The Latest Breaking News from Pyongyang

Since the collapse of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington in 2019, analysts see a major shift in North Korea's foreign relations. It has turned increasingly to Moscow.

North Korean "smuggling networks" are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil, according to former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP. With strict sanctions limiting Pyongyang's ability to import fuel, North Korean smugglers have adopted increasingly creative methods to deceive authorities and dodge…

State media shows leader Kim Jong Un and his family enjoying a banquet with scientists and engineers from the project.

Dictator seen with daughter at celebration for scientists and technicians who finally put Malligyong-1 into space after two failed attempts

As Seoul claims Russia helped Pyongyang carry out spy satellite launch, North Korea warns of stronger armed forces on border

The "Malligyong-1" was launched Tuesday, Pyongyang's third attempt at securing a military eye in the sky after two failures in May and August, with Kim Jong Un already reviewing images of US military bases in Guam, the North's state media has reported.

South Korea had already withdrawn from parts of the deal after Pyongyang launched a spy satellite on Tuesday.

Pyongyang says its Malligyong-1 military reconnaissance satellite is in orbit, but some remain sceptical.

The US National Security Council called the launch 'brazen violation' of resolutions drawn up by the UN