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North Korea
People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, June 5, 2026
East Asia / 5 June 2026
Chinese leader Xi will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
5 June 2026
In this photo provided on May 8, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a major munitions factory at an undisclosed location, North Korea, May 6, 2026
Round-up / 8 May 2026
World in brief: May 8, 2026
8 May 2026
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 11, 2025
The Koreas / 24 April 2026
Prosecutors call for 30-year prison term for ousted South Korean President Yoon
24 April 2026
Animal rights activists attempt to break into Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, April 18, 2026
Round-up / 19 April 2026
World in brief: April 19, 2026
19 April 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a parade with his daughter in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 25, 2026
Round-up / 6 April 2026
World in brief: April 7, 2026
6 April 2026
A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, February 26, 2026
North Korea / 10 March 2026
North Korean leader’s sister slams US-South Korea joint war games
10 March 2026
Uzbekistan's Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva (centre) battles for the ball with North Korea's Ri Hye Gyong (right) and Myong Yu Jong during the Women's Asia Cup soccer match between North Korea and Uzbekistan in Sydney, March 3, 2026
Women’s football / 3 March 2026
Hat-trick hero Myong leads North Korean revival at Women’s Asian Cup
3 March 2026
People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris
Round-up / 13 February 2026
World in brief: February 13, 2026
13 February 2026
Kim Jong Un, center, inspects test-flights of hypersonic missiles, in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 4, 2026
Round-up / 7 January 2026
World in brief: January 7, 2026
7 January 2026
Passers-by stand in the light of a fire department help point in Berlin, Germany, January 3, 2025, during a power cut in south-west Berlin after a fire on a cable bridge. Photo: Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP
World / 4 January 2026
World in brief: January 4, 2026
4 January 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the December 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea
East Asia / 3 December 2025
South Korean president considers an apology to North Korea over past leafletting and drone use
3 December 2025
Curious onlookers look on as military personnel stand guard near a school where explosions reportedly occurred, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Round-up / 7 November 2025
World in brief: November 7, 2025
7 November 2025
Kim Jong Un (back, third left) stands in front of the coffin of Kim Yong Nam at an undisclosed location in North Korea, November 4, 2025
East Asia / 6 November 2025
North Korea slams US sanctions on cybercrimes
6 November 2025
This photo provided by North Korean government shows the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 9, 2025
North Korea / 10 October 2025
North Korea's Kim vows to build a 'socialist paradise'
10 October 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front right) shakes hands with Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 9, 2025
North Korea / 9 October 2025
North Korean Workers' Party celebrates 80th anniversary
9 October 2025
This photo provided on September 30, 2025, by the North Korean government, Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) meets with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 29, 2025
East Asia / 7 October 2025
China's PM to visit North Korea in highest level visit since 2019
7 October 2025
People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, northern Philippines as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area, September 22, 2025
Round-up / 22 September 2025
World in brief: September 22, 2025
22 September 2025
Kim Jong Un
World / 24 August 2025
North Korea’s Kim oversees new missile defence test
24 August 2025
This photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during a national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on August 10, 2022. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
World / 28 July 2025
North Korea rejects overtures from new South Korean government
28 July 2025
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025
Round-up / 18 July 2025
World in brief: July 18, 2025
18 July 2025
A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, (top left) and South Korean army soldiers (bottom right) are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June 12, 2025
East Asia / 4 July 2025
Unidentified man crosses fortified land border from North to South Korea, military says
4 July 2025
This frame grab from a video provided May 8, 2025, shows smoke rise following Israeli airstrikes that targeted hilltops near Nabatieh town, south Lebanon
Round-up / 8 May 2025
World in brief: May 8, 2025
8 May 2025
A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's missiles launch
World / 10 March 2025
North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the sea in response to South Korean and US war games
10 March 2025
South Korean military investigators examine the site where a
World / 6 March 2025
South Korean fighter jets injure 8 after accidentally bombing own civilians
6 March 2025
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows wh
World / 7 January 2025
North Korea tests new hypersonic intermediate-range missile
7 January 2025
A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean President Yoo
Features / 6 January 2025
After the failed coup: Korean crisis rumbles on
6 January 2025
