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North slams trilateral talks on Indo-Pacific as 'insult' to peace

North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the United States and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an "insult" to peace.

2024-12-21

Comments by North Korea's Kim Jong-un suggest bromance with Trump is over

Recent comments by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reported by Pyongyang's state media suggest that the dictator takes a dim view of talks with Washington.

2024-11-22

North Korea claims discovering remains of drone sent from South Korea in Pyongyang

North Korea claimed Saturday it has discovered remains of at least one drone sent from South Korea, describing it as the same type displayed on the South's Armed Forces Day in Seoul earlier this month.

2024-10-19

North Korea's Kim Jong-un points to map of Seoul as he threatens to use 'physical force'

Kim Jong-un warned that physical force will be used against South Korea upon any violation of sovereignty during an army inspection on Thursday.

2024-10-18

North Korea declares South Korea 'hostile state' constitutionally: KCNA

North Korea officially amended its constitution to designate South Korea as a hostile state, the regime's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.

2024-10-17

North Korea blew up overland connections to South, says Joint Chiefs of Staff

In its message to reporters, the JCS said that the North "detonated roads connecting the Gyeongui and Donghae rail lines north of the military demarcation line (MDL) around noon."

2024-10-15

North Korean army says it will cut overland connections to South, fortify border

In a report carried by Pyongyang’s state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the general staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) said it plans to launch a project on Oct. 9 “to completely cut off roads and railways” to the South.

2024-10-09

North Korean, Chinese leaders mark 75 years of diplomatic ties amid apparent rough patch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed the 75th anniversary of their countries' establishment of diplomatic relations on Sunday by exchanging messages that expressed hope for stronger ties.

2024-10-06

Unification minister calls on North to accept proposed working group to reduce tensions

Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Friday called on North Korea to accept President Yoon Suk Yeol's proposal to establish a working group to reduce tensions and resume communications over inter-Korean channels.

2024-08-16

North's Kim calls for 'epochal change' in war preparations during arms factory visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a factory that produces new missile launchers as he called for an “epochal change” in the regime’s war preparations, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.

2024-05-15