U.N. to host 1st high-level meeting on N. Korea's human rights violations

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday. In a circulated letter, UNGA …

North Korea Demonstrates Capability to Respond to U.S. Nuclear Attack in New Exercises

<p >The Korean People’s Army has launched exercises simulating a nuclear response to an attack on its territory, with the KN-23 short range ballistic missile system used to simulate nuclear strikes on targets 800 …

Ukraine’s HIMARS are blowing up Russia’s best North Korean rocket launchers

Ukrainian artillery and drones have taken a heavy toll on Russia’s huge force of mobile rocket launchers, which are some of the Russians’ best weapons for blasting gaps in Ukrainian defenses. So Moscow has turned to its new ally, Pyongyang—and gotten extra …

Kim Jong-un thanks 'Comrade Putin' and hails North Korea's 'blood-sealed' bond with Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has thanked "Comrade" Vladimir Putin for his support of Pyongyang as the two countries continue to strengthen relations. Kim made the comments as he visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang following Russia's …

Russia Releases Videos Hailing North Korea Troops

No hospital, no hope: Maternal death highlights rural healthcare gap in N. Korea

A woman in Ryanggang province died from blood loss while giving birth at home after eight months of pregnancy. The tragedy occurred because, as a resident of a rural agricultural community, she had no easy access to a hospital. According to a Daily NK …

Media hype of 'standoff': A decoy for South Korea's domestic political diversion

Illustration: Chen Xia/GT South Korean media's recent deliberate hype of the so-called standoff between China and South Korea in the Yellow Sea has in fact relatively strong links to South Korea's internal political turmoil and partisan fights, …

North Korea Criticizes Japan's Missile Training

(MENAFN) North Korea has strongly criticized Japan’s decision to conduct a surface-to-ship missile drill this coming June on Hokkaido, its northernmost island, accusing it of harboring intentions to "launch a surprise attack on neighbors." The …

North Korean generals tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine identified at Moscow parade

During the VE Day parade held on 9 May in Moscow, five senior North Korean military figures connected to Russia’s war in Ukraine were seen greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Korea Defense Blog on BlueSky identified the generals as part of a …

North Korea’s OtterCookie Malware Added a New Feature to Attack Windows, Linux, and macOS

A North Korea-linked attack group, known as WaterPlum (also referred to as Famous Chollima or PurpleBravo), has been actively targeting financial institutions, cryptocurrency operators, and FinTech companies globally. Since 2023, their infamous Contagious …