One is in Yongbyon, North Korea’s main nuclear complex, 62 miles north of its capital, Pyongyang. The other plant is in Kangson, just outside Pyongyang.

On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...

The United Nations-backed atomic watchdog warned a building under construction resembles a long-suspected nuclear enrichment site west of Pyongyang.

Some of North Korea's factories, mainly those producing weapons and ammunition, are operating at "full capacity," South Korea's then-defense minister, Shin Won-sik, said in February 2024.

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SEOUL – A decade after a landmark U.N. report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a U.N. official investigating rights in the isolated state told Reuters many abuses continue, ...

The heavy attack on the capital came the same day Russia said it would be reaching out to Ukraine to set a date for the next ...

Rights Abuses Continue in North Korea a Decade After Probe, Says UN Investigator By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -A decade after a landmark U.N. report concluded North Korea committed crimes against ...

SEOUL - A decade after a landmark UN report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a UN official investigating rights in the isolated state told Reuters many abuses continue ...

Ukraine said on Monday that Russia had fired dozens of drones and missiles at the country, ripping open a residential ...