Between military provocations against the DPRK and factional warfare at home, President Yoon’s martial law crisis continues to rock the South Korean state — and the US has to have known it was coming, writes KENNY COYLE
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a press b
World / 3 December 2024
South Korean parliament declares president's ‘emergency martial law’ invalid
3 December 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) attends a meeting i
World / 18 November 2024
North Korean leader Kim calls for ‘limitless’ expansion of military nuclear programme
18 November 2024
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its l
World / 15 November 2024
North Korea's Kim views tests of exploding drones and calls for production to be stepped up
15 November 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets North Korean Foreign
World / 6 November 2024
Russia ratifies mutual military assistance treaty with North Korea
6 November 2024
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry press ser
World / 1 November 2024
North Korea vows to back Russia until victory
1 November 2024
A TV screen shows an image of soldiers believed to be from N
World / 21 October 2024
South Korea demands North Korea pulls its troops out of Russia immediately
21 October 2024
A TV screen reports North Korea has blown up parts of northe
World / 15 October 2024
North Korea blows up unused roads linking to South Korea
15 October 2024
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to the media a
World / 14 October 2024
Ukraine's Zelensky accuses North Korea of sending troops to aid Russia
14 October 2024
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missiles lau
World / 18 September 2024
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into the sea
18 September 2024
Mpox vaccine MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish comp
World / 5 September 2024
World in brief: September 5, 2024
5 September 2024
A balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen in a paddy
World / 11 August 2024
World in brief: August 11, 2024
11 August 2024
Russian Emergency paramedics roll a stretcher with a residen
World / 11 August 2024
Russian drone strike kills two people in Kiev as Ukraine continues border attack
11 August 2024
World / 5 August 2024
World in brief: August 5, 2024
5 August 2024
Vietnamese President To Lam delivers a speech during a news
World / 4 August 2024
World in brief: August 4, 2024
4 August 2024
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, peopl
World / 29 July 2024
Thousands rescued after flooding hits North Korea
29 July 2024
South Korean army soldiers collect the trash from a balloon
World / 24 July 2024
World in brief: July 24, 2024
24 July 2024
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fenc
World / 19 July 2024
South Korea restarts blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea
19 July 2024
A U.S. Army's armoured vehicle moves during an exercise in P
World / 1 July 2024
North Korea test-fires missiles in response to first ‘multi-domain’ trilateral manoeuvres by US, Japan and South Korea
1 July 2024
Visitors use binoculars to see the North Korean side from th
World / 25 June 2024
South Korea threatens to restart border broadcasts in response to North's rubbish balloons
25 June 2024
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jo
World / 21 June 2024
South Korea summons Russian ambassador to protest against the country’s new defence pact with the North
21 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Vietnamese Presi
World / 20 June 2024
Putin signs a dozen deals with Vietnamese counterpart in latest Asia trip
20 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korea's le
World / 19 June 2024
Putin and Kim sign agreement against ‘aggression’ from Western nations
19 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and North Korea's l
World / 18 June 2024
Putin says Russia and North Korea can beat Western sanctions ahead of meeting
18 June 2024
South Korean soldiers dismantle loudspeakers that set up for
World / 9 June 2024
South Korea set to resume anti North loudspeaker broadcasts in border regions
9 June 2024
South Korean residents living near the border with North Kor
World / 4 June 2024
South Korea suspends military agreement with North Korea amid rising tensions
4 June 2024
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows wha
World / 27 May 2024
North Korea accused of planning to put second spy satellite into orbit
27 May 2024
World / 20 May 2024
World in brief: May 20, 2024
20 May 2024
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile laun
World / 18 March 2024
North Korea launches missile test, in response to South Korean-US war games
18 March 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's l
World / 21 January 2024
North Korea stresses strong alignment with Russia
21 January 2024
Demonstrators take part in a lie-in at the Norwegian Parliam
World / 19 January 2024
World in brief: January 19, 2024
19 January 2024
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, left, sails with South
World / 17 January 2024
Tensions deepen with North Korea as the US and it’s ‘stooges’ conduct naval drills
17 January 2024
Package tour in the Kumgang mountains, 2013
Books / 16 January 2024
Normal life in North Korea
16 January 2024
Given the prevalence of negative propaganda, KEITH BENNETT welcomes a rare picture book of the DPRK that seeks to present rather than sensationalise
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's military exe
World / 7 January 2024
Row in Korea as South claims North has been firing at sea border
7 January 2024
In this image from video provided by SpaceX, South Korea lau
World / 4 December 2023
Pyongyang slams US double standards after South Korea launches spy satellite from US soil
4 December 2023
The Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang, North Korea.
