The Latest Breaking News from KCNA

North Korea Fires Short-range Ballistic Missiles Into Sea

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration.

International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025

North Korea says test of new hypersonic missile successful

New intermediate-range hypersonic missile made with lighter materials making it more lethal, Pyongyang says.

Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2025

North Korea's Kim Says New Missile Will Deter 'Rivals'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region.

International Business Times · Jan 7, 2025

South Korea's Yoon Resists Questioning Over Failed Martial Law Bid

Yoon, suspended from office by parliament since Saturday, faces concurrent probes over alleged insurrection by both South Korean prosecutors and a joint team of police, defence ministry and anti-corruption investigators.

Latin Times · Dec 16, 2024

North Korea State Media Slams South's Yoon As 'Ringleader Of Rebellion'

North Korean state media on Monday decried the South's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as a "ringleader of rebellion", its first reaction to his removal from office over a short-lived martial law decree.

International Business Times · Dec 16, 2024

North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt

State media in neighbouring country that has been ruled by a dictatorial dynasty since 1948 breaks silence to criticise President Yoon’s ‘gangster nation’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

North Korea, Russia Defense Treaty Comes Into Force

A landmark defense pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2024

North Korea’s Kim says Russia has right to self-defence against Ukraine

Pyongyang will ‘invariably support’ Russia ‘to defend its sovereignty’, Kim tells visiting Russian defence chief.

Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Russia says military ties with North Korea ‘actively expanding’

Russian defence minister says on visit that cooperation between the countries growing ‘in all areas’ while Kim Jong-un vows North will ‘invariably support’ Moscow’s war. What we know on day 1,011

The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2024

North Korea's Kim, Russian Minister Agree To Boost Military Ties

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and agreed to boost military cooperation between the two isolated nations, Pyongyang state media said Saturday.

International Business Times · Nov 30, 2024