North Korea slams ‘dangerous’ drills by US, Japan, South Korea Kim Jo Yong says the upcoming drills ‘will undoubtedly bring about negative consequences’ for Seoul and its allies. Al Jazeera · Sep 14, 2025
North Korea's Kim Oversees ICBM Engine Test: State Media North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a solid-fuel engine used for long range nuclear missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, marking another key step in in a weapons programme Western powers have failed to stop. International Business Times · Sep 9, 2025
Kim Jong Un oversees ‘eye-opening’ test of new long-range nuclear missile Kim has called for further advancements in North Korea’s long-range weapons The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s daughter makes international debut fuelling succession speculation Kim Ju-ae’s arrival in Beijing ahead of China’s victory day military parade show she is her father’s preferred successor, experts say The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025
Leaders gather in Beijing for military display – as it happened This blog is closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025
North Korea's Kim In China Ahead Of Massive Military Parade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday morning, having crossed the border into China aboard an armoured train ahead of a massive military parade on Wednesday. International Business Times · Sep 2, 2025
North Korea's Kim Jong Un to watch Beijing military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to Beijing by train to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that could demonstrate their potential three-way unity against the United States The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
North Korea's Kim Consoles Families Of Troops Killed Fighting For Russia: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their "unbearable pain", state media said Saturday. International Business Times · Aug 30, 2025
Kim Jong-un and Putin to attend Chinese military parade in Beijing next week North Korea’s state news agency confirmed Kim will visit China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Euronews · Aug 28, 2025
Handshakes and hope but little progress: a short history of Trump-Kim summits US president is keen for a fourth meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but has little to show from the previous three encounters The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2025
Kim Jong Un supervises new missile tests as North Korea boasts advances with ‘unique technology’ North Korean state media says new air defence missiles can counter drones and cruise missiles with ‘superior combat capability’ The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2025
North Korea Test-fires Two New Air Defence Missiles: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air defence missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border. International Business Times · Aug 24, 2025
Seoul Says Fired Warning Shots After North Korean Troops Crossed Border South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers that briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said Saturday after Pyongyang accused it of risking "uncontrollable" tensions. International Business Times · Aug 23, 2025
South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean soldiers for ‘crossing border’ North Korea accuses South Korea of a ‘serious provocation’ The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025
Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2025 North Korea accuses South Korean troops of firing warning shots near border South Korean acknowledges that its soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly crossed the border.
Euronews · Aug 22, 2025 Kim Jong-un holds ceremony to welcome North Korean soldiers home from fighting for Russia State-controlled Korean Central News Agency said Kim awarded state "hero" titles to commanders and soldiers who returned after fighting alongside Russian forces in the Kursk border region.
International Business Times · Aug 22, 2025 North Korea's Kim Decorates Troops Who Fought For Russia Against Ukraine New images released by North Korean state media on Friday showed leader Kim Jong Un kneeling before portraits of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine, as well as hugging an emotional survivor of the conflict.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2025 Kim Jong-un hails North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine at ceremony for returned soldiers Soldiers who had returned from Russia were honoured with a concert and relatives of troops killed in action were among those to attend a banquet
Euronews · Aug 21, 2025 95-year-old former North Korean soldier living in South campaigns to be repatriated to the North Ahn Hak-sop volunteered to fight for the North Korean army in 1952 but was captured by South Korean soldiers in April 1953, months before the fighting stopped with the armistice.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025 95-year-old former North Korean soldier in South campaigns to be sent to the North A 95-year-old former North Korean soldier who spent decades imprisoned in the South will continue his campaign to return to the North, an activist said Thursday, after South Korean troops stopped his symbolic border march this week
Euronews · Aug 20, 2025 Chinese national in California jailed for exporting weapons to North Korea Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California.
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 Kim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korea following joint US military drills Korean Central News Agency said Kim Yo Jong condemned the South as the ‘top-class faithful dog’ of the United States
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 Kim Jong Un rants about ‘hostile’ US-South Korea exercises while inspecting North Korea’s largest warship Kim says Western rivals want to ‘provoke war’, while the US and South Korea say their annual exercises are necessary in face of Pyongyang’s military expansion
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025 North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly