The Latest Breaking News from Pyongyang

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

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

N Korea stages ‘tactical nuclear attack drill’ in warning to enemies

Pyongyang says it carried out a nuclear attack drill with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range missiles.

Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2023

North Korea holds ‘scorched earth’ missile test to defy US

North Korea test-fired two suspected ballistic missiles about a week after it failed to put a spy satellite into orbit, in a show of defiance after the US sent a B-1B strategic bomber to airspace off the peninsula for military drills with South Korea.

The Times of India · Aug 31, 2023

North Korea simulates ‘tactical nuclear strike’ on South Korea

Pyongyang says its latest launch is response to US-South Korean military drills that included deployment of B1-B bomber.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023

U.S. says Russia has made 'shameful' moves toward new North Korea arms deals

According to new U.S. intelligence, the potential agreement would allow North Korea to ship "significant quantities and multiple types" of weapons to Russia for deployment in Ukraine.

WEKU · Aug 30, 2023

US warns N Korea against selling weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

White House says Pyongyang should ‘cease its arms negotiations’ with Moscow amid escalating tensions with Washington.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023

The US and allies clash with North Korea, China and Russia over failed satellite launch and tensions

The United States and its allies clashed with North Korea, Russia and China over Pyongyang’s failed attempts to launch a spy satellite and who is responsible for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

Another spy satellite failure for North Korea as rocket crashes into sea

Pyongyang has made putting a spy satellite into orbit a priority of its military modernisation programme.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023