The Latest Breaking News from North

The U.N. Command says an American national has crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea

The man was taking part in a tour of the Joint Security Area, the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea

The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan's moves to double its defense spending over the next five years, citing rising threats from North Korea and China

North Korea’s U.N. ambassador has defended his country’s recent long-range missile launch in a rare appearance at the U.N. Security Council

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear fighting capabilities as he supervised the country’s second test-flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the mainland U.S. North Korea's state media on Thursday disclosed Kim’s comments, after confirming the North conducted a launch…

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

The launch came a day after North Korea threatened "shocking" consequences to protest what it called a U.S. spy plane's reconnaissance activity near its territory

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has alleged that the country’s warplanes repelled a U.S. spy plane that flew over its exclusive economic zone

South Korea’s president says it’s time to clearly demonstrate strong international resolve to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and he plans to discuss how to cope with the North’s expanding weapons arsenal with NATO leaders this week

The United States has flown nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula in its latest show of force against North Korea

Kim Jong-un could also use non-nuclear and non-lethal tactics to advance North Korea's goals, according to the report.