North Koreans living under strict pandemic restrictions are facing a growing food crisis and the most vulnerable children and elderly people in the isolated Asian nation are at risk of starvation, a U …
North Korea: Vulnerable at risk of starvation, UN expert says
Vulnerable children and elderly people in North Korea are at risk of starvation, a UN expert has said. The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the country blamed international sanctions and a …
UN probes links between Singapore oil trader and North Korea sanctions evasion
A UN panel investigating violations of sanctions against North Korea has alleged fresh links between Singapore oil trader Winson Group and illicit oil exports to the authoritarian state. Under UN …
North Korea: Kim Jong-un vows to make military ‘invincible’ as he hits out at US
Kim Jong-un poses next to tanks and nuclear missiles as he speaks at event showing off North Korea’s military might …
North Korea says dystopian Netflix hit ‘Squid Game’ is exposing to world the ‘beastly’ reality of South Korea
Show portrays an ‘unequal society where moneyless people are treated like chess pieces for rich’, says North Korean website …
Unpacking Claims of Secret North Korean Intelligence Operations
Believed to be the highest-ranking North Korean military official to ever defect to South Korea, Kim Kuk-song recently confirmed claims of Pyongyang’s involvement in several clandestine operations …
Flanked by nuclear missile, N.Korean leader says U.S., S.Korea threaten peace
SEOUL (Reuters) -Standing beside North Korea’s largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a …
North Korea’s Kim says US is ‘root cause’ of tensions
The leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has blamed the United States for tensions on the peninsula, state media reported Tuesday.
North Korean soldier in blue generate buzz on social media
A North Korean soldier clad in a super-tight blue outfit in a state media photo has generated a buzz on social media, with some calling him “a superhero,” “a captain DPRK,” or “a rocket man.” North …
How Pakistan’s A.Q. Khan Helped North Korea Get the Bomb
A.Q. Khan, who died on Oct. 10 of COVID-19 at age 85, is celebrated in Pakistan as a national hero who built the country’s nuclear bomb program. Internationally, though, he became infamous not as a …