Tensions appear to have reached new highs on the Korean peninsula as the South Korean military warned on February 13 it is ready to “overwhelmingly” respond to any provocations Kim Jong-un may throw its way. JCS spokesperson Col Lee Sung-jun told reporters:
The South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office claims that presumed North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members prior to Yoon’s November trip to Europe. The cyberattack allegedly targeted the personal account of the staff member,
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, according to Yonhap News. The missiles were launched around 9 a.m. Wednesday off the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, the Joint
North Korea has opened its doors to tourists for the first time in four years, but Britons aren’t able to go. A recent group who visited the country were the first tourists to enter since the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Independent
North Korea’s supreme leader once again threatened military force against the country’s southern counterpart Kim Jong Un made the comments Thursday during a 76th anniversary celebration of the North’s Korean People’s Army. “Defining the South Korean puppets as the most harmful primary
Russia has released millions of dollars in frozen financial assets to North Korea in exchange for weapons, according to reports. Approximately $9 million has been unfrozen following the provision of arms for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a report from
North Korea said it tested cruise missiles outfitted with new “super-large” warheads as well as a new type of anti-aircraft missile. The report Saturday by North Korean state media came a day after South Korea’s military said it detected the North launching
A South Korean judge has convicted 23-year-old Choi Won-jong of murder for an unprovoked car-and-stabbing rampage in Seongnam last August. Won-jong rammed his car into pedestrians, killing two and injuring 12, then randomly stabbed people at a nearby shopping mall. Judge Kang
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was recently stabbed in an attack, has accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of fueling societal divisions. Lee criticized Yoon for fostering polarization instead of promoting national unity and described his leadership as a “prosecutorial dictatorship.”
North Korea has been developing artificial intelligence across various sectors, including in military technology and programs that safeguard nuclear reactors, which could create international threats, according to a new report. The authoritarian regime has used AI to develop wargame simulations and has