The Latest Breaking News from North

Rare defection by sea comes after nine North Koreans crossed the maritime border in May.

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats

North Korea is lashing out at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling it a provocation and again raising the specter of using nuclear weapons to defend itself

A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a demonstration of strength against North Korea

At the recently concluded Games, South Korean athletes and journalists said North Koreans refused to engage with them. Some even avoided customary handshakes or photo sessions atop the podium.

South Korea’s defence minister says violence in Israel and Gaza shows a need to strengthen monitoring of the North.

South Korea’s new defense minister says he would push to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea on reducing tensions between the rivals, insisting that it hampers the South’s surveillance activities along their heavily armed border when the North’s nuclear threats are increasing

Approximately 73 railcars seen entering Russia last week, compared to just 20 in the past five years

A U.S. think tank says recent satellite photos show a sharp increase in rail traffic along the North Korea-Russia border, indicating the North is supplying munitions to Russia