In 2015, just over three years after he became the third supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un resurrected a sordid family tradition, still shrouded in mystery today.

SEOUL—North Korean forces deployed to help Russia’s war against Ukraine are now operating surveillance drones, removing mines and executing artillery strikes, roles that illustrate the advancement in ...

North Korea test fired a multiple rocket launcher system Jan. 27, 2026, striking a maritime target, state media reported. Korean Central News Agency photo North Korea struck a maritime target Tuesday ...

North Korea fired four missiles from an improved version of a large-caliber multiple rocket launcher in a test overseen Tuesday by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the state-run news agency. Japan and ...

North Korea is flexing its muscles and firing short-range ballistic missiles toward its waters ahead of a major political meeting. South Korea's military detected the launches of several ballistic ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Tuesday, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday in apparent weapons tests, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival ...

SEOUL, Jan. 27 (UPI) --North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Tuesday afternoon, Seoul's military said, marking a fresh ...

North Korea fired off multiple ballistic missiles on January 27 – the second missile test by Pyongyang so far in 2026, following another launch on January 4. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of ...

In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable for grave human rights violations against Koreans and Japanese citizens lured to North Korea through its ...