This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 19, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer the previous day. [YONHAP] North ...

North Korea has arrested four officials in connection with a botched warship launch. State media reaction to the incident signals Kim Jong Un's fury at the disaster. North Korea experts say the ...

Kim Jong Un’s visit to North Korea’s most advanced warship has intensified concerns about the regime’s accelerating nuclear capabilities, as the massive destroyer prepares for critical testing phases ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Choe Hyon naval destroyer at a military exhibition on Sunday, state media KCNA reported on Monday. Kim said the navy should be prepared to ...

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (UPI) --North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise showed their "will to ignite a war" and called for the rapid expansion of Pyongyang's nuclear ...

North Korean state media has released photos of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un touring one of the country’s new destroyers. Pyongyang continues to tout its military advances, including its United ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, the warship Choe Hyon in Nampo, North Korea, on Aug. 18, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean ...