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3 hours ago

North Korean defector allegedly stole bus to drive back across border, police say

South Korea's Unification Ministry said 31 defectors re-entered the North from 2012 to 2022, an average of about three each year.
3 hours ago
Barricades set up at a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong city, in the border city of Paju on October 9, 2024.
October 4, 2024 at 3:34 AM

North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked
October 4, 2024 at 3:34 AM
A South Korean national flag flutters in the wind at the Unification Observation Post as North Korean balloons, left, fly in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
September 26, 2024 at 7:26 AM

N. Korea has enough uranium to build a number of bombs, Seoul agency says

North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival South Korea
September 26, 2024 at 7:26 AM
FILE - This undated photo provided on Sept. 13, 2024, by the North Korean government shows its leader Kim Jong Un, center, on an inspecting visit at what they say is an institute of nuclear weapons and a facility for nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
September 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM

North Korea vows response to US submarine's visit to South Korea

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea
September 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
FILE - Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)
September 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM

South Korea threatens military response for North Korean 'trash balloons'

South Korea officials said Pyongyang has launched 5,500 balloons across the border since May.
September 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM
South Korea officials said Pyongyang has launched 5,500 balloons across the border since May.
September 23, 2024 at 4:33 PM

South Korea threatens military response to North Korean 'trash balloons'

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Seoul may respond militarily to any casualties caused by North Korea's launching of so-called "trash balloons."
September 23, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Balloons believed to have been sent by North Korea fly over North Korean territory in this picture taken from an observation post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, Sept. 5, 2024.
September 20, 2024 at 11:57 PM

Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, pleads guilty

Travis King, the U.S. Army private who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year, pleaded guilty on Friday.
September 20, 2024 at 11:57 PM
A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2023.
1 month ago

North Korea to partially reopen doors to tourism for 1st time since COVID-19 pandemic

North Korea is set to partially reopen its doors to tourism later this year after being closed off since January 2020, according to a Chinese-based tourist operator.
1 month ago
TOPSHOT - People pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill as North Korea marks its 79th National Liberation Day, commemorating the end of Japanese colonial rule at the end of World War II, in Pyongyang on August 15, 2024.
1 month ago

Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, to plead guilty to desertion

Travis King, the U.S. Army soldier who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year, will plead guilty to desertion, his attorney said.
1 month ago
A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, July 24, 2023.
2 months ago

North Korea set to reopen its borders again in December

Visitors will be allowed to visit Samjiyon City, but Pyongyang and other parts of the country will be restricted, according to Koryo Tours.
2 months ago
Visitors will be allowed to visit Samjiyon City, but Pyongyang and other parts of the country will be restricted, according to Koryo Tours.
2 months ago

North Korean leader trains daughter to become successor, says intelligence service

Curiosity over Kim Jong Un’s preteen daughter, Kim Ju Ae, has been accumulating since she first accompanied him holding hands to the ICBM test launch site in Nov. 2022.
2 months ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, reviews an honor guard with his daughter, center left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju during a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Feb. 8, 2023.
2 months ago

DOJ indicts North Korean hacker for extorting hospitals, health care providers

The Justice Department has charged a North Korean military hacker for allegedly extorting hospitals and health care providers in the U.S. through a cyber espionage campaign.
2 months ago
The Justice Department has charged a North Korean military hacker for allegedly extorting hospitals and health care providers in the U.S. through a cyber espionage campaign.
2 months ago

DOJ indicts North Korean hacker for extorting hospitals, health care providers

Justice Department indicts North Korean military hacker for extorting hospitals, healthcare providers
2 months ago
Department of Justice building in Washington D.C., July 12, 2024.
3 months ago

North Korea tests 2 missiles, 1 reportedly may have fallen on land

The U.S. military condemned Monday's launches, calling on North Korea to put an end to its "unlawful and destabilizing acts."
3 months ago
A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on July 1, 2024.
4 months ago

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as Putin threatens to arm North Korea

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, reached port in Busan for planned drills with South Korea and Japan.
4 months ago
VIDEO: US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as Putin threatens to arm North Korea
4 months ago

Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid Russian isolation over Ukraine

Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.
4 months ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam's President To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam June 20, 2024.
4 months ago

Russia and North Korea strike alliance

The two nations' leaders, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, pledged mutual support against foreign aggression.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Russia and North Korea strike alliance
4 months ago

Putin makes rare visit to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un

Russian news agencies reported that President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to discuss cooperation in overcoming U.S.-led sanctions amid escalating confrontations with Washington.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Putin makes rare visit to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un
4 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in North Korea for state visit

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday evening.
4 months ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is greeted by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a welcoming ceremony at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024, in this still image taken from video.
4 months ago

Russian President Vladamir Putin visits North Korea

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell and Mick Mulroy discuss this high-stakes meeting.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Russian President Vladamir Putin visits North Korea
4 months ago

Putin makes rare visit to North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Tuesday in his first visit to the country in 24 years.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Putin makes rare visit to North Korea
4 months ago

North Korea vows to stop floating trash-carrying balloons into South Korea

North Korea sent some 3,500 balloons of various sizes across the border between May 28 and June 2, said Kim Kang Il, vice minister of National Defence.
4 months ago
A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, on May 29, 2024.
4 months ago

North Korea sends balloons full of manure and trash over the border to South Korea

Around 260 air balloons carrying bags of manure and trash have been spotted across South Korea on Wednesday after they were sent over the border from North Korea.
4 months ago
A visitor tours near the ribbons with messages wishing for peace between the two Koreas are hanged on the wire fences at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, May 30, 2024. North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea's military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals.
5 months ago

