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5 hrs ago
Road blows up in North Korea

Moment North Korea blows up roads connecting to South Korea

Pyongyang vowed to sever road and railway access to South Korea in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries.

5 hrs ago
Asia
6 days ago
A man in a sweater rides a bicycle down a highway in front of a mountainous background

North Korea says it will cut off all roads to the South

It comes as tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years.

6 days ago
Asia
7 days ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang

N Korea's Kim calls Putin 'closest comrade'

Kim said relations between North Korea and Russia would be raised to a new level.

7 days ago
World
3 Oct 2024
The phrase 'Securely contacting CIA' written in English, Mandarin, Farsi and Korean.

CIA seeks informants in North Korea, Iran and China

The US spy agency posted callouts on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and the dark web.

3 Oct 2024
World
2 Oct 2024
North Korea South Korea border

Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus

South Korean police detained the man after he crashed the bus near a heavily guarded border.

2 Oct 2024
Asia
23 Sep 2024
North Korea players celebrate and show off their medals to the camera. They're sitting on the turf, which covered in gold-colured tickertape.

N Korea win record third U20 Fifa Women's World Cup

The team won every game to become the joint most successful side in the tournament's history.

23 Sep 2024
Asia
21 Sep 2024
A man watches the news showing US soldier Travis King on screen, at a his home in Seoul, South Korea

US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion

With time already served, Travis King was released by the military court, his legal team says.

21 Sep 2024
World
13 Sep 2024
Kim walks past rows of centrifuges and talks to military officials at the Nuclear Weapons Institute

N Korea releases rare photos of Kim at uranium facility

Mr Kim called for the site to increase its production of nuclear warheads, state media said.

13 Sep 2024
Asia
27 Aug 2024
A man walks past a TV in South Korea showing the face of US soldier Travis King

US soldier who fled to North Korea to plead guilty to desertion

Pvt Travis King has agreed to a plea deal that will see some of the charges against him dropped, his lawyer said.

27 Aug 2024
World

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