Latest North Korea News

Kim stresses to North Korean troops they should treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy

Oct. 17, 2024 21:35 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reminded his troops to treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy and insisted that the North wouldn’t hesitate to attack its rival if the South infringes upon its sovereignty, state media said Friday. Kim’s comments...

North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

Oct. 17, 2024 03:26 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state" for the first time, two days after it blew up front-line road and rail links that once connected the country with the South. The back-to-back...

US warns of growing North Korean military support for Russia's war

Oct. 16, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and its allies are “alarmed” by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, but couldn’t confirm Ukrainian claims that North Korean soldiers...

North Korea confirms that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as 'a hostile state' for 1st time

Oct. 16, 2024 17:53 PM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirms that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as 'a hostile state' for 1st time.

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a symbolic display of anger

Oct. 15, 2024 09:05 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a symbolic display of anger, North Korea on Tuesday blew up the northern sections of unused road and rail routes that once linked it with South Korea, with the rivals exchanging threats days after the North claimed that the South flew drones over its capital...

South Korea says North Korea has blown up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use

Oct. 14, 2024 23:25 PM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has blown up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use.

North Korea is preparing to destroy northern parts of inter-Korean roads, Seoul says

Oct. 14, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as the rivals are embroiled in soaring tensions over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory. ...

South Korea says North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use

Oct. 13, 2024 22:22 PM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use.

North Korea says front-line units ready to strike South Korea if more drones appear

Oct. 13, 2024 14:56 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday its front-line army units are ready to launch strikes on South Korea, ramping up pressure on its rival that it said flew drones and dropped leaflets over its capital Pyongyang. South Korea has refused to confirm whether it sent...

Sister of North Korea's leader threatens South Korea over drone flights

Oct. 12, 2024 12:03 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday accused South Korea of deliberately avoiding responsibility for the alleged flights of South Korean drones over the North’s capital, and warned of a “terrible calamity” if they continue. ...