3 North Koreans infiltrated US companies in alleged telework fraud: DOJ

The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud."
5 months ago
The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud."
5 months ago

3 North Koreans infiltrated US companies in 'staggering' alleged telework fraud: DOJ

The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud" through a complex scheme.
5 months ago
A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room in Washington, Jan. 24, 2023.
5 months ago

Noem backpedals on anecdote in book about meeting with Kim Jong Un

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing another controversy with her new memoir over a meeting she said she had with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
5 months ago
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23, 2024.
8 months ago

North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missile: State media

The official Korean Central News Agency said, "The test-fire had no impact on the security of a neighboring country and has nothing to do with the regional situation."
8 months ago
The official Korean Central News Agency said, "The test-fire had no impact on the security of a neighboring country and has nothing to do with the regional situation."
8 months ago

North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missile, state media says

The secretive country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, supervised the tests along with other military officials, the official Korean Central News Agency said on Monday.
8 months ago
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, as he inspects a test firing of Pulhwasal-3-31 in North Korea Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
8 months ago

North Korea says it tested a cruise missile

The launch comes amid growing cooperation between the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
8 months ago
The launch comes amid growing cooperation between the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
8 months ago

North Korea tests new type of cruise missile, state media says

The test was the first of an "under-development" Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
8 months ago
A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's cruise missiles with file footage during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
9 months ago

North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapon system: KCNA

North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system, according to the state-run outlet KCNA.
9 months ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 10th session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall, in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 15, 2024. (KCNA via REUTERS)
9 months ago

North Korea tests ballistic missile, Japan and South Korea say

The launch appeared to have been a shorter-range ballistic missile based on its flight time, officials said.
9 months ago
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 14, 2024.
10 months ago

Kim Jong Un's daughter tags along to missile launch site again

It’s been slightly over a year since images of Kim Ju-Ae was were published in North Korea’s newspapers.
10 months ago
This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Dec.19, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter watching the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM at an undisclosed location in North Korea.
10 months ago

North Korea tests long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching US: Japan

North Korea has launched a possible ballistic missile, according to Japan's Ministry of Defense.
10 months ago
People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2023.
10 months ago

North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ, South Korea says

The North Korean military has been spotted re-installing surveillance posts according to surveillance footage provided by the South Korean military Monday.
10 months ago
North Korean military personnel are seen in a guard post within the DMZ in an undated photo released by the South Korean Military on Nov. 27, 2023.
10 months ago

North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ

South Korea said North Korea installed wooden structures in at least 11 locations.
10 months ago
South Korea said North Korea installed wooden structures in at least 11 locations.
1 year ago

Travis King’s mother speaks out

The mother of Travis King, a U.S. Army private charged by the Army with desertion, speaks with Linsey Davis. She previews the interview on “GMA3.”
1 year ago
VIDEO: Travis King’s mother speaks out
1 year ago

Travis King, solider who crossed border into North Korea, charged with desertion

In addition to desertion for crossing over into North Korea, King faces seven additional charges, including possessing child pornography and multiple assaults, according to the documents.
1 year ago
In addition to desertion for crossing over into North Korea, where he was detained for two months, King faces seven additional charges, including possessing child pornography and multiple assaults, according to the documents.
1 year ago

Soldier facing charges after running into North Korea

Travis King is being detained by the Army and faces charges including desertion after he crossed into North Korea in July before being returned home this month.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Soldier facing charges after running into North Korea
1 year ago

Russian foreign minister thanks North Korea for 'unwavering' support in Ukraine war

Sergey Lavrov thanked North Korea for its "unwavering and principled support."
1 year ago
Sergey Lavrov thanked North Korea for its "unwavering and principled support."
1 year ago

Cybercriminals targeting US on behalf of North Korea: Report

A new report details alleged funding mechanism of North Korean cyber espionage.
1 year ago
A person touches a keyboard in this stock image.
1 year ago

Travis King back in US after N. Korea expelled him

Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is back on U.S. soil.
1 year ago
(FILES) In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18. North Korea has decided to expel US soldier Travis King, who was detained after crossing the border from the South in July, the KCNA state news agency said on September 27.
1 year ago

Travis King back on US soil after crossing into North Korea

The American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago landed in San Antonio early Thursday at around 1:30 a.m. ET.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Travis King back on US soil after crossing into North Korea
1 year ago

American soldier who ran across North Korea’s border back in US custody

Travis King appeared to be "in good health and good spirits" as he made his way home on Monday, senior administration officials said.
1 year ago
VIDEO: American soldier who ran across North Korea border back in US custody
1 year ago

American soldier back in US custody

U.S. officials have confirmed that soldier Travis King has been released from North Korean custody after an investigation.
1 year ago
VIDEO: North Korea claims plans to expel US soldier Travis King
1 year ago

North Korea says Kim Jong Un has invited Putin to his country

North Korea said leader Kim Jong Un invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea following their nearly five-hour meeting on Wednesday.
1 year ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019.
1 year ago

Putin, Kim Jong Un meet in person over 'fight against imperialism'

North Korea's leader expressed support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Putin, Kim Jong Un meet in person over 'fight against imperialism'
1 year ago

Kim Jong Un meets with Putin in Russia

The two leaders met for more than two hours at a missile launch center in Eastern Russia on Wednesday, signaling a unified front against Western “imperialism.”
1 year ago
VIDEO: Kim Jong Un meets with Putin in Russia
1 year ago

Kim Jong Un meets with Putin in Russia

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has arrived at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia for his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  Kim Jong Un meets with Putin in Russia
1 year ago

North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan's Ministry of Defense

North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan's Ministry of Defense said in a tweet.
1 year ago
A man walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Sep. 13, 2023.