North Korea is a sovereign state in East Asia, bordered by South Korea, China, and Russia. Known for its nuclear weapons program, authoritarian governance under Kim Jong Un, ballistic missile tests, and military alignment with Russia. Recently, North Korea has deployed troops and missiles to support Russian operations in Ukraine while continuing ballistic missile launches and expanding its naval nuclear capabilities. Last updated 4 days ago
North Korea test-fired two types of submarine-launched cruise missiles from a submerged submarine in the Sea of Japan. One was launched from a vertical launch system, the other from a torpedo tube. It was the first weapons test from the Hero Kim Kun Ok, the country's largest submarine, commissioned in 2023. South Korea's military tracked both launches from start to finish.
Over 40 laptop farms across Texas were dismantled by the FBI last month, with nearly 200 computer devices seized. The network helped North Koreans obtain remote IT jobs at U.S. companies using stolen American identities, funding Pyongyang's...
Over 40 laptop farms across Texas were dismantled by the FBI last month, with nearly 200 computer devices seized. The network helped North Koreans obtain remote IT jobs at U.S. companies using stolen American identities, funding Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Indictments were unsealed in Ohio against two U.S. nationals and 10 China-based North Koreans. Prosecutors say the scheme hit 70 companies for more than $3 million between 2019 and 2025.
Three South Korean soldiers wounded near the demilitarized zone in recent days were hit by North Korean mines, the South Korean military confirmed. Seoul says the mines were laid in violation of the armistice agreement.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung openly criticized Ukrainian President Zelensky for publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea in his UN General Assembly speech.
Lee called the disclosure "deeply regrettable," saying it violated a confidentiality agreement and could create diplomatic and national security problems.
South Korea’s top diplomat Cho Hyun flew to Washington on Thursday for a three-day visit, where he is scheduled to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday on bilateral economic and security arrangements, North Korea and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Yonhap News reported, citing South Korea’s Foreign Ministry.
Kim Jong Un: The new destroyer "Choe Hyon," now in operational service, will form part of North Korea's nuclear response system capable of "devastating retaliatory strikes."
He said its deployment in the sea east of the Korean Peninsula sends a "clear message" to Pyongyang's rivals. "It's time to exercise our sovereignty."
Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I was not happy with the fact that the United States had, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises a...
President Trump:
Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I was not happy with the fact that the United States had, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful. Therefore, and based on the fact that it was too late to cancel, I instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises! While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, “No thanks!” Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Germany will double its South Korea deployment in September, from one soldier to two. The troops fall under the U.S.-led UN Command, tasked with monitoring the North Korea ceasefire and aiding civilian evacuations in a crisis, per BILD.
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles from inland toward the northeast at 17:04 local time, per Japan's Ministry of Defense.
The missiles reached a maximum altitude of roughly 90 km, flew about 320 km, and fell outside Japan's EEZ near the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. No damage reported.
Trump: "I do have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un ... I didn't like the fact that we're doing these massive military exercises really against North Korea when I'm friendly with him."
