North Korea dismisses Trump’s bid to woo Kim Jong Un at the expense of longstanding US ally Trump and Kim met three times from 2018-2019 but their high-stakes diplomacy eventually fell apart The Independent UK · Aug 19
Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance The United States and South Korea have regularly conducted military drills to prepare for potential conflicts with North Korea The Independent UK · Aug 18
A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq. Here's what to know The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq and rescue operations are underway The Independent UK · Mar 13
What is South Korea’s ‘monster missile’, and what does it mean for relations with the North? The Hyunmoo-5 ‘bunker buster’ missile can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deployment at the end of the year The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2025
North Korea’s military is being transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine – so why is Seoul silent? Observers question whether South Korea grasps the threat it faces from Pyongyang’s partnership with Moscow The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025
South Korea Military Says 'Fully Ready' As Drone Flights Anger North South Korea's military said on Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in a dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang. International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024
What to know about North Korea's unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided a rare view into a secretive facility built to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs as leader Kim Jong Un called for a rapid expansion of his nuclear weapons program The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024
North and South Korea conduct provocative military drills along their sea boundary The rival Koreas fired artillery rounds into the sea as part of provocative drills along their disputed sea boundary Friday, in violation of the fragile 2018 inter-Korean agreement. WEKU · Jan 5, 2024
With Russia isolated on the world stage, Putin turns to old friend North Korea for help By meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s Far East spaceport, President Vladimir Putin signaled his readiness to share rocket technology with Pyongyang The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
North Korea's use of missile silo could mean less warning of launches -analysts North Korea's presumed use of a silo in its latest missile test was aimed at boosting the speed and reliability of launches, and could be used in future flights of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), analysts said on Monday. Reuters · Mar 20, 2023
EXPLAINER: What help are North Korean weapons to Russia? North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells _ many of them likely from old stock _ to its Cold War ally Russia The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022