The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang's so-called "monster missile". The launch -- North Korea's tenth suspected weapons test this year -- comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed…

North Korea's decision to use the international airport near its capital city as a site for test-firing large missiles is "absolutely bonkers" and may be a way for leader Kim Jong Un to keep a close eye on his most prized weapons, analysts said.

South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile but the launch apparently ended in a failure

A projectile, suspected to be a ballistic missile, was attempted to be launched by North Korea but it failed immediately after it was fired, says South Korea's military

North Korea launched a suspected missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff in the skies over Pyongyang on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, amid reports that the nuclear-armed North was seeking to test-fire its largest missile yet.

The accusation comes as Russia's invasion of Ukraine reached a halt, with reports of an outraged Vladimir Putin considering resorting to 'plan B' - non-conventional weapons.

Reports have emerged showing Russia has lost up to 13,500 troops in the conflict, along with a host of hardware assets.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aicraft carrier led military exercises in the Yellow Sea, and air defence artillery at Osan air base intensified drills, U.S. forces in Asia said on Tuesday amid signs of an imminent North Korean long-range missile test.

North Korea appears to be "restoring" its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea has said, with signs of new construction spotted in satellite imagery for the first time since it was shuttered in 2018.