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his wife Peng Liyuan, accompanied by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, and his wife his wife Ri Sol Ju attend a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang (PTI)

What happened when China's Xi Jinping visited North Korea for first time in 7 years

June 09, 2026 5:22 pm

The historic meeting between Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un focused heavily on strengthening economic and cultural alliances, deliberately leaving Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program off the table.

Xi said Chinese-North Korean relations had reached a "new historical starting point" at the event marking the 65th anniversary of the two countries' friendship treaty. (AP Photo)

With Xi Jinping meeting Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, what’s driving China-North Korea relations?

June 09, 2026 7:57 pm

What can North Korea, one of the poorest and least integrated nations in the world, offer China? Since their inception, China-North Korea ties have been based on wider geopolitical goals.

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published photographs of Kim walking through narrow aisles edged by dense rows of silver tubes and pipes - consistent with the appearance of a centrifuge hall used in uranium enrichment. (AP Photo)

Kim Jong Un reveals secretive nuclear facility, North Korea vows ‘exponential’ bomb production

June 04, 2026 3:05 pm

Pyongyang's latest disclosure signals a firm rejection of disarmament talks, with experts suggesting Kim Jong Un is angling for international recognition as a nuclear state to force sanctions relief.

Kim's comments on bolstering the military strength ⁠on the border to make it an "impregnable fortress" (Photo: Reuters)

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls to make border with South Korea an 'impregnable fortress'

May 18, 2026 3:11 pm

In a rare meeting with army commanders, Kim Jong Un demanded border units become an "impregnable fortress" as Seoul reports a surge in North Korean fortification work.

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In North Korea, the .07 per cent opposition

March 21, 2026 6:52 am

In a recent election, the Workers’ Party of Korea won all 687 seats in the Supreme People’s Assembly, but only 99.93 per cent of the vote, down from 99.99 per cent in 2019

Will Kim Jong Un talk to Trump: US President and South Korea’s Kim Min-seok discuss possible revival of US-North Korea talks

March 14, 2026 8:40 am

Donald Trump asked South Korea PM Kim Min-seok if Kim Jong Un may reopen talks with the US, reviving speculation about possible diplomatic engagement with North Korea.

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Inside Kim Jong Un’s new Pyongyang district: A gift for families of ‘young martyrs’ killed in Russia’s war

February 16, 2026 8:10 pm

North Korea unveils new Pyongyang housing for families of soldiers killed in Ukraine; learn more about Kim Jong Un's latest move.

North Korea's Kim dismisses vice premier over factory project

January 20, 2026 11:18 am

The Korean Central News Agency said that Kim blamed Yang Sung Ho for causing “unnecessary man-made confusion” in a speech marking the completion of a first-stage modernization project at the Ryongsong Machine Complex in the northeast on Monday.