North Korean defectors describe a regime of censorship, executions, and starvation, revealing the deadly consequences of cultural defiance and pandemic-era hardship.
Six Americans are under investigation in South Korea for allegedly trying to send bottles filled with rice, U.S. dollars, and Bibles to North Korea from a restricted area.
North Korea and Russia are working to restart direct flights between Pyongyang and Moscow, reflecting expanding cooperation amid shared strategic and economic interests.
North Korea condemned the U.S. for its airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, warning of global instability and signaling a likely deepening of military ties with Russia.
North Korea views the U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear sites as justification to accelerate its nuclear arms program, reinforcing its deterrence strategy and deepening military ties with Russia.
The U.S. bombing of Iran’s deeply buried nuclear sites has raised fresh concerns in North Korea about the vulnerability of its underground military infrastructure.
The U.S. may require South Korea to align with NATO’s 5% GDP defense spending guideline, prompting renewed debate over cost-sharing and military priorities.
South Korea has raised grave concern over North Korea's reported dispatch of 6,000 personnel to Russia, citing violations of U.N. sanctions and warning against illegal military cooperation.
North Korea will send 6,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk region for mine clearance and reconstruction, in a move authorized by a strategic military pact with Moscow.
