North Korea

Russian ship that sank after strange explosions reportedly carying nuclear reactors to North Korea

State-of-the-art US military aircraft known as “nuke sniffers” have been recorded surveying the wreckage scene twice over the last year, once on August 28, 2025, and again on February 6, 2026.

 The calm surface of the ocean on a clear day.
 Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.

Any Iran deal without proxy restrictions is strategic surrender - opinion

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea denies US claims of cyber attacks, threatens countermeasures

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says


South Korea says it fires shots after North Korean soldiers cross demarcation line

On Monday, the South's military said about 1,500 North Koreans were working on barbed wire installations and land work in the demilitarized zone, as the North was conducting military exercises.

Members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team stand after Mk82 bombs fell outside the shooting range during joint live-fire exercises near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2025.

Russia soon to begin to build road bridge to North Korea

The bridge was agreed upon during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to North Korea in 2024, when the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024.

North Korea to build its first nuclear-powered submarine

The news posted a photo showing the country's leader, Kim Jong-Un inspecting what seems to be part of the submarine.

 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear submarine during a visit to a shipyard, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 8, 2025

Ukrainian forces fighting inside Russia are almost surrounded, open source maps show

Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region face encirclement as Russian troops advance, cutting supply lines in a major setback for Kyiv's strategic gambit to gain leverage in potential peace talks.

 Ukrainian servicemen of the 88th Separate Marine Battalion of the 35th Separate Marine Brigade use an RPG-7 grenade launcher during military exercises at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine February 24, 2025.

Yair Netanyahu: 'Israeli media is ‘so radical, North Korea could take lessons’

Netanyahu suggested that media bias, both in Israel and internationally, played a role in shifting global opinion against Israel so quickly after the October 7 massacre.

 Yair Netanyahu seen with a flag of North Korea (illustrative)

South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15

The accident occured in Pocheon, where South Korea and US troops are scheduled to have a joint exercise next week.

 Police officers stand near a damaged building after Mk82 bombs fell outside the shooting range during joint live-fire exercises near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2025.

'This is not North Korea': Nir Barkat calls Netanyahu 'supreme leader'

Earlier in the program when asked whether he had watched the interview with freed hostage Eli Sharabi, Barkat said "I had more important things to do."

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Economy Minister Nir Barkat

Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says

A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone.

Debris is scattered across the road at the site of a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, January 31, 2025

North Korea condemns Trump's Gaza takeover proposal as 'bluster'

The commentary is aimed at Trump's shock announcement that the US intends to remove Gaza residents and transform the territory into what the president billed as a "Riviera of the Middle East."

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019

First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea

Tour Rason's top sites and celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday in North Korea, Koryo Tours announced.

 North Korean waitress serves beer to foreign tourists, Kaesong Folk Hotel.