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Unpacking North Korea’s military parade, from foreign guests to new weapons
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko discuss what we learned from the spectacle for the Workers’ Party
October 14, 2025
Kim meets with nuclear scientists, says nukes ‘invariable stand’ for North Korea
Kim was briefed on 2026 nuclear material production plan and praised the production progress this year
September 27, 2025
Lee Jae-myung lays out his grand vision for ‘coexistence’ with North Korea
Across 123 policy tasks, Seoul pushes for denuclearization and OPCON transfer but doesn’t commit to unification timeline
September 17, 2025
Kim Jong Un again consoles families of fallen DPRK soldiers, reveals more deaths
NK News identified 250 portraits of fallen soldiers killed in 'overseas' operations, including 101 honored last week
August 30, 2025
North Korea slams Lee’s ‘wild dream’ of denuclearization, day after Trump summit
State media commentary labels South Korean president a ‘confrontation maniac’ but refrains from criticizing US leader
August 27, 2025
Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un ‘this year’ at talks with Lee Jae-myung
South Korean president calls for Trump to be ‘peacemaker’ in summit short on details about how to revive diplomacy
August 26, 2025
What’s at stake as Lee and Trump meet to discuss North Korea at first summit
Modernizing alliance and expanding role of US forces likely to be focus, but Trump could send a signal to Kim Jong Un
August 25, 2025
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Lee Jae-myung offers detailed road map ahead of summit with Trump, despite DPRK’s insistence it won’t give up nukes
August 21, 2025
Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes
Kim Yo Jong’s mocking criticism of ROK leader makes clear that Pyongyang sees no role for Seoul in future talks
August 20, 2025
Lee Jae-myung signals Korean unification isn’t a priority, without saying it
ROK president uses Liberation Day speech to stress coexistence with North Korea, reflecting DPRK’s rejection of ties
August 15, 2025
