Kim Jong Un

Russia launched waves of missiles and drones across Ukraine on October 7, striking Kyiv and other regions as President Vladimir Putin marked his 74th birthday

Kim also pledged his "invariable support" for Putin and Russia

He then highlighted the importance of maintaining relations with leaders who command significant nuclear capabilities

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier detected North Korea firing a ballistic missile toward the East Sea early Saturday morning from the Wonsan area and it flew over 700 kilometers

North Korea’s continued construction of minefields, fences and barriers along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) is raising questions over whether its border fortification campaign is changing the role of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which has served as a military buffer between the two Koreas since the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement

Three South Korean personnel were injured by explosions in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) — a buffer zone separating the two Koreas, on 21 September

President Donald Trump on Tuesday described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “friend” when asked why Iran should not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons while North Korea already possesses them

SIX AMERICAN presidents have tried to deal with North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme

Pyongyang and Moscow have deepened their alignment since North Korea deployed troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine

Zelensky did not provide more details about the return

Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jordan's King Abdullah II and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani are also attending

The test reportedly involved a short-range ballistic missile booster fitted with a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of maneuvering during flight

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test of a "new-type weapon" system, touting it as evidence of the country's advancing military technology, state media reported on Tuesday

There were no immediate details on the second launch, which Seoul’s Defense Ministry confirmed soon after 6 p.m

The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”

Glyn Ford is the author of "Picturing the DPRK" in English and Korean

Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, has emerged as an unlikely winner of the post-pandemic era

Kim blamed tensions on the Korean Peninsula on what he called Washington's "invariable" hostile policy toward North Korea and accused the United States of turning trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan into a nuclear alliance

He is also a nonresident Kelly fellow at Pacific Forum

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to “expand and deepen” his cooperation with Russia and support for what he called Vladimir Putin’s “sacred war”, presumed to be a reference to the invasion of Ukraine

Unwieldy and divided legislative bodies are too often less manageable, orderly and unproductive

It identified a new two-storey building at Yongbyon as the site's second uranium enrichment facility by comparing state media photographs of a June visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with satellite images taken during the building's construction

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service is seeking answers if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has an older son or not that could take the nation’s leadership position

Kim has repeatedly emphasized the importance of military readiness and loyalty among North Korean troops as Pyongyang deepens its strategic partnerships abroad

The world-renowned China expert, who left his post as Australia’s ambassador to the United States in March, is visiting Australia for a series of speaking engagements, including a Thursday address to the National Press Club in Canberra

They visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang the previous day, where the embalmed bodies of state founder Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jung-il lie in state, on the occasion of the country's 78th founding anniversary, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported

Pyongyang signals tactical nuclear cruise missile role for new-generation destroyer

Trump met Kim three times during his first term, once declaring they were "in love," in high-profile summits aimed at securing a denuclearisation deal, but no tangible progress was made

Kim Song-gi, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, was named as the new defence minister

He cut short one military exercise with Seoul and canceled another in a gesture to Pyongyang, but the only response so far came not from Kim but his sister, who revealed her brother’s "good memories and feelings" about Trump

He is also a nonresident Kelly fellow at Pacific Forum

President Donald Trump aims to restart direct negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to secure verifiable limits on nuclear programs and end North Korea's support for Russia's war in Ukraine

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made the remarks in an interview with The Washington Post on Wednesday, as Trump recently expressed his intention to meet Kim later this year

He said North Korea's nuclear capabilities have expanded "100,000 times" over more than three decades since 1992, adding Pyongyang was strengthening its nuclear programs even at this "very moment."

The nuclear-armed state suspended participation in international sporting competitions during the Covid pandemic but returned at the Asian Games in China in 2023 and also took part in the Paris Olympics

Ssang Yong, meaning "twin dragons," typically simulates joint U.S.-South Korean forces rushing to shore from amphibious ships and attacking an enemy on land

Klingner's comment came amid growing expectations for Trump's potential outreach to Kim, which some observers said might be an effort to win a diplomatic feat and burnish his image as a peacemaker, while deflecting attention from the Iran war that has dragged on ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November

Ssang Yong, meaning "twin dragons," typically simulates joint U.S.-South Korean forces rushing to shore from amphibious ships and attacking an enemy on land

US President Donald Trump's olive branch to North Korea's Kim Jong Un last week, coupled with his criticism of Seoul, has raised concern among analysts that Trump's unpredictability could strain alliances that have long maintained peace in Asia

He made no secret of his displeasure with South Korea for not supporting U.S. military action against Iran

Unlike Iran, however, North Korea already possesses a mature nuclear arsenal and multiple delivery systems, leaving Trump with little prospect of eliminating the threat militarily and a narrower path to a deal than he had eight years ago

Unlike Iran, however, North Korea already possesses a mature nuclear arsenal and multiple delivery systems, leaving Trump with little prospect of eliminating the threat militarily and a narrower path to a deal than he had eight years ago

The US president’s push to revive negotiations with Kim Jong-un could see Washington scaling back its military presence in the South

Trump's coupling of his desire to meet the North Korean dictator with the cutback in joint exercises with South Korea sends the wrong message