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North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
A plurality of death sentences before the pandemic were for murder, while during the pandemic, prosecutions seemingly centered around cultural crimes and information crimes.
UK condemns North Korean missile launches testing warheads containing cluster munitions
Trump, Netanyahu greater threats to world peace than Mojtaba Khamenei, Spaniards believe - poll
North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion
North Korean Kim Jong Un to consolidate his daughter as next in position
South Korea's National Intelligence Agency (NIS) will closely watch whether the daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, attends an upcoming meeting of the ruling Workers' Party.
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up weapons production and missile activity.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says
The submarine project is part of the ruling party's effort to modernize North Korea's navy, one of five key policies the party is pushing to develop the nation's military capabilities, KCNA said.
North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says
North Korea has been publicly honoring its troops who fought for Russia in the war in Ukraine.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds sending troops overseas in 2025, KCNA says
According to Kim, North Korea saw "accelerated forward momentum and redoubled self-sustainability" in 2025, KCNA said on Friday.
Trump security roadmap omits North Korea reference, raising diplomacy hopes
"The concept of 'denuclearisation' has already lost meaning. We have become a nuclear state," Kim told parliament in September. "I say 'denuclearisation' is the last, last thing to expect from us."
North Korea's Kim stresses Air Force's nuclear war deterrence on its 80th anniversary
North Korea has launched mass production of small, short-range First Person View drones, as well as larger medium-range battlefield attack drones, a Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters.
North Korea says antagonized by US sanctions, will respond
North Korea slams the US decision to impose sanctions designed to cut off funding for North Korean weapons programs.
North Korea holds military parade, shows off new intercontinental missile
In the military parade, North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, described by KCNA as the country's "strongest nuclear strategic weapon system."
North Korea can talk to US if it stops insisting on denuclearisation, Kim says
Kim Jong Un says North Korea could resume talks with the US if Washington abandons its call for denuclearization, recalling fond memories of Trump.