Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, US military says
Pvt. Travis King, 23, ran across the heavily fortified border from South Korea and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years.
North Korea wants to expand nuclear weapons production citing 'new Cold War' with US
State media say Kim made the comments during a two-day session of the North’s rubber-stamp parliament which amended the constitution to include his policy of expanding the country’s military nuclear program.
Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody, officials say
Although Pvt. Travis King's expulsion by North Korea resolves a still-mysterious episode, it almost certainly does not end his troubles. King had been declared AWOL by the U.S. government.
South Korea parades powerful weapons, thousands of troops in massive Armed Forces Day ceremony
On Tuesday, South Korea rolled tanks, artillery systems, drones and powerful ballistic missiles capable of hitting all of North Korea past Seoul streets.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea must be prepared for US-led invasion plots while US, allies start new drills
The North Korean leader has been pushing hard to expand his nuclear arsenal and introduce a slew of new weapons systems.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders sharp increase in missile production, days before US-South Korea drills
The North Korean leader reportedly visited munitions factories last week and said North Korea must have “an overwhelming military force" and be fully prepared for any war.
UN Command communicating with North Korea about detained US soldier
North Korea has remained publicly silent about Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border, while he was supposed to be heading to Fort Bliss, Texas, after his release from prison in South Korea on an assault conviction.
US says North Korea didn't respond to attempt to discuss American soldier who crossed border
Pvt. Travis King was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, this week after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault.
North Korea silent on apparent detention of American soldier who crossed border
Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday after he was supposed to leave the country and travel to a base in the U.S.
North Korea fires 2 more missiles toward sea as US redeploys aircraft carriers
North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, as the United States redeployed one of its aircraft carriers near the Korean Peninsula in response to the North’s recent launch of a powerful missile over Japan.
North Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19
Activists for years have flown balloons across the border to distribute propaganda leaflets critical of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
S. Korea says N. Korea launched suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, 2 other missiles
South Korea's government says one of the three weapons North Korea launched Wednesday was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea's government says the launches are "a grave provocation" that threaten international peace. It says North Korea will only face international isolation if it continues its provocation.
North Korea's latest weapons launch ends in failure, South Korea says
South Korea's military says North Korea’s latest weapons launch apparently ended in failure.
Kim Jong Un is in 'vegetative state', Japanese media claims; China medical experts dispatched to North Korea
Kim Jong Un’s health appears could be more serious than initially believed, according to multiple reports.
