North Korea

Joining Russia and China, North Korea sees Belarus as a European anchor, expert says

Relations between Belarus and North Korea are intensifying because Minsk represents a tool to further “undermine the international rules-based order,” Arthur Kharytonov, an expert on East and Southeast Asia and president of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine, told NV Radio on July 1.

2 July, 02:16 AM

Kim’s economy booms on war sales, sanctions evasion and China’s helping hand

North Korea’s sanctions-hit economy is booming at its strongest pace in years, fueled in part by Russia’s war against Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

9 June, 05:08 PM

North Korea vows to keep nuclear status as Xi prepares rare Pyongyang visit

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea will never renounce its status as a nuclear state and warned that it will tolerate “no threats,” Reuters reported on June 6.

7 June, 11:20 AM

Satellite images signal rare Xi visit as North Korea expands nuclear arsenal

New satellite images of central Pyongyang suggest North Korea may be preparing for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to the country in more than six years, Bloomberg reported on June 4.

4 June, 06:19 PM

North Korea vows ‘exponential’ nuclear expansion as Kim tours new facility

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said while visiting a new nuclear facility that he plans to sharply accelerate the expansion of the country’s nuclear forces and increase production of materials for nuclear weapons, CNN reported on June 4.

4 June, 03:04 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

Russia likely destroyed Ursa Major wreck in western Mediterranean — report

After Russian ship Ursa Major, suspected of transporting submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea, sank in western Mediterranean in late 2024, its wreck was likely destroyed by the Russian navy, CNN reported on May 12.

13 May, 02:23 AM

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

North Korea’s missiles could overwhelm U.S. defense systems

North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is approaching a point where its missiles could overwhelm U.S. ground-based missile defenses, despite billions of dollars invested in the system over the past three decades, Bloomberg reported on April 28.

29 April, 04:45 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

North Korean ballistic missiles based on Russia’s Iskander, Ukraine finds

Ukrainian engineers and Defense Ministry specialists have completed a detailed analysis of North Korean KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles that Russia uses to attack Ukraine, the ministry announced on April 16.

16 April, 10:29 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

North Korea earns $14 billion from Russo–Ukrainian war — report

North Korea may have earned as much as $14.4 billion in hard currency by providing Russia with troops and weapons, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on March 16, citing a study by the Institute for National Security Strategy.

17 March, 12:38 AM

North Korea backs Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader

North Korea has voiced support for Iran’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters reported on March 11, citing North Korean state media.

11 March, 11:55 AM

Kim Jong Un reappoints himself as North Korean ruling party head

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reappointed himself as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea during the party’s ninth congress, according to a Reuters report on Feb. 22.

23 February, 11:40 AM

U.S. jails Ukrainian for selling Americans’ data to North Korea

A Ukrainian citizen has been sentenced in the United States on charges of selling the personal information of American citizens to North Korean IT specialists so they could obtain jobs in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Justice said on Feb. 19.

20 February, 03:43 PM

North Korean arms deliveries to Russia fell sharply in January

Shipments of North Korean weapons to Russia fell sharply in January, with only one Russian vessel entering the northeastern port of Rason during the month, likely tied to military supply operations, NK News reported on Jan. 31.

31 January, 06:19 PM

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

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