South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea's capital region around 7:50 a.m. It stated that the missiles flew approximately 560 miles and that South Korean and U.S. authorities were analyzing the details of the launches.

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.

North Korea says it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country’s nuclear deterrence, days after it showed apparent progress in the construction of its first nuclear-powered submarine.

People in North Korea have told the BBC food is so scarce their neighbours have starved to death. Exclusive interviews gathered inside the world's most isolated state suggest the situation is the worst it has been since the 1990s, experts say. The ...

Soldiers march in a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice. KCNA/Reuters The country’s steady military and technological progress, coupled with its leader Kim Jong Un’s increased ...

Game summary of the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Ohio State Buckeyes NCAAM game, final score 71-70, from December 20, 2025 on ESPN.

A chronology of key events: 1945 - After World War II, Japanese occupation of Korea ends with Soviet troops occupying the north, and US troops the south. The Korean War killed at least 2.5 m, pitting the Chinese-backed North against the South, supported ...

North West’s brand‑new Instagram page has mysteriously disappeared barely three weeks after it launched. The 12‑year‑old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West debuted her solo IG on December 20.