North Korea

It was North Korea’s first weapons launch event since April 19, when it fired multiple short-range missiles in what state media described as a demonstration of cluster bomb warheads.

The rare clash — between two women’s teams — comes as dictator Kim Jong Un pursues a hostile policy toward his neighbor.

North Korean troops marched in the parade for the first time, a sign of Moscow’s deepening partnership with Pyongyang.

The announcement comes days after South Korea said North Korea’s newly revised constitution drops all references to Korean unification.

The revision marks the first time the country has added a territorial clause to its constitution, according to a Seoul National University professor.

The game on May 20 will be a rare sports exchange between the war-divided rivals.

A Russian delegation including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov attended a completion ceremony for a memorial honoring North Korean soldiers killed while fighting in Russia’s ​Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces staged an incursion in 2024, KCNA said on Monday.

The destructiveness of cluster munitions has been seen in the Iran war, with Israel accusing Tehran of using them to challenge the country's air defenses.

South Korea said it has bolstered its surveillance posture and is closely exchanging information with the U.S. and Japan.

Kim observed the launches of two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-ship missiles from his 5,000-ton-class destroyer, the Choe Hyon, state media reported.

The launch came hours after a North Korean official released crude insults against their neighbors.