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Body of suspected 6-year-old North Korean boy found near island
Researchers found traces of a roundworm infection in the body, surmising it may have been a North Korean resident.
August 31, 2026
ROK taps veteran general for defense minister as North also names new top brass
Kang Shin-chul brings deep alliance experience as Seoul prepares for OPCON transfer and major defense reforms
August 31, 2026
North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister
Kim Song Gi named defense minister as Pak Jong Chon returns as vice chairman of military commission
August 30, 2026
North Korean troops ‘recently’ crossed MDL in second encroachment in weeks
South Korean military said it fired warning shots but refused to share exact date or details of crossing
August 28, 2026
Seoul court holds North Korea liable for torture, sexual abuse of defector
Ruling awards Choi Min-kyeong 50 million won for abuses suffered while in detention in DPRK for five months
August 28, 2026
Russia is calling on North Korea for more powerful ballistic missiles: Kyiv
Ukrainian intelligence says Moscow is seeking KN-30 nuclear-capable missiles with capacity to carry 4.5-ton warheads
August 28, 2026
North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants
Pyongyang condemns AIM-9X Sidewinder sale as ‘hostile’ move to fuel instability as Trump continues outreach
August 28, 2026
US, ROK and Japan to hold military exercises aimed at countering North Korea
The five-day trilateral exercise will come weeks after Trump cut short another large-scale drill addressing DPRK threats
August 28, 2026
More Trump overtures to North Korea likely to come, former NSC official says
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond also noted the two Koreas share challenges that they can address together.
August 27, 2026
North Korea to supply luxury anti-aging cosmetics to Russia: records
Korea Cosmetics Trading Company from Sinuiju teamed up with a small Moscow firm to ship ginseng-based creams to Russia
August 27, 2026
