US nonprofit cleared to send medical equipment for North Korean children
UN grants sanctions waver for $107K shipment of rehabilitation and therapeutic supplies to Rason hospital
October 8, 2026
ROK military chief condemns North Korean mine blasts as a ‘clear provocation’
JCS says it plans to strengthen surveillance in DMZ, including with AI, as DPRK accelerates border fortifications
October 8, 2026
Ukraine denies it apologized to Seoul over North Korean POW row
Kyiv says it only expressed ‘regret’ over dispute, which it attributed to differences over confidentiality terms
October 8, 2026
Seoul’s plan to send medical aid to North Korea is a ‘provocation’: Kim Yo Jong
Leader’s sister calls offer of ‘shabby items’ an ‘insult’ and claims South falsely accused DPRK of medical shortages
October 8, 2026
North Korea publishes first biography of Kim Jong Un’s ‘revolutionary’ life
Book may signal plans to promote tales of his childhood as personality cult grows around Kim’s ‘revolutionary ideology’
October 8, 2026
North Korea likely buried ‘hundreds’ of mines south of border, ROK lawmaker says
In interview, Yu Yong-weon calls for removing mines at six sites near Sept. 21 explosion and stronger countermeasures
October 8, 2026
North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
Broadcast runs counter to anti-unification policy and suggests disinterest in clarifying border amid mine dispute
October 8, 2026
Unification minister opposed North Korea cyber sanctions over mine incident
Chung Dong-young tells lawmakers sanctions are ‘not the answer’ and argues for reconciliation with Pyongyang
October 7, 2026
Seoul seeks joint probe with UN Command into North Korean border crossings
Plan seeks to formally declare incursions as armistice violations following mine blasts that injured South Korean troops
October 7, 2026
North Korea renames cultural agency to erase ‘national’ identity with South
Removal of reference to Korean ethnicity unity follows Kim Jong Un’s order to get rid of such ‘remnants of the past’
October 7, 2026
