North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a launch ceremony Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the accident, saying it brought shame to the nation’s prestige and vowing to punish those found responsible,

Pyongyang is dependent on the world's second-largest economy, but the "blood-cemented alliance" doesn't extend to security issues.

The conditions that enabled U.S. diplomacy with North Korea in 2018 no longer exist. The Trump administration needs to reckon with that.

After watching the whole course of the accident,’ Kim Jong-un, in a ‘stern assessment,’ pronounces what he had seen ‘a serious accident and criminal

A reassessment by U.S. regarding North Korea's military capabilities marks a shift in understanding the country's defensive posture.

Activists, officials and defectors highlighted human rights violations in North Korea at a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, with many directly tying Pyongyang's syste

State media reported that the warship's stern started sliding off a ramp too early, leaving part of the hull crushed and stuck at the shipyard.

International visitors have returned to the DPRK for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic resealed the North Korean border. Visitors from Russia, an ally of the DPRK, traveled to Pyongyang, the capital, in February 2024; in February 2025, visitors from Britain, Canada, France and Germany arrived in the city of Rason.

When North Korea opened its doors to international competitors for a marathon this April, YouTuber Harry Jaggard seized the opportunity to infiltrate the reclusive country. As a frequent traveler to offbeat destinations,

North Korean soldiers serving with Vladimir Putin's army have been accused of going on drunken rampages and terrorising local Russian communities. Pyongyang sent around 11,000 soldiers to Russia last year, in a bid to boost the Kremlin's troop numbers on the front lines.