The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

A drumbeat of increasingly powerful North Korean missile launches has been met with a U.S. aircraft carrier floating off the Korean Peninsula

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed during a phone call on Thursday that a clear message should be sent to North Korea that its provocation would face consequences, South Korea's presidential office said.

North Korea has launched approximately 40 missiles this year including a supposed launch of a hypersonic missile

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday as it claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. As the United Nations Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's Tuesday launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, North…

Between long-range missile launches and the looming prospect of new nuclear tests, this year has seen North Korea return to weapons activities not seen since the days of “fire and fury” in 2017.

With six launches in 12 days, North Korea is flexing its muscles and taking advantage of geopolitical turmoil across the world

The "two Council members that are blocking us from taking action are enabling North Korea," U.S. ambassador to UN says.

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward waters where a U.S. aircraft carrier had been deployed, ratcheting up tensions in the region.

SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, as the UN Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's earlier, highly provocative launch of a missile over Japan.

Expectations grow that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear weapon — and its relations with its closest ally.

Short-range weapons were fired towards Japan, after the US redeployed an aircraft carrier close to the Korean Peninsula.