Legitimising Pyongyang?
Trump’s acknowledgment of North Korea as a “nuclear power” risks granting legitimacy to Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal. For decades North Korea has sought international recognition as a legitimate nuclear state despite facing and sanctions diplomatic isolation aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions.
South Korea says denuclearising North Korea still goal after reports Trump called it nuclear power
North Korea tells United Nations it is a ‘responsible nuclear state’
South Korea seeks Iron Dome-like system as Trump touts friendship with Kim Jong-un
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N. Korea renames DMZ permits, expands travel rights for capital residents
North Korea has renamed its DMZ entry permits and expanded travel permits for citizens of the capital, Daily NK has learned.
North Korea fires short-range missiles ahead of Trump return
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's latest show of force just days ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
Understanding the Forever Conflict Between North and South Korea
The uneasy truce between nuclear-armed North Korea and US-allied South Korea remains one of the most vexing security concerns for the world
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Court Jails Crypto Exchange Operator Who Took BTC to Spy for North Korea
A South Korean crypto exchange operator was jailed for 4 years for “leaking military secrets” to Pyongyang hackers in exchange for Bitcoin.
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North Korea Launches SRBMs Toward Its Eastern Waters, South Korea Says
Eight days after Pyongyang launched a hypersonic ballistic missile, it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
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North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025.
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North Korea launches several suspected ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan
North Korea last fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew more than 680 miles from the Pyongyang area before splashing down in the Sea of Japan on Jan. 6.
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'
Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade and battle tactics.
Surrendering North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage at gunpoint
A surrendering North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to drop his sausage at gunpoint, according to the Ukrainian paratroopers who captured him...