Japan's Defence Ministry has confirmed that North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) eastward on Thursday morning, which landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. Defence officials report the missile flew for one hour and 26 minutes, the longest rec
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday, confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, following reports from Ukrainian military intelligence that noted their presence in the Kursk border region.
North Korea has sent 1,500 soldiers to Russia for training, marking its first military involvement in Moscow's war against Ukraine, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service.
In a text message to reporters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, "The North Korean military conducted detonations, assumed to be aimed at cutting off the Gyeongui and Donghae roads, at around noon and is carrying out additional activities using heavy equipment."
Earlier this week, the FBI issued a warning about teams of North Korean hackers aggressively attempting to infiltrate cryptocurrency businesses and platforms by using malware to steal funds.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the delivery of the ballistic missile system at a ceremonial event in Pyongyang. 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers, which serves as "pivot military hardware" were unveiled
South Korea's military fired warning shots after several North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border on June 18, the third such incident this month.
Thousands of North Koreans chanting "welcome Putin" lined the city's wide boulevards brandishing Russian and North Korean flags and bouquets of flowers as Putin commenced his first visit to North Korea in 24 years.
Additionally, South Korean military officials said that several North Korean soldiers had been injured or killed in recent landmine explosions near the border, though the exact timing of these incidents was not specified.
In retaliation for North Korea's campaigns to use balloons to drop trash across the border, South Korea has announced that it will resume anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas, reported Al Jazeera.
A North Korean defectors' group said that it has sent about 10 large plastic balloons carrying propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime across the border, which has further raised about Pyongyang resuming to send trash-filled balloons, reported Yonhap News Agency.