North Korea

Switzerland's top envoy to the United Nations has pledged to work on narrowing gaps over contentious issues such as those related to North Korea and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as her country is set to serve as a new Security Council…

North Korea sold weapons in November to a Russian mercenary group involved in the invasion of Ukraine, in direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the United States said Thursday. Washington has confirmed North Korea…

The United States has shared a draft document with the U.N. Security Council for possible adoption as a presidential statement criticizing North Korea over its test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile last month. The draft…

North Korea said Friday it has successfully test-fired a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" with 140 tons of thrust, according to state media, as the country seeks to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of being launched with…

The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution slamming North Korea over its human rights violations. The 193-member body approved the nonbinding resolution, co-sponsored by dozens of members including Japan and South Korea.…

A group of 31 U.N. member states including the United States, Japan and South Korea criticized North Korea on Friday for neglecting its people's needs to pursue weapons development and persisting in alleged human rights abuses. In a joint…

U.S. special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim has conveyed his concerns to his Chinese counterpart Liu Xiaoming over the "unprecedented number" of ballistic missile tests by North Korea this year and emphasized the need to fully enforce…

North Korea's military has fired artillery shells into the sea off the country's east coast in response to the firing of rocket launchers by South Korea in joint drills with the United States, South Korean military sources said Tuesday.…

Japan, the United States and South Korea have tightened their sanctions against North Korea to curb Pyongyang's weapons programs following its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test in November, targeting the country's officials and…

The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" North Korea's recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile and called for "significant measures" to be taken by the U.N. Security Council. The…