World / 28 November 2023
Amnesty condemns South Korea for jailing man who wrote poem in praise of North
28 November 2023
Transporting goods on the Ho Chi Minh Trail from North Vietn
Books / 4 August 2023
Many Vietnams
4 August 2023
GAVIN O’TOOLE recommends an account of the post WWII global movement that allied socialist countries against US imperialism
DISHONOUR AND HONOUR: (L to R) A US Lockheed F-80C Shooting
Features / 27 July 2023
Britain's fatal junior-partner relationship with the US
27 July 2023
On the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice, JOHN ELLISON looks at a moment in time when the US almost resorted to its nuclear arsenal and Britain nearly ended up colluding
Police officers coordinate the search for a wild animal in a
World / 20 July 2023
World in brief: July 2023
20 July 2023
A group of tourists stand near a border station at Panmunjom
World / 19 July 2023
US scrambles to determine fate of solider who crossed into North Korea
19 July 2023
People watch rescuers use a crane after a bus carrying Hindu
World / 30 May 2023
World in brief: May 30, 2023
30 May 2023
this photo provided by U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class fast-a
World / 30 April 2023
China and North Korea slam US deployment of nuclear-armed submarines to Korean waters
30 April 2023
In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, a
World / 5 April 2023
US B-52s deployed to intimidate North Korea in aerial drills
5 April 2023
People protest against the planned joint military exercises
World / 13 March 2023
US and South Korea hold drills as North launches test missiles from submarine
13 March 2023
Col. Isaac Taylor, left, of the United Nations Command (UNC)
World / 3 March 2023
South Korea and the US set to go ahead with joint military exercises despite threats from North
3 March 2023
The US flag flies at half-mast outside the US Naval Base in
World / 24 February 2023
World in brief: February 24, 2023
24 February 2023
This image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT
World / 21 February 2023
Calls for condemnation of North Korea sparks row at UN security council
21 February 2023
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile laun
World / 20 February 2023
North Korea fires short range ballistic missiles
20 February 2023
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, the d
World / 15 February 2023
Too early to determine Kim Jong Un's daughter's future role, South Korea says
15 February 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet
World / 28 December 2022
South Korea calls for stronger air defences after North deploys drones
28 December 2022
People watch a TV screen showing a news program about North
World / 18 December 2022
North Korea test fires ballistic missiles in response to Japan's increasing military strategy
18 December 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter pose with s
World / 2 December 2022
South Korea imposes sanctions on alleged financiers of North Korean military programme
2 December 2022
This photo provided on Nov. 19, 2022, by the North Korean go
World / 21 November 2022
North Koreans calls UN ‘puppet of the US’
21 November 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects military exercises
World / 6 November 2022
North Korea launches more ballistic missiles into the sea
6 November 2022
Protesters stag a rally to demand peace on the Korean penins
World / 3 November 2022
Campaigners call for an end to ‘aggravating tensions’ on the Korean peninsula as North Korea fires three more missiles
3 November 2022
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile laun
World / 2 November 2022
North Korea fires missiles near South Korean island, sending residents into underground shelters
2 November 2022
A South Korean army soldier stands guard inside a military g
World / 24 October 2022
North and South Korea exchange gunfire
24 October 2022
Flames and smoke rise from a military airbase Wednesday, Oct
World / 5 October 2022
South Korea issues apology after failed missile launch sparks alarm
5 October 2022
Primary school students find shelter near a building on thei
World / 4 October 2022
North Korea test fires long-range missile over Japan, forcing residents to take shelter
4 October 2022
Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector-turned-activist, hold
World / 2 October 2022
South Korean activists clash with police while launching balloons towards the North
2 October 2022
World / 27 September 2022
Syria and North Korea lambast West at UN general assembly
27 September 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a p
World / 9 September 2022
North Korean parliament passes law allowing first use of nuclear weapons
9 September 2022
Visitors look at the North Korea side from the unification o
World / 8 September 2022
South Korea proposes meeting with North to discuss family reunions
8 September 2022
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, deli
World / 19 August 2022
North Korea rejects South's offer of economic aid for nuclear disarmament
19 August 2022
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, second from left, and
World / 15 August 2022
South Korea offers North ‘audacious’ economic benefits for denuclearisation
15 August 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his speech during a
World / 29 July 2022
North Korea prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend itself, Kim warns Washington and Seoul
29 July 2022
Paladin howitzers fired in joint exercises between South Kor
World / 25 July 2022
US labelled a wrecker of human civilisation by North Korea
25 July 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the rul
World / 13 June 2022
North Korea suspected of firing artillery into sea
13 June 2022
A missile is fired during a joint training between US and So
World / 6 June 2022
