North Korea

Multiple news outlets noted at the end of the year that the communist government of North Korea is prominently featuring the Wonsan Kalma Tourist Area on its official calendars, including those meant for Chinese tourists – an indication that it will be heavily promoting travel to the beach resort region in the next year.

Communist dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea reportedly led the testing of long-range cruise missiles, the country’s state media outlets revealed on Monday, intended to preserve Pyongyang’s ability to conduct nuclear bombings.

Amazon’s security team has uncovered and prevented more than 1,800 attempts by North Koreans to gain employment at the company under false pretenses since April 2024.

Communist dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea held a welcome back ceremony for soldiers serving in the battlefield of the Russian invasion of Ukraine this weekend, acknowledging a regiment believed to have been helping clear landmines in which at least nine soldiers died.

Wednesday marked the first anniversary in South Korea of the December 3, 2024, attempt by former president Yoon Suk-yeol to impose martial law.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea revealed in a briefing to lawmakers on Tuesday that its evidence suggests North Korea is preparing for direct engagement with President Donald Trump, including a potential meeting in March.

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae met on Tuesday with the families of Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted by North Korea.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin hosted North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Moscow on Monday, a visit timed to coincide with President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Asia this week that he has expressed hope would include a meeting with dictator Kim Jong-un.

American President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he would “love to meet” communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un while on his current tour of Asia, which includes a final stop in South Korea.

The Vatican news agency Fides, in anticipation of the Catholic “World Mission Sunday” on October 19, published statistics on the world’s Catholic population revealing a boom in the number of faithful in Asia and Africa in particular.

Alexander Khinshtein, governor of Russia’s Kursk region, said in a televised interview on Tuesday that North Korean troops are assisting with mine-clearing efforts along the border with Ukraine.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un held a massive military parade on Friday and Saturday in Pyongyang that included the public debut of North Korea’s most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-20.

Chinese state media confirmed the arrival of Premier Li Qiang, the country’s second most powerful politician, to North Korea on Thursday, in preparation for a parade on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of the country’s communist “Workers’ Party of Korea” (WPK).

North Korea’s representative at the United Nations took the podium at the General Assembly on Monday to declare that Pyongyang would never give up its illicit nuclear weapons program, going as far as to credit the country’s pursuit of nuclear weapons with the peaceful status quo on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the eighty-year history of the Republic of Korea was proof that the United Nations can bring positive change to the world.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says he has “good personal memories” of talks with President Trump, but will not discuss denuclearization.

Members of Ukraine’s federal lawmaking body, the Verkhovna Rada, told Congress during a virtual briefing on Thursday that Russia’s ability to persist in invading their country is largely a result of support from U.S.-designated state sponsors of terrorism Iran, Cuba, and North Korea.

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) urged Congress to back President Donald Trump’s Middle East strategy and repeal the Caesar Act during an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday one day after publishing an op-ed on Breitbart about recent developments in Syria and the broader Middle East.

Cryptocurrency experts are warning that the industry is now under constant attack by North Korean hackers running elaborate recruiting scams.

Communist China staged an expensive demonstration of its military power at a parade on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Beijing also used the event to push its false version of WW2 history and showcase its tyrant allies, prominently including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s president and European leaders persevered with talks aimed at strengthening Ukrainian defenses and adding momentum to so far unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts.

South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), estimated on Friday that North Korea’s economy grew by 3.7 percent in 2024, its fastest rate of growth in eight years.

North Korean and Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will make his first visit to China in six years next week, where he will attend China’s World War II victory parade and meet with his opposite numbers in the axis of tyranny, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China.

President Donald Trump said he wants to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un again during his second term.

President Donald Trump said Monday that his bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung would center around trade and shipbuilding.

North Korean state media reported on Thursday that communist dictator Kim Jong-un held a special event to honor his commanding officers in charge of North Korean troops aiding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, offering “warm militant encouragement” and applause for their alleged success on the battlefield.

The rise of AI cheats and scammers using deepfake technology to trick interviewers is leading companies to revert to a more traditional hiring practice — the in-person job interview.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un on Monday ordered a rapid buildup of nuclear weapons, ostensibly because recent joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea were an “obvious expression of their will to provoke war.”

North Korea’s state propaganda agency confirmed on Wednesday that communist dictator Kim Jong-un entertained a call the day before from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who has emerged as Pyongyang’s favorite patron following the signing of a mutual defense treaty last year.

Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong published an infuriated screed condemning leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for making overtures to North Korea.

Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyongyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries.

Christina Marie Chapman, a 50-year-old Arizona resident, has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for her role in a scheme that allowed North Korean spies to infiltrate 309 U.S. companies using false identities as IT workers.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi declared his country’s support for the “national sovereignty and dignity” of Iran after meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.