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North Korea’s Top Officers Sent to Russia Are Abruptly Called Home

S EOUL—Kim Jong Un’s top military officers have returned from Russia, suggesting North Korea’s combat contributions could ...

Kim’s sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner

FILE – Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh ...

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion ...

North Korea leader Kim praises 'heroic' troops in Russia, state media says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war ...

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says South Korea has 'dual personality'

North Korea is stepping up criticism of South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung as he prepares for his first summit with ...

California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North ...

North Korea is where this 95-year-old wants to die. South Korea won’t let him go

Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his communist beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak ...

North Korea Issues Warning Over 'Provocative' US Drills With Seoul

The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.

95-year-old former North Korean soldier in South campaigns to be sent to the North

The soldier expressed a desire to go to North Korea in July, a decision that was influenced by his fragile health and concern that his time is running out.

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...