Pyongyang boasts of crushing underground churches, but defectors and rights groups say secret worship persists despite harsh crackdowns and severe punishments.

North Korea’s military is using stories of soldiers who detonated themselves in the Russia-Ukraine war as indoctrination material.

By making North Korea an indispensable partner with Russia, Kim Jong-un has placed North Korea in its best geopolitical position in history.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve as the country’s ceremonial head of state for two ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state best known for his trademark propaganda-filled speeches with a deep, booming voice in support of the ruling Kim ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years. “We have already conveyed ...

The leadership of North Korea spans three generations of Kims, each leaving a distinct mark on the nation. Their rule has combined ideology, control, and strategic maneuvering to maintain power. The ...

The United States and South Korea have taken a quiet step backward into a dangerous past related to how to regard North Korea ...

Korea is one year removed from disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s foolish, disastrous, shameful, unconstitutional ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Kim Yong Nam, the only person outside of the ruling Kim family dynasty to serve as North Korea's nominal head of state, has died, state media reported on Tuesday. Kim Yong Nam, the ...