August 25, 2025 Trump touts Kim Jong Un relationship amid South Korea summit Trump says he has a good relationship with Kim Jong Un and expects to meet 'someday' ahead of White House summit with South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung.
August 22, 2025 Kim Jong Un acknowledges deaths of 100 North Korean soldiers he sent to fight for Vladimir Putin Kim Jong Un held a tearful ceremony for North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine’s Kursk region and suggested it could mark the end of overseas military operations.
August 19, 2025 Kim Jong Un calls for rapid ‘upgrade’ to nuclear arsenal amid claims the US is trying to ‘provoke war’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demands nuclear buildup after calling joint U.S.-South Korea military drills an expression of will to "provoke war."
August 17, 2025 South Korea's move to lower tensions with Kim Jong Un threatens 400,000 Christians A move to lower tensions with Kim Jong Un's hermit kingdom has led to vital radio broadcasts of Christian material being cut off from the people who need it most.
August 15, 2025 South Korea to end some military activity on border to ease tensions with North Korea South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, announced plans to end some military activities along its border with North Korea and restore a 2018 military agreement with its neighbor.
July 29, 2025 North Korea breaks silence on Trump's return, sends message from 'Rocket Man' Trump-Kim relations aren't dead, says high ranking official Kim Yo Jong — but if denuclearization is on the table, Pyongyang says don’t bother picking up the phone.
July 12, 2025 Russia's Lavrov warns US against 'exploiting' alliances as he meets with Kim Jong Un in North Korea Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against U.S.-Japan-South Korean alliances during his meeting with Kim Jong Un, highlighting the "invincible fighting brotherhood" with the country.
July 5, 2025 North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection through the fortified border.
July 1, 2025 Tearful Kim Jong Un seen mourning North Korean troops killed fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine North Korean state TV aired footage showing Kim Jong Un placing a flag on a soldier’s coffin who was reportedly killed while serving with Russian forces.
June 26, 2025 North Korea's Kim cuts tape at coastal tourist site; foreigners not yet welcome North Korea will open a massive coastal tourist zone with accommodations for 20,000 visitors, though lingering COVID-19 concerns and political tensions will limit initial foreign access.