The Latest Breaking News from North

North Korean state media says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in the country on Tuesday for a two-day visit, his first trip to the country in 24 years

Russia has promised Putin will visit North Korea after hosting its leader Kim Jong Un last September.

Civilian aircraft have been cleared from Pyongyang’s airport and there are signs of preparations for a possible parade in Kim Il-sung Square

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia as reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon visit the country for his third meeting with Kim

Recent activities at the North-South Korea border escalate tensions through propaganda and retaliatory actions, raising fears of military conflict.

South Korea has started blaring propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at border areas in retaliation for the North sending over trash-carrying balloons

South Korea's military fired warning shots after around 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border at the weekend, Seoul officials said on Tuesday.

Incident comes at time of heightened tensions between neighbours, as tit-for-tat actions increase after North Korea sent rubbish-filled balloons into the South

South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's military said Tuesday, with tensions high over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloons and the South's retaliatory loudspeaker campaign.

South Korea's military says South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops violated the land border earlier this week

Tensions escalate as South Korea resumes loudspeaker broadcasts, prompting North Korea to respond with its own installations along the border.