The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Russia-Ukraine war: At least 25 killed in shelling at a market in Donetsk; fire at Russian liquefied natural gas producer – as it happened

Local officials are now saying that at least 25 were killed in the strike; cause of fire at gas plant unknown but drones were reported in area

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 697

Volodymyr Zelenskiy worries Donald Trump could make could make unilateral concessions to Russia if elected president; North Korea claims Putin keen to visit Pyongyang soon

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2024

‘It’s the work of that war criminal Putin’: Kharkiv reels under Russian missiles

Kharkiv, only 25 miles from Russia, has been under constant attack since the start of the war in Ukraine. Now fragments of rockets from North Korea are being found among the debris

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

Putin Hosts North Korean FM In Kremlin Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korea's top diplomat in the Kremlin on Tuesday in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two authoritarian states.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2024

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Believes Unification With South Korea No Longer Possible

The two Koreas remain technically at war with the presence of nearly two million troops at the border.

International Business Times UK · Jan 16, 2024

Unification with South Korea no longer possible, says Kim Jong-un

In a speech, the North Korean leader has called for constitutional change to identify the south as ‘number one hostile state’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2024

North Korea’s Kim shuts agencies working for reunification with South Korea

Kim Jong Un says his country does not want war but does not seek to avoid it.

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2024

N. Korea Abolishes Agencies Working For Reunification With South

North Korea is formally abolishing key government agencies charged with promoting cooperation and reunification with the South, state media said Tuesday, as leader Kim Jong Un called for constitutional changes allowing Pyongyang to "occupy" Seoul in war.

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2024

North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival

North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with a rival he declared as his country’s most hostile adversary

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

The Guardian view on North Korean women: a daughter’s rise does nothing to help others

Editorial: Seoul believes that Kim Jong-un sees 10-year-old Ju-ae as his successor. A female leader would be a dramatic change – but not a shift towards equality

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024