South Korean Catholics mark 30 years of prayer, action for peace with North Korea

Catholics in South Korea are marking 30 years of continuous commitment to peace on the Korean peninsula, renewing efforts to transform hatred, conflict, and division into love, reconciliation, and unity—even amid tensions with the totalitarian regime of …

North Korea accuses Trump administration of ‘gambling’ on war after military drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invites President Donald Trump to step across the border during a meeting at the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone, June 30, 2019. (White House) President Donald Trump’s administration is “gambling” on a …

North Korea has strengthened its intelligence operations by deploying a cyber warfare unit

North Korea has strengthened its intelligence by creating a new cyber warfare unit – the Research Center 227, which is part of the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, as reported by the specialeurasia. The center is developing cyberattack …

North Korea: Oral statement for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

On 25 March 2025, the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) delivered a statement at the 58th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of North Korea. The statement, …

North Korea carries out controlled burns at main airport as fires burn in South

North Korea carried out large-scale controlled burns at its main airport in recent days to remove dry vegetation, likely looking to reduce fire risks and potential dangers to aircraft as massive forest fires rage in the South. The grassy areas around the …

All hands on deck for UAE in World Cup qualifier against North Korea

North Korea denounces US-Japan-South Korea naval exercise

(MENAFN) North Korea has strongly criticized a recent joint naval exercise conducted by the United States, Japan, and South Korea. In a commentary published Tuesday, North Korean news agency denounced the naval maneuvers as a provocative act that " …

North Korea is testing weapons in Ukraine for potential use against South Korea

Main image: This image from the state-run Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observing a launch drill on March 18, 2024. (KCNA)   North Korea is using the war in Ukraine to test weapons that could be deployed against South …

North Korea enemy Alan Titchmarsh has a new nemesis in hit ITV show for one reason

Slug-slinger Alan Titchmarsh has a new nemesis – Grantchester. The 75-year-old telly gardener, who last year made an enemy of North Korea, is in a tizz over the use of fake wisteria outside the vicarage on the ITV show. Titch – whose hatred of slugs was …

N. Korea probably prepared to conduct another nuclear test 'on short notice': DNI

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 25 (Yonhap) -- A top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday that North Korea may be prepared to carry out its seventh nuclear test "on short notice" and continues to test intercontinental ballistic missiles ( …