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Russia surveys North Korean shelf for oil and gas

Russia has begun offshore oil and gas exploration on North Korea’s continental shelf in the Sea of Japan, The Moscow Times reported.

25 May, 12:27 PM

Kim Jong Un vows to build 'impregnable fortress' on North Korea's border with the South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a major military buildup along the border with South Korea and announced an upcoming restructuring of the country's armed forces, state news agency KCNA reported after a May 17 meeting with military commanders.

18 May, 12:15 PM

North Korea rewrites its constitution to erase any mention of reunification

North Korea has updated its constitution, striking all references to reunification with South Korea from the text, Reuters reported on May 6 after reviewing the document.

6 May, 06:08 PM

Kim Jong Un rallies North Korea’s youth behind Russia’s war in Ukraine

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un cast the country’s youth as a driving force behind the Workers’ Party’s goals and urged them to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, Reuters reported on May 2, citing his remarks at the 11th congress of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League in Pyongyang.

4 May, 04:48 PM

Kim lauds North Korean troops who died by suicide during fighting in Kursk Oblast

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un praised troops who took their own lives rather than surrendering while fighting Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Kursk Oblast, Bloomberg reported on April 28.

28 April, 03:31 PM

Museum featuring captured Ukrainian military equipment opens in North Korea — photos

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov inaugurated a museum in Pyongyang on April 26 featuring Western military hardware captured on the battlefields of Ukraine, the military news outlet Militarnyi reported.

27 April, 06:05 PM

North Korea launches several ballistic missiles toward the East Sea

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, South Korea’s military said, according to Yonhap news agency on Apr. 19.

19 April, 01:17 PM

Kim Jong Un pledges Belarus ‘full support’ as Lukashenko visits Pyongyang

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un expressed “solidarity and full support” for Belarus during a meeting in North Korea with self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian propaganda agency BelTA reported.

26 March, 10:54 AM

Kim Jong Un’s daughter appears at North Korea’s leaders’ mausoleum

Kim Jong Un’s daughter has appeared at North Korea’s state mausoleum for the first time — a move, viewed as a possible signal that she is being prepared as dictator's future successor, Reuters wrote on Jan. 2.

2 January, 10:29 AM

North Korea tests new long-range anti-aircraft missile, Kim Jong Un oversees launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test launch of a new long-range anti-aircraft missile, which took place on Dec. 24 at a training ground near the country’s eastern coast, Reuters reported.

25 December 2025, 08:06 PM

NK troops in Ukraine instructed to self-detonate if capture is imminent

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is instructing North Korean soldiers deployed to the front in Ukraine to detonate themselves with grenades if they face the threat of capture, Daily NK reported on Nov. 27.

28 November 2025, 08:30 AM

Trump says he’s ready to meet with Kim Jong Un during Asia trip

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is open to meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un during his ongoing trip to Asia, including stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, if Kim wishes to meet, according to The Guardian on Oct. 25.

25 October 2025, 03:04 PM

North Korea tests missiles ahead of APEC leaders summit

North Korea claimed a successful test of new hypersonic weaponry to demonstrate strength against potential adversaries, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 23, just before an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea attended by world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

23 October 2025, 11:49 AM

Kim Jong Un vows new military measures amid U.S. buildup

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said he has allocated strategic resources to respond to the growing U.S. military presence in the region and vowed to develop “additional military measures,” Reuters reported.

5 October 2025, 04:49 PM

Trump may meet Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone — media

U.S. President Donald Trump may meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, Nikkei reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 06:24 PM

Xi Jinping may attend massive North Korean military parade in October

North Korea is likely preparing for a large-scale military parade in October to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Sept. 21.

21 September 2025, 05:14 PM

South Korea, U.S. and Japan to hold large-scale drills near Russia and North Korea in September

South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold joint military drills this month called Freedom Edge, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sept. 5.

5 September 2025, 12:19 PM

China rejects Trump’s claim of conspiracy with Russia and North Korea, calls it untrue

China denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that its leader, along with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, were conspiring against the United States, calling the accusation untrue, Le Monde reported on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 03:56 PM

20 meters long: What’s known about the giant underwater drones China unveiled at parade — photos

At a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, China for the first time unveiled massive unmanned underwater drones measuring up to 20 meters in length, CNN reported.

3 September 2025, 07:25 PM

Putin meets Kim, hails ‘heroic’ North Korean soldiers

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin thanked his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un for the military support of Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine during their bilateral meeting in Beijing on Sep. 3, according to the TASS propaganda agency.

3 September 2025, 10:58 AM

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