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Seoul's foreign minister calls for support for peace on Korean Peninsula at Asean Plus Three talks

At the gathering of top diplomats, Cho Hyun called for stronger regional cooperation on food and energy security as the Iran war impacts supply chains.

2026.7.23

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, right, and North Korean Minister of State Security Ri Chang-dae shake hands during a bilateral discussion as part of the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on May 28. [AP/YONHAP]

North Korea's spy chief meets chief Russian security official in Moscow

The chief of North Korea's spy agency has attended an international security forum in Russia and held a meeting with the country's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, the North's state media reported Sunday.

2026.5.31

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on March 4, 2024. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

International atomic energy agency chief says North has continued uranium enrichment, voices 'serious concern'

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said North Korea is continuing to operate uranium enrichment facilities in Yongbyon and Kangson, calling it a “serious concern.”

2026.3.3

Elbridge Colby, right, U.S. under secretary of defense for policy, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, attend a meeting with President of the Philippines Ferdinand ″Bongbong″ Marcos at the Pentagon in Washington on July 21. [AFP/YONHAP]

Pentagon policy chief calls South Korea 'role model' for North deterrence, defense spending

A senior Pentagon official has described South Korea as a "role model" in its willingness to take "more of the lead" in defending against North Korea and in its defense spending, as Washington prioritizes deterring Chinese threats.

2025.8.6

People pay tribute to the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15 to mark the 113th birth anniversary of late leader Kim Il Sung, celebrated as the ″Day of the Sun″. [AFP/YONHAP]

Rights abuses continue in North Korea a decade after probe, says UN investigator

A decade after a landmark UN report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a UN official investigating rights in the isolated state told Reuters many abuses continue, exacerbated by Covid-era controls that have yet to be lifted.

2025.6.20

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits 2nd Corps of the Korean People's Army on Thursday in a photo released by the Rodong Sinmun the following day. [NEWS1]

White House 'highly concerned' over reported North Korean troop dispatch for Russia's war in Ukraine: NSC

The United States is "highly concerned" about North Korea's reported dispatch of troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, a White House official said, noting that Washington will consult with allies if the report is true.

2024.10.19

South Korea sets out on UNSC presidency, plans meeting on North's human rights

South Korea officially began its rotating monthlong presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, unveiling a plan to hold an open meeting on North Korea's human rights situation.

2024.6.4

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media briefing at the State Department on Aug. 15, 2023, in Washington. [AP/YONHAP]

U.S. sanctions three Russian entities, one individual for transferring North Korean missiles used against Ukraine

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three Russian entities and one individual involved in the transfer and testing of North Korean ballistic missiles for Russia’s use against Ukraine.

2024.1.12

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from left, and Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, second from right, listen to Far Eastern Federal University Rector Boris Korobets, during their visit to the university on Russky Island on Sept. 17. [TASS/YONHAP]

South says North will never be accepted as nuclear state

The Foreign Ministry said North Korea will never be recognized as a nuclear state, rejecting the country's recent attempts to legitimize its nuclear arsenal...

2023.10.2

First lady Kim Keon-hee, left, meets with Cindy Warmbier at the Old Korean Legation in Washington on Wednesday. [OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF KOREA]

First lady meets mother of Otto Warmbier

First lady Kim Keon-hee met with the mother of Otto Warmbier, the American citizen who died soon after he was released in a vegetative state by the North Korean regime, in Washington on Wednesday. Conveying her condolences, Kim told Cindy...

2023.4.27