The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Athletes from North Korea are currently competing in the Summer Olympics for the first time in eight years. The communist state had been suspended for the 2022 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having withdrawn unlawfully from the Tokyo Games in 2020 citing pandemic concerns.

North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with leader Kim Jong Un describing the weapons as a "powerful treasured sword" to defend its sovereignty, state media said Monday.

Russian President Putin extends aid to North Korea post-floods, amid growing bilateral ties. Tensions rise with South Korea over aid offers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered humanitarian assistance to help North Korea cope with damages from recent floods, in another sign of expanding relations between the two nations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

North Korean state media has accused South Korean outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualty numbers

Kim Jong Un accuses South Korean media of spreading false information about flood death tolls and rejects aid offers, highlighting strained inter-Korean re...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korean media of tarnishing the North’s image

North Korean diplomat Ri Il Gyu's defection to South Korea highlights challenges and potential impact on regime stability.