The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Who is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister warning the US of ‘overwhelming action’?

Kim Yo-jong has echoed her infamous brother’s no-nonsense style and responded fiercely to a joint US-South Korea military drill

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023

Mystery world of Kim Jong-un's daughter - from home-schooling to skiing with dictator

Kim Jong-un is thought to be grooming his daughter Kim Ju-ae to become his successor after he brought the 10-year-old to several public events, including a missile launch site

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023

North Korea could soon test new solid-fuel ICBM: Spy agency

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says North Korea might be planning to hold large-scale military exercises.

Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2023

North Korea says UN should demand end to S.Korea-US military drills

North Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday called on the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to combined military drills by the United States and South Korea, saying the drills were raising tensions that threaten to spiral out of control.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2023

North Korea's state media backs Russian call for probe into pipeline blast

North Korean state media weighed in on Saturday on allegations that Western nations were involved in blasts that damaged Russia's undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, in the latest move by Pyongyang to express support for Moscow.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2023

Why is North Korea experiencing famine?

A growing food crisis in the isolated North has led to a rise in deaths from starvation in some places, according to reports.

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023

Residents of Japan seek compensation from N Korea for abuses

A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” are asking a Japanese appeals court to rule that North Korea should pay them compensation

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

S Korea, US to hold joint military drills despite N Korea warning

South Korea and the US will go ahead with the ‘Freedom Shield’ and ‘Warrior Shield’ joint exercises from March 13 to 23.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Is North Korea fighting a food crisis?

North Korea has called for agricultural improvements as concerns grow of a worsening food crisis.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

S. Korea, US to go ahead with drills despite N. Korea threat

The South Korean and U.S. militaries say they’ll go ahead with large-scale annual military drills later this month despite North Korea’s threats to take “unprecedently” strong action against such training

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023