Kim Jong Un, North Korea
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a party meeting on strengthening the military on Wednesday and inspected an artillery drill on Thursday, state media KCNA said on Friday. In an expanded meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea,
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North Korea has begun steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for a failed launch of its second naval destroyer this week.
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North Korea’s support enabled Moscow to ramp up its missile attacks on key Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, a report found
South Korea's conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo is seeking to build momentum in his campaign by pledging economic policies focused on deregulation, a tough line on nuclear-armed North Korea and tax breaks for the middle class.
A top Russian official praised North Korean troops for assisting President Vladimir Putin's military in the Ukraine war. Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said the troops deployed by Pyongyang to Russia had fought "valiantly" in the Kursk region, Kremlin newswire Tass reported on Thursday.
The following is the May 23, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs. From the report North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs despite UN Security Council sanctions and high-level diplomatic efforts.