North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for full war readiness during a tactical drill, urging the military to treat combat training as its top revolutionary priority.

Jo Yong-won, a key aide to Kim Jong-un, appears to have returned to his post after a two-month absence, according to South Korean officials.

Kim Jong-un defended North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia as “justified,” citing sovereign rights and a defense treaty with Putin.

Putin greeted a North Korean military delegation at Moscow’s Victory Day parade, highlighting deepening ties despite international sanctions.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un oversaw a missile drill on May 8, highlighting tactical nuclear readiness while skipping Russia’s Victory Day parade, signaling growing strategic complexity in Pyongyang’s alliances.

Putin and Xi called for lifting North Korea sanctions and pledged diplomatic efforts to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula during a Moscow summit.

North Korea’s missile launch on the eve of Russia’s Victory Day parade highlights its continued effort to stay visible within the anti-U.S. alliance, even amid questions about the strength of its ties with Moscow.

Two North Korean fishermen who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters remain stranded after more than two months, as Pyongyang refuses to respond to repeated repatriation requests.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a sharp increase in artillery production during visits to munitions factories, as part of a broader push to modernize the country’s conventional military capabilities and deepen ties with Russia.

North Korea will send its ambassador, not leader Kim Jong-un, to Russia’s Victory Day parade as speculation fades over a high-level visit.