North Korea

Russia shares jet-drone technology with North Korea, Zelensky claims

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with North Korea in return for its help in Ukraine

A suicide drone equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology is pictured on a runway, on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides defense science research projects, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News A
An intermediate-range missile is fired during a drill overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea launches ballistic missile over 700 kilometers as hostilities heat up

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House driveway following a luncheon for tech leaders in the East Room, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2026.

Trump says Iran 'will give up,' compares its nuclear ambitions with North Korea

South Korean Marines walk across a training area during a Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS) and Combat Service Support Area (CSSA) operations as part of a joint field training exercise conducted by South Korea-US Combined Forces Command in Pohang on July 15, 2026.

South Korean military: 'Highly likely' North Korean mine injured soldiers in DMZ


Intensifying Iranian, Russian global cyberattacks expand to target small businesses

Ransomware attackers have shifted to 'softer' targets in their attempts at disrupting Israeli and Western economies and national security infrastructure.

 Illustrative image of a cyberattack with Israeli and Iranian flags.

North Korea says it ‘successfully tested’ hypersonic missiles before Trump’s visit

Pyongyang's hypersonic missile test comes ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea at the end of the month

Military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this pictured released October 11, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

South Korea kicks off arms fair to showcase unmanned, AI weapons

Organizers said a record 600 companies from 35 countries were scheduled to participate in the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025.

A South Korean Air Force T-50 jet performs a manoeuvre during Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) in Seongnam, South Korea, October 17, 2025.

North Korea holds military parade, shows off new intercontinental missile

In the military parade, North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, described by KCNA as the country's "strongest nuclear strategic weapon system."

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this pictured released October 11, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

Two North Korean women face being sent to labour camps for 'unsocialist' breast implants

Two women face being sent to a labour camp after allegedly paying a medical school drop-out to fit them with breast implants smuggled in from China.

A silicone implant gel (L) and a saline implant gel

North Korea can talk to US if it stops insisting on denuclearisation, Kim says

Kim Jong Un says North Korea could resume talks with the US if Washington abandons its call for denuclearization, recalling fond memories of Trump.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released September 22, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea executed people for sharing K-Dramas, UN finds

Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer," as per state media KCNA's reports, in Nampo, North Korea, in this handout picture released on April 26, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea says its nuclear weapons state is irreversible

Pyongyang defended its nuclear weapons as an "inevitable option" of defending the country from US threats.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency July 2, 2024.

Trump planning South Korea visit likely to meet China's leader - CNN

White House officials said Trump’s potential Gyeongju trip is not yet finalized but is seen as a chance to secure more economic investments for the US, similar to his recent foreign visits.

US President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Alaska to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, August 15, 2025

US commandos killed North Korean civilians in botched 2019 mission, NYT says

The New York Times reported that US Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians in a 2019 operation.

 US Navy SEALs (Illustrative)