North Korea

South Korea, Japan and the U.S will hold a two-day trilateral anti-submarine exercise starting Monday to counter North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities. According to a statement by South Korea's defence ministry, the…

North Korea says it has tested a new underwater attack drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. A report by the North Korean State news agency, KCNA, says the drone system, called "Haeil", or tsunami, is intended to make sneak…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks against the U.S. and South Korea. Kim accused the U.S. and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear…

The leaders of Japan and South Korea have pledged to work together to counter regional security challenges. Both leaders promised to turn the page on years of animosity at a summit on Thursday between South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol and…

The United States and South Korea have concluded plans to conduct large-scale military drills, including amphibious landings, from March 13-23. Officials from the two countries said in a statement released at a briefing in Seoul on…

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, kicked off a meeting of ruling party officials to discuss improving the country’s economy and agricultural sector, state media reported on Monday, as fears of food shortages and a humanitarian crisis grow.…

North Korea has fired four strategic cruise missiles in a nuclear counterattack drill. According to state media reports, the exercise on Thursday involved an apparently operational strategic cruise missile unit of the Korean People's…

South Korea has announced new sanctions targeting North Korea’s weapons programmes following Pyongyang’s latest missile launches. The measures target four individuals and five entities, including a South African national and two…

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, has warned against the increased presence of U.S. strategic military assets following the joint air drills with its Asian allies over the weekend, saying the reclusive…

North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Japan's government has said. The defence ministry confirmed it was launched on Saturday, flew for 66 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan. It comes after Pyongyang…