International relations
Russia's Putin willing to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea says
The trip would be the first for Russian leader in more than two decades
North Korea
Defense
North Korea tested underwater nuclear weapons system: KCNA
State media says move is protest against drills by South Korea, Japan, U.S.
Defense
China and India lead Asia race to expand spy satellite networks
Japan, North and South Korea also step up surveillance on growing tensions
International relations
North Korea and Russia top diplomats meet with eye toward Putin visit
Talks in Moscow aim to solidify ties amid tensions with U.S. and South Korea
International relations
North Korea's Kim seeks to define South as enemy under Constitution
Move comes amid growing tensions with Seoul
International relations
North Korea fuels war rumblings with hypersonic missile launch
Foreign minister in Russia this week as part of burgeoning relationship
Defense
North Korea says it tested solid-fuel hypersonic missile
Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui heads to Russia on same day
N Korea at crossroads
Kim Jong Un's daughter is likely heir, South Korea spy agency says
Assessment shifts as Kim Ju Ae appears more in North Korean media
The Nikkei View
More dialogue needed to avoid global divisions
Social rifts must be addressed even within democratic countries
Israel-Hamas war
North Korean weapons used by Hamas, Seoul confirms
Spy agency shows photo of Pyongyang-made grenade, pursues evidence of shipments
Defense
North Korea fires over 60 coastal artillery rounds, says South Korea
South's Joint Chiefs of Staff 'strongly urged' North to stop acts that threaten peace
International relations
Kim Jong Un sends sympathy messages to Japan and Iran: KCNA
Earthquake and bomb blasts have together claimed roughly 200 lives
Defense
South Korea holds live-fire drill after North's shelling near islands
Tensions between both sides spike following exchanges of harsh words
Ukraine war
Russia using North Korea ballistic missiles in Ukraine, White House says
U.S. says Pyongyang wants fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missiles in return
Defense
South Korea's Yoon vows to 'completely block' North's nuclear threat
Security situation 'inching closer to the brink of armed conflict,' Kim Jong Un says
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea to launch new satellites, build drones as it warns war inevitable
Kim Jong Un orders military to prepare to 'pacify the entire territory of South Korea'
Defense
Can Washington and Seoul tame South Koreans' nuclear ambitions?
Doubts linger on U.S. commitment to defend ally as North continues atomic buildup
Comment
Why did Putin admit Soviet Union's secret role in Korean War now?
Russia's entry into East Asia power game tests leaders of Seoul, Tokyo in 2024
N Korea at crossroads
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convenes key party meeting
Assembly will wrap up the year for country developing ICBMs and spy satellites
Defense
Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be using fuel, IAEA says
Would mean country has new potential source of plutonium for atomic weapons
Defense
North Korea says Hwasong-18 ICBM drill was response to U.S. hostility
State media says Kim Jong Un watched the missile launch at site
Defense
North Korea fires ICBM-class missile after condemning 'war' moves
Launch comes after Pyongyang fired a similar rocket on Sunday
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile
Pyongyang condemns U.S. for raising tensions