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With 99.3% mandate, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un sweeps North Korea polls

With a reported turnout of 99.99 per cent, the polls were conducted on March 15 to select deputies for the 15th Supreme People's Assembly.
Published on Mar 18, 2026 05:13 pm IST

Air China to resume direct flights to North Korea on March 30

Young Pioneer Tours, which specialises in travel to North Korea, said it had received confirmation from Air China that the flights from Beijing to Pyongyang would resume,
Published on Mar 16, 2026 03:58 pm IST

North Korea to convene 9th Congress in late February: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had visited various military and economic facilities ahead of the Congress
Updated on Feb 08, 2026 03:17 am IST

North Korea test-fires two 'new' air defence missiles, says state media

A combination image released by KCNA on August 23 says to show firing tests of anti-aircraft missiles and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flanked by Korean People's Army officers, at an unknown location.
Updated on Aug 24, 2025 03:36 am IST

Russia starts direct flights to North Korea with Moscow-Pyongyang connectivity

The first Moscow-Pyongyang flight was operated by Nordwind Airlines
Published on Jul 27, 2025 04:10 pm IST

Anti-North Korea activists halt balloon launch as South looks to ease tensions

North Korean defector Lee Min-bok stands in front of a hydrogen tank he used to launch balloons carrying anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets.
Published on Jul 07, 2025 01:53 pm IST

North Korea bars western influencers, journalist from trade fair tour

Priced at 3,995 euros the YPT tour will depart from the Chinese capital Beijing and take in the Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair
Published on Jul 07, 2025 12:05 pm IST

North Korea's Kim makes rare visit to father's tomb

North Korea's Kim makes rare visit to father's tomb
Updated on Feb 17, 2025 07:10 am IST

North Korea test-fires rocket launcher with new 'guiding system'

North Korea test-fires rocket launcher with new 'guiding system'
Published on Aug 28, 2024 06:09 am IST

North Korea to reopen borders for western tourists after nearly five years

Russian nationals have been allowed to visit North Korea as tourists since February 2024.
Published on Aug 24, 2024 12:54 pm IST

North Korea dismisses Trump's claims of friendship with Kim: ‘We don't care’

Donald Trump boasted about his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during his Michigan rally on Saturday
Published on Jul 24, 2024 11:50 pm IST

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong accuses S.Korean leader of using tensions as political distraction

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong accuses S.Korean leader of using tensions as political distraction
Published on Jul 08, 2024 07:48 am IST

N. Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South's military says

N. Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South's military says
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 09:03 am IST

The Putin-Kim summit produced an unusual — and speedy — flurry of glimpses into North Korea

The Putin-Kim summit produced an unusual — and speedy — flurry of glimpses into North Korea
Published on Jun 21, 2024 01:39 am IST

North Korea, China top officials hail 'new chapter' of ties

China's top lawmaker Zhao Leji (L) chatting with Choe Ryong Hae (R), chairman of North Korea's Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
Published on Apr 13, 2024 06:03 pm IST

North Korea welcomes visitors: Russia leads first post-pandemic tour

A group of Russian tourists arrive at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on February 9, 2024. A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on February 9, AFP reporters saw, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear-armed North Korea since before pandemic-linked border closures.
Published on Feb 09, 2024 06:59 pm IST

Putin will sign package of agreements during North Korea visit: Russian envoy

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un
Published on Feb 07, 2024 08:08 am IST

North Korea tests underwater nuclear drone: ‘Prepared for provocations’

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaking at a session at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang.
Published on Jan 19, 2024 03:45 pm IST

PM Kishida’s Indo-Pacific legacy vs politics in Japan

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Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City.
Published on Jan 08, 2024 10:10 pm IST

North Korea slams US' Blinken's remarks on ties with Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Published on Nov 11, 2023 07:26 am IST

A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Published on Sept 13, 2023 11:33 am IST

North Korea holds mass rallies denouncing US, warns of nuclear war: Report

Pyongyang people take part in a demonstration after a mass rally to mark what North Korea calls "the day of struggle against U.S. imperialism".
Published on Jun 26, 2023 06:32 am IST

North Korea severs phone link with South Korea

Kim Jong Un’s regime has pledged an unprecedented response to the drills and rolled out new weapons designed to deliver nuclear strikes against the US and the two allies.
Published on Apr 10, 2023 01:29 pm IST

North Korea didn't answer South's calls for the 3rd straight day

North Korea’s lack of response to the daily calls may be a precursor to further military exercises by the regime.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 09:32 am IST

North Koreans secretly hate Kim Jong Un's 'plump, well-dressed' daughter: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks with his daughter Kim Ju Ae at a banquet to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army the following day, in Pyongyang, North Korea February 7.
Published on Mar 21, 2023 05:32 pm IST

South Korea's president Moon Jae-in promises final push for North Korea peace

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech on the government budget at the National Assembly in Seoul. 
Published on Jan 03, 2022 10:17 am IST

North Korea's mechanised troops conduct artillery fire drill 

North Korea’s mechanised troops held an “artillery fire competition” to boost the country’s “mobile artillery combat capabilities”. 
Published on Nov 07, 2021 08:29 am IST

North Korea's ‘unidentified projectile’ could possibly be a submarine missile

North Korea test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile in September, according to state news media KCNA. 
Updated on Oct 19, 2021 11:25 am IST