North Korea is one of the most backwards and reclusive nations in existence. Ruled by a familial cult of personality, the Kim family has reigned supreme there since the end of the Second World War.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to reports in Seoul citing South Korean intelligence. The news was delivered by Lee Seong-kweun, ...

SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump might get his summit with Kim Jong Un after all. That’s the view of South Korea’s main spy agency, which said Tuesday there was a high possibility that ...

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) while he is in South Korea during his trip to Asia. “I’d be ...

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should make a "bold decision" to meet during the American president’s upcoming trip to Asia, South Korea’s unification minister declared ...

TOKYO — North Korea has no intention of surrendering its nuclear weapons, which leaves the United States to either neutralize a nuclear threat or develop something like a normal relationship with ...

SEOUL—Kim Jong Un, seizing on his closer ties with Russia, has recently begun signaling a major policy shift: beefing up North Korea’s outdated conventional arms alongside its nuclear arsenal. The ...

In this photo from North Korean state media, members of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly applaud as Kim walks to the microphone deliver an address, Sep. 21, 2025. Credit: KCNA In late August, during ...

Like his father and grandfather before him, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un recently traveled by armored train on a rare trip to China ahead of Beijing’s military showpiece. Photo: STR/KCNA via KNS/AFP via ...

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a parliament session at the Supreme People's Assembly, which was held on Sept. 20-21, 2025 in ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington steams in formation with vessels from the U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Navy during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the ...

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of US, South Korea and Japan could bring about “negative consequences” for themselves, state media ...