Bihar Conclave 2025

Kim Jong Un

Thursday's drills involved frontline artillery units, whose weapons place Seoul, the South Korean capital, in their striking range, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said.

North Korea Commemorates Military Foundation Anniversary, Showcasing Largest Missiles in Midnight Parade

Seoul and Washington allege that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has been sending weapons to Russia, presumably in exchange for Moscow's technical assistance

Kim Jong Un also described the worsening bilateral relations as a new phase of change and an unavoidable reality

North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had fired its most recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday in an effort to test the wariness of its nuclear arsenal.

According to estimates from the UN Population Fund, North Korea's fertility rate—the average number of children born to a woman—was estimated to be 1.8 in 2023

South Korea suspended a five-year-old military agreement with the North Korea

Washington has accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine

Russia has increased shell output this year to a projected 2.5 million

The North Korean leader began the year with a fresh threat to dramatically expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal, implying plans to boost output at an unprecedented pace.