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North Korea Edges South Korea in Rare Women's Soccer Clash

Players show little warmth amid icy inter-Korean political tensions

(Newser) - North Korea's women's soccer team flew into the South this week with poker faces—and flew out with a win. In their first game on South Korean soil in eight years, Pyongyang's Naegohyang club beat South Korea's Suwon FC 2-1 on Wednesday, taking the Asian Football...

Russian Ship That Sank Mysteriously May Have Carried Nuclear Reactors

Spanish probe suggests secret nuclear reactors were aboard vessel possibly downed by Western strike

(Newser) - A Russian cargo ship that mysteriously blew up and went down off Spain's coast in late 2024 may have been secretly hauling nuclear submarine reactors for North Korea, according to new reporting. The Ursa Major, a state-linked, Russian-flagged freighter officially listed as carrying "non-dangerous" goods, issued a distress...

Kim Jong Un Lauds Troops Who 'Opted for Self-Blasting'

His comments confirm suspected battlefield policy of suicide over capture

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un has publicly applauded North Korean troops who reportedly killed themselves with grenades rather than risk capture while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, "confirming a long-suspected battlefield policy," reports the BBC . In a Monday speech in Pyongyang, Kim hailed those who "unhesitatingly opted for...

South Korea's Ex-President Faces 30 Years Over Drone Plot

Prosecutors say he tried to stoke tensions with Pyongyang in lead-up to his martial law declaration

(Newser) - South Korea's ousted former president now knows what sentence prosecutors want to see on his record: three decades behind bars, reports Reuters . A Seoul court on Friday heard prosecutors request a 30-year prison term for Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he ordered a drone mission over Pyongyang to help...

China Takes Low-Risk Approach to Iran Peace Deal

Analysts say Beijing is trying to gain leverage with Trump

(Newser) - Beijing may have scored some diplomatic points with President Trump by stepping into the Iran crisis just enough to matter—without taking real risks. China's quiet push helped coax Tehran into talks that led to a two-week cease-fire, a role other mediators like Pakistan and Turkey did more to secure...

There's Symbolism in Kim Ju Ae's Tank Outing

South Korean spy agency says she's literally following in her father's footsteps

(Newser) - South Korea's spy agency now says it has more than hunches about who might run North Korea next. Lawmakers in Seoul on Monday said the National Intelligence Service has obtained "credible intelligence" that Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter is being positioned as his successor—and that her tank-driving photo op...

Lukashenko Gives Kim a Rifle 'in Case Enemies Show Up'

Alexander Lukashenko, Kim Jong Un sign friendship treaty

(Newser) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North Korea's capital on Thursday and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. Lukashenko, who was in Pyongyang on a two-day official visit, hailed the document as "fundamental," and said that relations between the...

North Korea's Kim: Iran War Proves Us Right

Only the strongest can guarantee 'the dignity of the state,' says North Korean leader

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un has effectively shut the door on denuclearization talks, seemingly arguing that US military action in Iran proves only strong military power will keep North Korea safe, per the New York Times . In a speech to the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean leader declared the country's nuclear-armed...

Seoul: North Korea Just Launched 10 Ballistic Missiles

They were reportedly fired toward the sea, amid joint South Korea-US military drills enraging the North

(Newser) - North Korea on Saturday fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea's military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from...

After 6-Year Lull, North Korea Welcomes Train From Beijing

Stopped during COVID, international route between 'friendly neighbors' restarts

(Newser) - After a six-year pause, an international sleeper train is once again rolling from Beijing to Pyongyang. China on Thursday restarted passenger rail service between the two capitals, a route halted in 2020 as COVID-19 shut borders. Train K27 now makes the roughly 25-hour journey four days a week, with an...

Iran War May Be Fortifying Kim Jong Un's Faith in Nukes

Analysts point out that Iran, unlike North Korea, stopped short of making a weapon

(Newser) - Multiple analyses about the war in Iran come to the same conclusion: The bombardment may be giving Kim Jong-un a real-time argument for never giving up his nukes. As Joshua Keating writes at Vox , two nuclear-armed nations—the US and Israel—"are overwhelming the defenses of a country that...

After Joint Drills, Kim's Sis Warns of 'Terrible Consequences'

Kim Yo Jong slams US-South Korea military exercises at time of shaky global security

(Newser) - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security, warning that any challenge to the North's safety would bring "terrible consequences." The...

Kims' Matching Jackets Spark Succession Talk
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Kim's Daughter Suddenly Looks Like a Mini-Me

Parade appearance, rising prominence signal big things for Kim Ju Ae

(Newser) - North Korea's ruling dynasty just sent a sartorial signal. At a military parade wrapping up a rare Workers' Party congress in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, appeared in matching black leather jackets—a visual cue some experts say is meant to mark her...

Kim Jong Un's Reappointment Hailed as Supreme Triumph

Editorial in state media calls him the 'greatest person in the world'

(Newser) - North Korea's most powerful man just kept the same job, and "the entire people across the country were moved by endless excitement and exaltation"—or so claimed state media. Kim Jong Un's reappointment as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party prompted a glowing editorial in...

North Korea Honors Soldiers Killed in Ukraine With New Housing District

With 6K estimated to have been killed or injured, some families find a new home on Saeppyol Street

(Newser) - North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong Un to honor the war dead, per the AP . State media photos showed Kim walking through the new...

Kim's Daughter May Be on the Cusp of a Big Designation

S. Korea's spy agency says Kim Ju Ae is close to being named as N. Korea's future leader

(Newser) - South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday that it believes the teen daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country's future leader as he moves to extend the family dynasty to a fourth generation. The assessment by the National...

Kim Jong Un Fires a 'Goat' to Wake Up the Oxes

Vice premier blamed for 'economic loss' on modernization project ahead of party event

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over troubles in a factory modernization project, an apparent move to tighten discipline among officials and push them to deliver greater results ahead of a major political conference, per the AP . The upcoming ruling Workers' Party congress, the first...

N. Korea Vows Retaliation for South's 'Unpardonable Hysteria'

North accuses rival of flying drones across the border, which South Korea denies

(Newser) - North Korea's military accused South Korea of flying drones across the border between the nations this week, warning Saturday that South Korea will face consequences for its "unpardonable hysteria." South Korea quickly denied the accusation. But the development is likely to further dim prospects for efforts by...

South Korean President Goes to China After Missile Test

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward sea, neighbors say

(Newser) - As its neighbors prepared for high-level diplomacy on Sunday, they said North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea. South Korea's military said several missiles were fired from the Pyongyang area toward waters off North Korea's east coast at about 7:50am local time, Reuters reports. The test...

Kim's Teen Daughter Makes a Notable Visit

Appearance by 13-year-old at family mausoleum further leads to speculation about political future

(Newser) - The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped up her public appearances to mark New Year's Day, but it was her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum that experts say truly bolstered her status as her father's potential heir, per the AP . The...

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