Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, US military says
Pvt. Travis King, 23, ran across the heavily fortified border from South Korea and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years.
North Korea wants to expand nuclear weapons production citing 'new Cold War' with US
State media say Kim made the comments during a two-day session of the North’s rubber-stamp parliament which amended the constitution to include his policy of expanding the country’s military nuclear program.
Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody, officials say
Although Pvt. Travis King's expulsion by North Korea resolves a still-mysterious episode, it almost certainly does not end his troubles. King had been declared AWOL by the U.S. government.
South Korea parades powerful weapons, thousands of troops in massive Armed Forces Day ceremony
On Tuesday, South Korea rolled tanks, artillery systems, drones and powerful ballistic missiles capable of hitting all of North Korea past Seoul streets.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea must be prepared for US-led invasion plots while US, allies start new drills
The North Korean leader has been pushing hard to expand his nuclear arsenal and introduce a slew of new weapons systems.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders sharp increase in missile production, days before US-South Korea drills
The North Korean leader reportedly visited munitions factories last week and said North Korea must have “an overwhelming military force" and be fully prepared for any war.
UN Command communicating with North Korea about detained US soldier
North Korea has remained publicly silent about Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border, while he was supposed to be heading to Fort Bliss, Texas, after his release from prison in South Korea on an assault conviction.
US says North Korea didn't respond to attempt to discuss American soldier who crossed border
Pvt. Travis King was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, this week after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault.
North Korea silent on apparent detention of American soldier who crossed border
Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday after he was supposed to leave the country and travel to a base in the U.S.
North Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19
Activists for years have flown balloons across the border to distribute propaganda leaflets critical of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea's latest weapons launch ends in failure, South Korea says
South Korea's military says North Korea’s latest weapons launch apparently ended in failure.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un warns country will 'fully mobilize' nuclear force at military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned that his country will “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade in which the country unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other additions to its growing weapons arsenal.
North Korea says it will cut communication channels with South
The North Korean warning came as relations between the two Koreas have been strained amid a prolonged deadlock in broader nuclear diplomacy between Pyongyang and Washington.
North and South Korean troops exchange fire along border
North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities in late 2018.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors
The Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that he attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory in Suncheon, near the capital of Pyongyang, with other senior officials, including his sister, Kim Yo Jong.
Kim Jong Un is in 'vegetative state', Japanese media claims; China medical experts dispatched to North Korea
Kim Jong Un’s health appears could be more serious than initially believed, according to multiple reports.
Trump-Kim summit ends
North Korea's foreign minister is disputing President Donald Trump's account of why the summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed, saying the North demanded only partial sanctions relief in exchange for shutting down its main nuclear complex.
Trump heads to summit with Kim
President Donald Trump will head into his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un having reframed what would make a successful summit, lowering expectations for Pyongyang's denuclearization while eager to declare a flashy victory to offset the political turmoil he faces at home.
U.S. intelligence chiefs testify
Ahead of a planned second summit between the U.S. and North Korea next month, the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies told members of Congress that North Korea remains a nuclear threat despite a recent thaw in tensions.
Trump-Kim summit aftermath
President Donald Trump wrapped up his five-hour nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with surprisingly warm words and hope for "a bright new future" for Kim's isolated and impoverished nation. Yet he immediately faced pointed questions at home about whether he got little and gave away much in his push to make a deal with the young autocrat ? including an agreement to halt U.S. military exercises with South Korea.