North Korea

North Korea has offered its full support for Russia in dealing with a recent mutiny, state media reported Sunday. At a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora, North Korea’s vice foreign minister Im Chon Il…

A Singaporean man has been jailed for selling nearly $1 million worth of strawberry milk and coffee to North Korea, following other sanctions-busting trades from the city-state that have included sending wine, whisky and perfume to…

For the first time in five years, North Korea, on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, prompting Tokyo to activate its missile alert system and issue a rare warning for people to take shelter. The latest launch — which the…

North Korea has denied exporting weapons and ammunition to Russia. The Defence Ministry in Pyongyang said this earlier in a statement issued on Wednesday that Washington and “hostile forces’’ had spread a rumour of arms dealings’’ aimed…

By Matthew Eloyi North Korea on Sunday test-fired its most powerful missile since 2017, increasing the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month, as Seoul warned that nuclear and long-range tests could follow.…