US and South Korea follow North Korea's lead and launch missiles into the sea
6 June 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) watches a military
World / 27 May 2022
China and Russia veto UN sanctions on North Korea
27 May 2022
People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting ab
World / 25 May 2022
North Korea fires three missiles hours after Biden leaves the region
25 May 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) attends a meeting o
World / 12 May 2022
North Korea fires missiles into the sea
12 May 2022
Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un orders nationwide lockdowns following country’s first Covid-19 outbreak
World / 22 April 2022
World in brief: April 23, 2022
22 April 2022
South Korean Buddhist monks, buddhists and members of civic
World / 12 April 2022
US sends nuclear-powered warship to Korean peninsula
12 April 2022
A man walks past a street TV showing a news program on North
World / 24 March 2022
North Korea launches most powerful missile test since 2017
24 March 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Cen
20 January 2022
North Korea issues veiled threat to restart testing of nuclear bombs and long-range missiles
20 January 2022
A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Kor
World / 19 October 2021
Japan vows further militarisation in response to North Korean missile test
19 October 2021
World / 20 September 2021
North Korea warns that Aukus security pact could trigger a new nuclear arms race
20 September 2021
A man stands with a banner to demand the peace on the Korean
World / 2 August 2021
Seoul says joint exercises with US must not raise tensions with North Korea
2 August 2021
A TV shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,
World / 27 July 2021
North and South Korea restore communication channels and agreed to improve ties
27 July 2021
In this April 1, 2009, file photo, North Korean players, wea
Men’s football / 4 May 2021
North Korea opt out of World Cup qualifiers due to Covid concerns
4 May 2021
World / 2 May 2021
North Korea slams Biden’s approach to diplomacy warning of ‘grave situation’ for the US
2 May 2021
North Korea's Olympic Committee President and Sports Ministe
Athletics / 6 April 2021
North Korea opts out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid worries
6 April 2021
World / 19 March 2021
World in brief - March 19, 2021
19 March 2021
Cruise missiles on display
BOOKS / 17 March 2021
Immovable Object: North Korea’s 70 years at War with American Power
17 March 2021
Exposé of Washington's malign operations on Korean Peninsula over the decades
World / 10 March 2021
South Korea signs new military agreement with the US
10 March 2021
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to board
World / 26 February 2021
US orders North Korea to pay damages claiming crew were tortured after capture of spy ship in 1968
26 February 2021
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the rul
World / 10 January 2021
Kim Jong-un brands the US as North Korea’s ‘biggest enemy’ as conference ends
10 January 2021
George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who wor
World / 27 December 2020
‘Legendary’ spy George Blake dies aged 98
27 December 2020
North Korean defectors and South Korean activists prepare to
World / 14 December 2020
South Korea bans balloon-delivered leaflets to the North
14 December 2020
A South Korean navy ship is seen near Yeonpyeong island, Sou
World / 25 September 2020
Kim Jong Un apologises over shooting of South Korean official
25 September 2020
A visitor wearing a face mask walks in front of the wire fen
World / 14 June 2020
South Korea calls emergency meeting over tensions with North
14 June 2020
Men's Football / 18 October 2019
South Korea calls for North Korea to be punished following World Cup qualifier
18 October 2019
Men's Football / 18 September 2019
No guarantee South Korea will play North in Pyongyang
18 September 2019
Men's Football / 18 July 2019
Koreas drawn together in 2022 World Cup qualifying
18 July 2019
People watch a TV screen showing an image of North Korean le
World / 3 June 2019
‘Disappeared’ North Korean official turns up at concert
3 June 2019
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
World / 25 April 2019
Russia and North Korea agree closer ties ahead of summit
25 April 2019
Women's Football / 19 March 2019
North and South Korea bid to host Women's World Cup
19 March 2019
World / 13 March 2019
US spooks linked to North Korean embassy attack in Madrid
13 March 2019
Sport / 28 December 2018
Blyth Spartans forced to explain visit to North Korea sponsor deal
28 December 2018
Book Review / 27 December 2018
Talking sense about North Korea
27 December 2018
Glyn Ford's book is a timely antidote to dangerous Western misconceptions about the country, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Smoke from an explosion rises at a North Korean guard post i
World / 20 November 2018
North Korea blows up its guard posts along border as tensions ease
20 November 2018
South Korean women pose for a photo
Athletics / 2 November 2018
Koreas plan to host 2032 Summer Olympics
2 November 2018
A Chinese sports delegation arrives at the airport in Pyongy
Basketball Diplomacy / 8 October 2018
China-North Korea to resume relations on the B-ball court
8 October 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae In (right) shakes hands with
World / 19 September 2018
Koreas take major steps towards peace
19 September 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jon Un promised to take down the country's main nuclear complex to ‘eliminate the danger of war’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (third left) and North Ko
Athletics / 19 September 2018
Koreas look to host 2032 Summer Olympics
19 September 2018
Basketball / 16 August 2018
Combined Koreas set the tone at Asian Games
16 August 2018