North Korea

Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last month “the most serious” shortcoming this year and harshly criticized those responsible,…

Two ballistic missiles fired by North Korea landed in waters within Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Thursday, a Tokyo defense ministry official told reporters. The zone extends up to 200 nautical miles from Japan’s coast, beyond the…

The United States, Japan and South Korea aim to share North Korean missile warning data before the end of 2023, the three countries said in a statement following a Saturday meeting of their defense chiefs in Singapore. The three sides…

North Korea’s attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. After an…

North Korea said Tuesday that it would launch a spy satellite in June, claiming it was necessary to monitor the “dangerous” military movements of the United States and its allies. Criticizing US-South Korea joint military exercises,…

Japan said Monday it is preparing for North Korea to launch in the coming weeks what Pyongyang has described as a satellite, but Tokyo believes may be a ballistic missile. Pyongyang has informed Japan’s coast guard that a rocket will be…

The South Korean and US militaries were set to begin massive live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls such a hostile invasion rehearsal on its doorstep.…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to its aerospace agency where he described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for countering the US…

Japan's top envoy to the United Nations pledged to do his utmost Tuesday so the Security Council can reach a consensus over North Korea's weapons programs and other contentious issues as its rotating president this month. "What I wish to…

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the South Korean military said, a day after Pyongyang fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea. The North said Sunday it had test-fired…