North Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear submarine docks in Busan Pyongyang warns of ‘acute military confrontation’ after USS Alexandria submarine docks in South Korean port. Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2025
Delays, edits, and no Son Heung-min: how North Korea watches the Premier League State TV has started broadcasting matches, albeit with heavy-handed intervention of Pyongyang regime’s censors The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops back on frontline in Kursk, says Zelenskyy President’s comments follow reports Moscow withdrew Pyongyang’s troops after heavy losses; Russia claims capture of key eastern mining town. What we know on day 1,081 The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2025
Ukraine was desperate to capture North Korean troops. Here’s how they finally did it One North Korean soldier attempts suicide rather than be captured The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
North Korea's Kim Vows Nuclear Programme To Continue: State Media North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader. International Business Times · Jan 29, 2025
North Korea preparing to send more troops to Ukraine war, says South Korea Pyongyang said to be planning to increase support despite high casualties among estimated 11,000 already sent The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Trump says he will try to resume relationship with ‘smart guy’ Kim Jong Un US president says North Korean leader is ‘not a religious zealot’ The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
Suicides, new tactics and propaganda iPads: details from captured North Koreans expose new foe in Ukraine Discovery of two injured servicemen sent from Pyongyang and disguised as Russian fighters blows apart myth that Zelenskyy’s fight is solely with Moscow The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025
'IKEA' Finally Opens In North Korea—But There's A Catch North Korea flaunts fake IKEA store, defying sanctions. Likely selling counterfeit goods, the store serves as propaganda while exploiting Western brands. International Business Times UK · Jan 15, 2025
North Korea Fires Short-range Ballistic Missiles Before Trump's Return The launch came as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited South Korea for a series of meetings with top officials, with the Asian neighbours seeking to boost bilateral ties before Trump returns to office next week. Latin Times · Jan 14, 2025
North Korea Fires Short-range Ballistic Missiles Into Sea North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025
Zelensky 'Ready' To Hand North Korean POWs To Pyongyang Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was ready to hand captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for the return of Ukrainian POWs held in Russia. International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025
Ukraine captures first North Korean prisoners of war as Russia advances in Donetsk Kyiv says PoWs are ‘irrefutable evidence’ of Pyongyang’s involvement in conflict The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025
North Korea benefiting from troops fighting alongside Russia, US issues grave warning Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia ‘rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours’ The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2025 North Korea says test of new hypersonic missile successful New intermediate-range hypersonic missile made with lighter materials making it more lethal, Pyongyang says.
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 Kim Jong Un says North Korea ‘cannot be ignored’ after success of new hypersonic missile Pyongyang claims new missile system uses advanced carbon fibre technology
Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2024 North Korea’s Kim hails ‘comrade’ Putin in New Year’s greeting North Korean leader expresses hope that Moscow will defeat ‘neo-Nazism and achieve a great victory’ in Ukraine.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 28, 2024 Ukraine war briefing: ‘Human wave’ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyang’s soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing the troops as ‘expendable’. What we know on day 1,039
International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024 Several Wounded N.Korean Soldiers Died After Being Captured By Ukraine: Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that "several" wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces, as he accused Russia of throwing them into battle with "minimal protection".
Al Jazeera · Dec 27, 2024 North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine war dies: South Korea’s spy agency Intel report comes days after Ukraine’s president said nearly 3,000 North Korean soldiers ‘killed or wounded’ in combat.
International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024 N. Korean Soldier Captured In Russia-Ukraine War: Seoul South Korea's spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia's war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces.
Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024 Have North Korean fighters died in the Russia-Ukraine war? Thousands of North Korean soldiers have died or been wounded according to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024 North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties fighting for Russia, South Korea says South Korea says Pyongyang has expressed intention of providing Russia with suicide drones
The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024 More than 1,000 North Korean military casualties in Ukraine war, says South Korea Claims underline risks posed to North’s untested armed forces amid reports regime could send reinforcements
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 Kim Jong Un ‘personally overseeing’ North Korean training for Ukraine amid reports of heavy losses Pyongyang claimed on Thursday that its alliance with Russia was ‘normal’ and ‘very effective’, despite international alarm about the deployment of North Korean troops to the war in Ukraine