The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

North Korea says it has launched a new nuclear attack submarine to counter US naval power

North Korea says it has christened a purported nuclear attack submarine it had developed for years, which leader Kim Jong Un described as a crucial step in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Putin’s reaching out to Kim Jong-un is a desperate move – and potentially a dangerous one

The reported meeting of the dictators reveals the threat of a return to old, cold war politics, says Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Top Chinese officials to join North Korea founding celebrations

Group led by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong are the latest to travel to Pyongyang as it slowly opens to the outside world.

Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2023

North Korea would pay ‘price’ if it supplies Russia with weapons, US says

White House adviser says Russia-North Korea arms negotiations are ‘actively advancing’, warns Pyongyang against deal.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023

Why would North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin want to meet?

Moscow seeking to quash Kyiv counteroffensive while Pyongyang is extending pace of missile testing.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023

Kim Jong Un and Putin may meet. What do North Korea and Russia need from each other?

A U.S. official said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Would North Korean weapons tilt the war Russia’s way?

The sale of North Korean weapons to Russia is likely to be high on the agenda when the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, travels to Moscow later this month to meet Vladimir Putin.

The Week · Sep 5, 2023

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Vladimir Putin for weapons talks’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea

Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decades

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023

Nine hundred people killed or injured by Russian cluster bombs in Ukraine, says monitor; Zelenskiy visits Bakhmut – as it happened

Russian use of widely banned weapons accelerates casualty figures, report says; Ukraine president discusses provision of artillery shells and missiles

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023