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North Korea tested ‘new’ hypersonic missile on Sunday: State media
https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-tested-new-hypersonic-missile-on-sunday-state-media/
Published: September 21, 2026 22:43
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a “new” missile on Sunday that appears to be a short-range system with a hypersonic warhead, according to state media and NK News analysis. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a short and vague…
North and South Korea battle to 1-1 draw in Asian Games women’s soccer clash
Published: September 21, 2026 09:58
North Korea’s women’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw with South Korea at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, offering a glimpse of sporting rivalry and cautious camaraderie amid deepening tensions between the two Koreas. Both sides had already qualified…
‘Unidentified explosion’ near North Korean border injures 3 South Korean troops
Published: September 21, 2026 08:10
Three South Korean military officers were injured Monday in an explosion south of the heavily fortified border with North Korea, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The military said in a statement that the officers “were injured by an…
North Korea’s propagandists aren’t keeping up with societal changes, Kim says
Published: September 21, 2026 06:14
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that his country’s “ideological work” is not keeping pace with a changing environment and called for a more aggressive campaign to keep pace, according to a Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report Saturday. …
Tokyo, Seoul rescue 3 North Korean sailors after vessels sink off Japanese coast
Published: September 21, 2026 05:04
Japanese and South Korean authorities joined forces to rescue North Korean sailors who fell overboard from one of two vessels that sank off the coast of Japan while being towed by the DPRK-flagged Kum Ya freighter en route to Wonsan last week. The first of…
North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile toward East Sea: JCS
https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs-2/
Published: September 20, 2026 06:25
North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, according to South Korean and Japanese authorities. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported that it detected a ballistic missile launched…
Kim Jong Un inspects weapons factories, calls for AI and automation upgrades
Published: September 18, 2026 23:49
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected multiple major munitions factories from Wednesday to Friday, calling for expanded production capacity and modernization of weapons systems, including through artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, state media…
South Korea will continue to help ‘create an opening’ for Trump-Kim summit: Lee
Published: September 18, 2026 04:18
South Korea is “continuing behind-the-scenes coordination to help create an opening” for dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea, which in turn could help pave the way for inter-Korean dialogue, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said during a press…
North Korean official rebukes US, defends nukes during international conference
Published: September 18, 2026 03:50
A top North Korean military official defended Pyongyang’s nuclear policy as “irreversible” at a major security forum in China on Thursday and pledged closer military cooperation with Beijing. In a speech at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Vice Defense…
French novelist traces Korean history through a North Korean spy
https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/french-novelist-traces-korean-history-through-a-north-korean-spy/
Published: September 18, 2026 01:58
A North Korean spy’s extraordinary journey from colonial Korea to Jeju, Japan and Pyongyang becomes a vehicle for exploring the peninsula’s turbulent modern history in Juliette Morillot’s sweeping historical novel “Entre la terre et le sang,” or “Between…
Kim Yo Jong threatens ‘more offensive’ response to US military drills in Pacific
Published: September 18, 2026 01:00
Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korea may take “more offensive” actions in response to U.S.-led multinational military exercises and pledged there will “never ever” be a change in Pyongyang’s efforts to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. In a statement…
Trump may propose Kim summit after APEC, possibly in North Korea: former envoy
Published: September 17, 2026 08:24
President Donald Trump may propose a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China, and it “would not be a surprise at all” for him to suggest holding it in Pyongyang, former U.S. Special…
North Korea warns US-ROK WMD cooperation could trigger nuclear response
Published: September 17, 2026 04:59
North Korea warned Wednesday that increased U.S.-South Korea cooperation on countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD) could trigger a nuclear response from Pyongyang, accusing the allies of seeking to trigger a nuclear and chemical weapons conflict. In…
The UN Divide: How the two Koreas battled for decades over global legitimacy
Published: September 17, 2026 04:35
For more than 40 years, North and South Korea couldn’t agree on a basic point: which government actually had the right to represent the Korean Peninsula. The battle extended beyond the Demilitarized Zone, playing out in the corridors of the U.N. and the…
Kim Yo Jong slams IAEA critics, says North Korea’s nuclear status is ‘absolute’
Published: September 17, 2026 01:53
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected international calls for Pyongyang to denuclearize Thursday, saying the country’s status as a nuclear weapons state was “absolute” and could not be reversed. In a statement…
North Korea’s attack drill, Wonsan Kalma slowdown and Google’s blurry maps
Published: September 16, 2026 07:07
This week, NK News Senior Analytical Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins the podcast to break down North Korea’s latest missile drill, which combined ballistic missiles, 600mm multiple rocket launchers, cruise missiles and attack drones in a coordinated…
North Korea sends military delegation to China’s major security conference
Published: September 16, 2026 06:24
North Korea has dispatched a defense ministry delegation to Beijing for China’s flagship annual security conference for the first time in seven years, in the latest sign of warming military ties between the two neighbors. The delegation, led by Vice…
North Korea bars Western, Chinese visitors from Pyongyang trade fair: sources
Published: September 16, 2026 05:46
North Korea has barred Western and Chinese visitors from attending an upcoming trade fair in Pyongyang over epidemiological concerns, reversing a recent, limited reopening to foreign participants, sources familiar with the matter told NK News. The 18th…
North Korea ordered to pay $32 million for destroying inter-Korean office
Published: September 16, 2026 04:02
A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay the South Korean government roughly $32.6 million (44.6 billion won) in damages for destroying the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong near the border in 2020, the first such case in which the South…
North Korea, Iran ordered to pay $487 million to US victims of terrorism
Published: September 15, 2026 07:39
A U.S. federal court has ordered North Korea and Iran to pay roughly $487 million in damages to 47 Americans and their families who were victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East and Africa. The ruling, issued on Sept. 8 by the U.S. District Court…
North Korea kicks off Asian Games with 10-0 women’s soccer win
https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-kicks-off-asian-games-with-10-0-womens-soccer-win/
Published: September 15, 2026 05:46
North Korea’s women’s soccer team kicked off its campaign at the 20th Asian Games with a lopsided 10-0 victory against Bangladesh on Tuesday, signaling its intent to push ahead in the tournament and secure the gold medal that narrowly slipped away at the…
North Korea’s talk about Taiwan is bad news for the US
https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-koreas-talk-about-taiwan-is-bad-news-for-the-us/
Published: September 15, 2026 05:37
Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Rob York, director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. North Korea’s state-run…
Kim Jong Un vows firm support for Russia’s ‘sacred’ Ukraine war before election
Published: September 15, 2026 04:10
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed Russia-DPRK ties in a message to his counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of Russia’s parliamentary election, pledging unwavering support for Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, which he described as a “sacred war.” Kim’s…