North Korea's Kim Jong-un has strategically leveraged competing interests from the United States, Russia, and China, securing military concessions and diplomatic opportunities by offering each power distinct advantages while preventing rival influence over his nuclear-armed regime.
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile from Wonsan into the East Sea on August 6, 2026.
Kim Yo-jong rebukes Asean's call for denuclearisation, criticizing their stance as foolish.
Kim Yo-jong blasts G7 as ‘inviting disaster’ for demanding N. Korea’s denuclearization
A US diplomat says North Korea's denuclearization is very high on the US priority list.
Chairman Xi goes to Pyongyang, accompanied by his defense minister
Xi Jinping is feted in Pyongyang during a two-day summit with Kim Jong-un.
What is North Korea willing to trade for China to accept it as a nuclear power?
Kim Yo-jong says North Korea's nuclear program is absolutely non-negotiable ahead of Xi's visit.
North Korea reaffirms its nuclear status as irreversible ahead of Chinese President Xi's visit.
North Korea's gasoline prices have surged past South Korea's due to Middle East tensions.
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the Japanese sea on Sunday.
North Korea has integrated its inter-Korean affairs unit into the foreign ministry, confirming a policy shift towards treating South Korea as a hostile nation.
Kim Jong-un has been re-elected as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea. The re-election was reported by the Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea test-fired 10 short-range ballistic missiles. The launch occurred five days after South Korea and the U.S. began their annual spring war games.
Three hurdles impede the upcoming Trump-Kim summit, according to analysis.
North Korea joined China and Russia in criticizing Japan's military expansion and nuclear policy reassessment, deepening trilateral strategic cooperation amid reports of increased Russian-North Korean military ties and 50,000 additional North Korean troops deploying to Ukraine.
North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan Thursday, South Korea's military reported, escalating tensions after Pyongyang criticized Japan's military buildup in the Pacific region.
North Korea vows to teach Japan a lesson over its military expansion and missile test.
Xi-Kim summit rebalancing chessboard?
US President Trump signals renewed interest in North Korea after Iran deal.
Kim Yo-jong says North Korea's nuclear status is irreversible and non-negotiable.
North Korea, China claim wins from Xi visit, but limits remain
Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang for the first time in seven years to meet Kim Jong-un, reaffirming China-North Korea ties while analysts interpret the trip as Beijing's attempt to counter Kim's growing alignment with Moscow and reassert influence over its nuclear-armed neighbor.
Lee reiterates need to halt N.K.'s nuclear, missile buildup as 'realistic' short-term goal
Kim Yo-jong says nuclear weapons are North Korea's most powerful argument against foreign threats.
North Korea reaffirms its nuclear status ahead of Chinese President Xi's visit.
North Korea launches missiles after rejecting Seoul's outreach efforts and reconciliation overtures.
Nordkorea has reportedly tested multiple ballistic missiles in an eastern direction again.
Kim Jong-un's daughter drives a tank, fueling speculation she will succeed him as North Korea's leader.
Kim Jong-un has been re-elected as Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea. He was re-appointed by the North Korean media.
Kim Jong-un promotes sister Kim Yo-jong, enhancing her influence on US and South Korea policy
North Korea launches 10 missiles amid US scaling back military drills with South Korea.
North Korea intensifies criticism against Japan over its nuclear policy and military exercises with the US.
North Korea accelerates its nuclear buildup citing Japan's rearmament as a pretext and a security threat.
North Korea fired missiles after mocking South Korea as "world-startling fools" in a fresh escalation.
South Korea's Unification ministry vows to seek phased solutions for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
A senior U.S. diplomat stated that denuclearizing North Korea remains the Trump administration's top foreign policy priority while remaining open to dialogue, though North Korea rejected international denuclearization calls as operational control transfers to South Korea proceed cautiously under military assessment.
Trump signals renewed interest in North Korea after Iran deal, but experts say Pyongyang poses different challenges.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea to reassert Beijing's influence amid growing Russian ties with Pyongyang and manage complex geopolitical interests, including potential US diplomacy and economic integration, while North Korea firmly declared its nuclear weapons non-negotiable.
Xi Jinping begins a two-day state visit to North Korea, his first since 2019.
South Korea must not abandon North’s denuclearization: Lee
North Korea declares its nuclear program is irreversible ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit.
South Koreans will witness North Korea's women's football team competing in the South for the first time since 2014.
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the latest in a series of recent launches.
North Korea has integrated its inter-Korean affairs unit into the foreign ministry, confirming a policy shift towards treating South Korea as a hostile nation.
North and South Korea exchange warm words, raising hopes of easing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
North Korea conducted a test of 12 large-caliber rocket launchers. The test was overseen by Kim Jong-un, emphasizing the country's tactical nuclear capabilities. The launch follows the start of large-scale US-South Korea military drills.