North Korea Announces Ambitious 2026 Construction Drive Across 20 Regions Ahead of Ninth Party Congress

North Korea Announces Ambitious 2026 Construction Drive Across 20 Regions Ahead of Ninth Party Congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced ambitious plans for large-scale construction projects across the country in 2026, including the simultaneous development of industrial factories in 20 regions, state media KCNA reported Thursday. The move comes as the country...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Washington Signals Shift as US Looks to South Korea to Take ‘Primary Responsibility’ in Tracking Kim Jong Un and North Korean Threats

The United States has signalled a significant shift in its approach to deterring a nuclear-armed North Korea, indicating it will play a “more limited” role and place greater responsibility on South Korea to take the lead in defending the Korean...
Hyunmoo-5 Ballistic Missile

South Korea Deploys Hyunmoo-5 Ballistic Missile to Frontline Units, Signaling Stronger Conventional Deterrence Against North Korea

South Korea has officially begun deploying its most powerful conventional ballistic missile, the Hyunmoo-5, to frontline military units, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to bolster deterrence against North Korea, military officials confirmed Sunday. According to defense sources,...
Firework displays in North Korea

World Marks Historic Hiatus in Nuclear Explosions, Yet Fragile Record Threatened by U.S., Russia, and North Korea

The world quietly crossed a historic milestone this week: for the first time since the dawn of the nuclear era, humanity has gone more than eight years without a nuclear weapons test. Yet despite this rare achievement, experts warn that...
United Nations

North Korea Accuses US of ‘Shameless’ Acts, Undermining United Nations

North Korea on Monday sharply condemned what it called “shameless” actions by the United States that, it says, undermine the authority of the United Nations and constitute a “hideous criminal act.” The denunciation came in an unusually pointed statement from...
Fragments of a drone lie scattered on the ground in Muksan-ri area, Kaepung District, Kaesong City, North Korea, after North Korea said on Saturday that South Korea sent another drone

North Korea Escalates Rhetoric but Avoids Military Threats in Demand for Explanation Over Alleged South Korean Drone

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s influential sister, Kim Yo Jong, has demanded a detailed “explanation” from South Korea over a drone that Pyongyang claims violated its airspace earlier this month, escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula even as both...
Kaesong city, which North Korea claims is footage taken retrieved from a drone from South Korea that violated North Korean airspace.

North Korea Claims South Korean Drone Flown Over Kaesong for Surveillance, Seoul Denies Any Military Involvement

North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea of sending another drone into its airspace for surveillance purposes, a claim Seoul has firmly denied, escalating tensions on the heavily militarized peninsula. The North Korean military said it tracked a drone “moving...
Chinese President Xi Jinping - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung Urges China to Mediate With North Korea as Seoul Floats Nuclear Freeze Proposal Amid Rising Missile Tensions

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday, January 7, that he had urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to play a more active role in curbing North Korea’s nuclear programme, arguing that a negotiated freeze on Pyongyang’s weapons of...
North korea missile tests

North Korea Conducts Hypersonic Missile Test, Cites Venezuela Crisis and “Readiness of Nuclear Forces

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of advanced hypersonic missiles on Sunday, state media reported Monday, highlighting Pyongyang’s efforts to ready its nuclear forces for potential conflict. The test comes amid rising geopolitical tensions and follows a...
Kim Jong Un

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Into Sea Amid South Korean President’s State Visit to China and Hours After U.S. Attack on Venezuela

North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles on Sunday, coinciding with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit to China and just hours after the United States conducted a military strike in Venezuela. The missile firings, the first...
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