North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia
North Korea has ratified a landmark defence pact with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, deepening security cooperation that has seen Pyongyang send thousands of troops...
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Putin finalises N Korea defence deal
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defence pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has despatched thousands of troops to...
N Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South
North Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea, Seoul鈥檚 military said.
Talent, toil and pleasing Kim bring N Korea women's football glory
Talent, discipline and a desire to please leader Kim Jong Un have helped propel North Korea's youth footballers to two Women's World Cup crowns in a matter of weeks, experts say.
Asia football chief hails North Korea 'pipeline of future stars'
North Korea boasts a 鈥榙ynamic pipeline of future stars鈥�, Asia's football chief said Monday, after they won a second Women's World Cup in a matter of weeks.
N Korea says will stand by Russia until 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine
North Korea will stand by Russia until its 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine, Pyongyang鈥檚 foreign minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict.
North Korea fires ICBM as US, Seoul slam Russia deployment
North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un鈥檚 first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia.
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
North Korean trash balloon lands in Seoul鈥檚 presidential compound
A North Korean balloon carrying trash landed on Seoul鈥檚 presidential compound Thursday, authorities said, with local media reporting it contained propaganda leaflets ridiculing president...
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.
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...