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ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions

ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions

Committee says ex-chief of counterintelligence command aimed to provoke DPRK retaliation in 2024 to justify martial law

ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 15, 2026
Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Drone flights into the DPRK by South Korean civilians would be an armistice breach subject to punishment, Seoul says

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Jooheon Kim January 14, 2026
Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea

Special counsel asks South Korean court for maximum legal punishment, though actual execution is highly unlikely

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 14, 2026
Kim Yo Jong says Seoul will pay ‘unbearable price’ if drone flights don’t stop

Kim Yo Jong says Seoul will pay ‘unbearable price’ if drone flights don’t stop

North Korean leader’s sister rejects ROK’s ‘pitiful’ dream of engagement, demanding apology for alleged incursions

Kim Yo Jong says Seoul will pay ‘unbearable price’ if drone flights don’t stop
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 13, 2026
Leaders of South Korea, Japan pledge to work for North Korea’s denuclearization

Leaders of South Korea, Japan pledge to work for North Korea’s denuclearization

Lee Jae Myung and Sanae Takaichi also stress bilateral and trilateral cooperation with the US on DPRK issues

Leaders of South Korea, Japan pledge to work for North Korea’s denuclearization
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 13, 2026
North Korea’s drone allegations, Seoul’s denial and the Lee-Xi summit in China
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North Korea’s drone allegations, Seoul’s denial and the Lee-Xi summit in China

NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses whether South Korea sent UAVs into the North and, if not, who could be responsible

North Korea’s drone allegations, Seoul’s denial and the Lee-Xi summit in China
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | Joon Ha Park | NK News January 13, 2026
War of words: How to evaluate North Korean claims of another ROK drone incursion

War of words: How to evaluate North Korean claims of another ROK drone incursion

Civilian action appears most likely, but limited evidence means false flag and third-party operations can’t be ruled out

War of words: How to evaluate North Korean claims of another ROK drone incursion
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 12, 2026
Why Kim Yo Jong’s threat of North Korean drone retaliation isn’t a bluff
NK PRO

Why Kim Yo Jong’s threat of North Korean drone retaliation isn’t a bluff

Past criticism of leafleting shows DPRK has repeatedly followed through on warnings when Seoul doesn’t do what it wants

Why Kim Yo Jong’s threat of North Korean drone retaliation isn’t a bluff
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 12, 2026
7 Chinese, US nationals charged with smuggling weapons to North Korea

7 Chinese, US nationals charged with smuggling weapons to North Korea

Justice Department presses additional charges against Chinese man serving 8 years for shipping firearms from LA

7 Chinese, US nationals charged with smuggling weapons to North Korea
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin January 12, 2026
How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war
NK PRO

How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war

Pyongyang faces the challenge of reintegrating soldiers exposed to potentially dangerous outside info in Russia

How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war
Michael Bosack
Michael Bosack January 12, 2026
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