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U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea may welcome Biden to the region with a ballistic missile test or its first detonation of a nuclear device since 2017.

U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea may welcome Biden to the region with a ballistic missile test or its first detonation of a nuclear device since 2017.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made “self-reliance” his governing lynchpin during his decade in power and shunned international help for his people. But a massive outbreak of suspected COVID-19 has left Kim at a critical crossroads. Does he swallow his pride and accept help or does he go it alone even though a huge number of fatalities could...

North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic. It had held for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened. His latest comments came as he praised his top army officials for a massive military parade in Pyongyang this week. State media reported Saturday that Kim expressed “firm will” to continue developing his nuclear-armed military so that it could “preemptively...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons and threatened to use them if provoked in a speech he delivered at a military parade that featured powerful missiles capable of targeting the country’s rivals

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended a massive civilian parade in the capital Pyongyang to celebrate a milestone birth anniversary of his state-founding grandfather

North Korea’s most famous and distinctive state TV anchor, Ri Chun Hi, has announced the country’s major new events for decades, including nuclear and missile tests and the death of a leader

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called the South Korean defense minister a “scum-like guy” for talking about preemptive strikes on the North and warned the South may face “a serious threat.”

In firing a massive intercontinental ballistic missile high into space, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has turned back the clock to the “fire and fury” days of 2017.

North Korean television broadcast the country’s latest massive missile test, with feature film style editing.

A senior administration official said the tests were carried out in February and March of this year.

A conservative victory for South Korea’s upcoming presidential election on March 9 could see the country adopt a rigid stance on North Korea and China.

NATO and G-7 members have previously pledged their support for Ukraine amid Russia’s aggressive military buildup.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has expressed willingness to restore stalled communication lines with South Korea to promote peace in early October, while he shrugged off recent U.S. offers for dialogue

South Korea is urging North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day after the North repeated an offer to open conditional talks

Recent satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main nuclear complex

In an unusual North Korean parade that showcased military animals and virus workers in hazmat suits instead of ballistic missiles, leader Kim Jong Un still managed to seize the spotlight by looking thinner and more energetic than he has in years

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly acknowledged that the food situation in the secretive country is troubling amid reports of shortages.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling for another arduous march to fight severe economic difficulties, for the first time comparing them to a 1990s famine that killed hundreds of thousands