Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile tests as North Korea ramped up weapons displays ahead of a major political conference, state media reported.

North Korea's state media has remained silent on the birthday of leader Kim Jong-un, believed to fall on Thursday, instead focusing on reporting the nation's preparations for the upcoming key party congress.

North Korea on Sunday launched what it claimed to be hypersonic missiles into the Sea of Japan in a firing drill. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who stated that nuclear deterrence is necessary due to the “recent geopolitical crisis and complicated international events,

North Korea plans to grant Pyongyang residency to families of soldiers killed fighting in Russia, but it’s strictly limiting the privilege to immediate relatives and conducting thorough background checks to prevent an influx of provincial residents into the capital.

​"Behind you stand Pyongyang and Moscow." ​This sentence is not merely a word of comfort to soldiers. It is the emotional legitimation of war -- a coded signal of a wartime system advancing under silence. ​Yet, beneath that sentence are residents whom no one protects.

Pyongyang will likely open room for a summit meeting with Washington while excluding dialogue opportunities with Seoul.

Kim Jong Un continues to center his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, at official ceremonies that suggests she is his political heir.

The U.S. military operation that captured Maduro could reinforce N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un's belief that nuclear weapons are essential for survival

North Korea’s first ballistic missile test of 2026 saw several missiles launched from the Pyongyang area into the sea east of the peninsula, just days before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to China,