The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Kim Jong Un rejects external aid for flood recovery, opts for self-reliance in Pyongyang. Tensions with South Korea persist over exaggerated damages.

North Korean leader says he will not seek outside help to recover from floods that devasted areas near the country’s border with China

Tennessee man arrested for aiding North Korean workers in a fraudulent scheme to raise money for North Korea's weapons program through US tech companies.

South Korean authorities are questioning a suspected North Korean resident who crossed the border, amidst heightened tensions between the two countries.

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The communist state had been suspended for the 2022 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having withdrawn unlawfully from the Tokyo Games in 2020 citing pandemic concerns.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.

North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in South Korea.

North Korea showcases new missile launchers near South Korea border, raising global concerns over its military advancements and nuclear program.

It may not have attracted much attention in recent months with global attention focused elsewhere. But the international sanctions monitoring regime on North Korea has been disbanded, raising concerns about the unimpeded flow of North Korean weapons to global hotspots from Ukraine to Gaza.

North Korea has marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units as leader Kim Jong Un said his country should prepare for prolonged confrontation with the United States

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