North Korea
North Korea executions more than doubled after COVID, human rights group says
A plurality of death sentences before the pandemic were for murder, while during the pandemic, prosecutions seemingly centered around cultural crimes and information crimes.
UK condemns North Korean missile launches testing warheads containing cluster munitions
North Korea fires missiles ahead of possible US, South Korea talks
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles, Japan says
North Korea says antagonized by US sanctions, will respond
North Korea slams the US decision to impose sanctions designed to cut off funding for North Korean weapons programs.
US wants UN sanctions on seven vessels over North Korea exports
The seven vessels have illegally exported North Korean coal and iron ore to China, which traditionally earns Pyongyang between $200 million and $400 million a year, a US official claims.
Intensifying Iranian, Russian global cyberattacks expand to target small businesses
Ransomware attackers have shifted to 'softer' targets in their attempts at disrupting Israeli and Western economies and national security infrastructure.
North Korea says it ‘successfully tested’ hypersonic missiles before Trump’s visit
Pyongyang's hypersonic missile test comes ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea at the end of the month
South Korea kicks off arms fair to showcase unmanned, AI weapons
Organizers said a record 600 companies from 35 countries were scheduled to participate in the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025.
North Korea holds military parade, shows off new intercontinental missile
In the military parade, North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, described by KCNA as the country's "strongest nuclear strategic weapon system."
Two North Korean women face being sent to labour camps for 'unsocialist' breast implants
Two women face being sent to a labour camp after allegedly paying a medical school drop-out to fit them with breast implants smuggled in from China.
North Korea can talk to US if it stops insisting on denuclearisation, Kim says
Kim Jong Un says North Korea could resume talks with the US if Washington abandons its call for denuclearization, recalling fond memories of Trump.
North Korea executed people for sharing K-Dramas, UN finds
Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher
North Korea says its nuclear weapons state is irreversible
Pyongyang defended its nuclear weapons as an "inevitable option" of defending the country from US threats.
