North Korea

North Korea has fully restored operations at Uiju Airfield in Sinui­ju, redeploying 34 Il-28/H-5 bombers nearly four years after converting the site into a pandemic-era freight terminal. The reversal follows the normalization of cross-border trade and flood damage to the rail infrastructure in 2023.

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, condemned recent denuclearization efforts by South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, calling them a "hostile act" and an attack on North Korea's sovereignty. She reaffirmed North Korea’s nuclear status as irreversible and warned that continued pressure would only strengthen the country's pursuit of self-defense capabilities.

Acting President Han Duck-soo and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 28-minute phone call discussing alliance issues, North Korea, and tariffs.

Ten North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the Military Demarcation Line but retreated after South Korea fired warning shots, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Satellite imagery suggests North Korea is building a new warship in Nampo that may be equipped with up to 50 vertical missile launchers.

Over 5,000 North Korean soldiers are likely to have been killed or injured in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to a new assessment by the British Ministry of Defense.

North Korea has launched its first nationwide seminar for school youth instructors in an effort to strengthen children’s allegiance to leader Kim Jong-un. The training, which took place in Pyongyang from March 26 to 29, is part of a broader push to reinforce ideological control over younger generations.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been pictured aboard what appears to be an airborne early warning and control aircraft, marking the first time the country has publicly disclosed such a capability.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a series of AI-powered suicide drones and strategic reconnaissance UAVs during a recent visit to the country’s key defense research centers. The inspections took place on March 25 and 26 and were reported on March 26 by the state-run Rodong Sinmun.

U.S. intelligence warned that North Korea is actively working toward international recognition as a nuclear power, signaling a shift from previous assessments and raising concerns that Washington may move from a denuclearization strategy to one of arms control.