Australia sanctions North Korea-linked cyber criminals Australia's foreign minister has meted out punishments as North Korean cyber actors continue to steal billions in cryptocurrency to fund nuclear warheads. AAP · Nov 5, 2025
US sanctions bankers accused of laundering money to fund North Korea’s nukes A network of bankers, financial institutions and shell companies are accused of diverting more than US$3 billion The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Pakistan hits back at Donald Trump after he accuses US ally of testing nuclear weapons US president claims China, Russia, Pakistan and North Korea are all testing nuclear weapons The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Hegseth praises South Korea's plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, saying the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from North Korean threats The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
North Korea’s ex-ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam dies at 97, state media says Kim Yong-nam was the former president of the Praesidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly from 1998 to 2019. Euronews · Nov 4, 2025
Kim Yong Nam: North Korea’s former top diplomat and ‘head of state’ who served all three Kims dies aged 97 Kim Yong Nam represented North Korea on the world stage for decades and will receive a grand state funeral later this week The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025
“Craziest Experience”: American Travel Influencer Runs Marathon In North Korea, Shares Footage “Meanwhile it’s not a race, they just call it running for your life,” echoed several concerned netizens. Bored Panda · Nov 3, 2025
New PC gaming cafe photographed in North Korea — rare pictures of 'Pyongyang PC bang' gaming above the 38th parallel Images that appear to show a newly opened PC gaming space in North Korea have been published on social media. Tom’s Hardware · Nov 3, 2025
South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders agreed a set of steps to boost their economic and other ties The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025
Netflix’s A House of Dynamite sounds the nuclear alarm, but how worried should we be? As a teenager in the 1980s, I was shown a BBC drama in school called Threads that depicted the impact of a nuclear strike on a city in northern England. Threads is a brutal vision of a terrifying reality that I imagine haunted many people in the years before the… The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025
North Korea boasts of cruise missile test as Trump visits South Korea US President Donald Trump sought to downplay the incident, saying he still wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for talks. Euronews · Oct 29, 2025
Trump given golden crown in South Korea with trade deal 'pretty much finalised' but not signed It has been tricky to strike a deal with South Korea, with the sticking point being Trump's demand for $350 billion of direct investment in the US. Euronews · Oct 29, 2025
North Korea test-fires cruise missiles as Trump arrives in South Korea Trump is due to arrive in the South Korean city of Gyeongju on Wednesday to join other heads of state and business leaders attending the Apec forum The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025 South Korea's president faces high-stakes diplomacy at APEC summit South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to hold a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Kyiv ready for peace talks anywhere except Russia or Belarus Ukrainian president refuses to withdraw troops as Trump warns Putin ‘we have a nuclear submarine off your shores’
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025 North Korea's top diplomat meets with Putin on a visit to Russia North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Benzinga · Oct 25, 2025 Trump Expresses Readiness To Meet With North Korea's Kim: 'I Got Along Very Well With Him' President Donald Trump has indicated his openness to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his upcoming trip to Asia.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025 Trump hints at possible Kim Jong Un meeting as he begins Asia tour Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to restore diplomacy with the North Korean dictator
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2025 Trump says he is open to meeting Kim Jong-un as he embarks on whirlwind Asia tour Trip will see him take part in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – but he also raised prospect of meeting North Korean leader
TechRadar · Oct 24, 2025 North Korean hackers target European defense firms with dream job scam Lazarus is after drone know-how and has infiltrated three firms.
Euronews · Oct 24, 2025 Kim Jong-un inaugurates 'sacred' memorial for North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un said military brotherhood between his country and Russia would "advance non-stop," the state-run KCNA news agency reported.
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025 North Korea builds memorial to soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine Kim Jong Un says alliance with Russia ‘now rising to historic peak’
International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025 South Korea Says 'Considerable' Chance Kim, Trump Will Meet Next Week South Korea's unification minister said Friday he believed there was a "considerable" chance that US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to the peninsula next week.
International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025 US, Japanese Firms Unwittingly Hired North Korean Animators: Report Major US and Japanese animation studios including HBO Max and Amazon unknowingly hired North Korean IT workers, a joint government report has found.