(URGENT) N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles from southern region: military

North Korean students board with music tutors to boost career prospects

North Korean students seeking to learn musical instruments have started boarding with their teachers in a new approach to private lessons. A source in North Hamgyong Province told Daily NK recently that an accordion tutor in the Sonbong district...

Japan PM to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, White House says

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Takaichi met Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, where the two discussed economic and...

N. Korea hosts lavish retiree celebrations for party anniversary

North Korea celebrated meritorious retirees at welfare centers nationwide in an unprecedentedly grand event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, a Daily NK source in South Hwanghae Province said recently. According to the...

(URGENT) N. Korea fires ballistic missile eastward: JCS

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

Russia tests nuclear missile of unlimited range

Russia’s test of a nuclear-powered missile that it claims can’t be stopped by air defences reflects Moscow’s determination to look out for its security interests, a Kremlin official said Monday, after the United States and European countries...

North Korean soldier flees across heavily mined border into South Korea

A North Korean army observation post in the demilitarized zone. Photo credits: AP A North Korean soldier managed to flee across the heavily fortified, mine-laden border into South Korea. This is the first confirmed crossing of the demilitarized...

North Korea launches app-based digital grain voucher system to control distribution

North Korea is launching an app-based system for rice distribution, with grain vouchers added to an electronic payment app on a trial basis in certain parts of the country. A recent update for an electronic payment app used on North Korean...

Pyongyang holds int'l film fest after six-year hiatus

North Korea opened the 18th Pyongyang International Film Festival on Wednesday, marking its return after a six-year suspension caused by COVID-19 restrictions. According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Thursday, this year’s festival...

Indonesia-North Korea Thaw Opens Door to Closer Security Ties

Whether framed as coincidence or careful arrangement, October 2025 offered a moment of surprising symbolism in Indonesia-North Korea relations. Pyongyang marked its 80th Workers’ Party anniversary just as Jakarta celebrated the 80th year of its...

Trump in Japan live: Takaichi to nominate president for Nobel Peace Prize

TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump is on a whirlwind trip to Asia, reconnecting with partners shaken by his global tariff policies and maneuvering in his trade war with China. After a stop in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit, Trump arrived in Japan...

North Korean Soldier Escapes to South Korea Across Mined Border

A North Korean soldier has successfully crossed into South Korea via a heavily fortified and mined land border. The Guardian has reported this news. According to the media, this is the first confirmed crossing of the demilitarized zone into South...

N Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing border

SEOUL: A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas on Sunday, Seoul's military said. The soldier was seeking "to defect to the South", a...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone

October 19, 2025 / 4:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of...

North Korea's Unannounced Dam Release Sparks Renewed Tensions on Korean Peninsula

Seoul, South Korea – In a move that has reignited longstanding frictions over shared waterways, North Korea appears to have discharged significant volumes of water from the Hwanggang Dam without prior notification to South Korea, prompting swift...

North Korea appears to have released water from border dam without prior notice: Seoul

SEOUL – North Korea appears to have released water from a dam north of the inter-Korean border again without giving prior notice to the South, officials said on Oct 19. Based on satellite imagery, the North appeared to have discharged water from...

North Korean soldier crosses border, monitored and assisted by South Korean forces

South Korean authorities have taken a North Korean soldier into custody after he crossed the inter-Korean border, Azernews reports, citing Yonhap News Agency. The soldier crossed the border in a central area, where South Korean forces monitored...

The threat of nuclear Armageddon

The recently released thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’, now showing in cinemas and on Netflix, takes a powerful look at a topic that had long been considered a thing of the past following the end of the Cold War: the threat of nuclear Armageddon. In...

North Korean soldier defects across heavily guarded border to South Korea

A North Korean soldier has crossed the heavily guarded border into South Korea and asked to resettle, South Korea’s military said on Sunday.The soldier crossed through the central part of the border, known as the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), and was...