Putin courts 'friends' at African Summit and in North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin paints the US and Europe as "bad" as he courts allies at the African Summit in St. Petersburg, while sending his military chief to North Korea. As CNN's Nic Robertson reports, he's hoping to create a new axis...

Kim Kardashian says this is what made Trump 'open up his heart'

Kim Kardashian sits down with CNN's Poppy Harlow at the Time100 Summit to discuss working with then President Donald Trump on passing the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill.

A rare look at effort to shut down what has become a multibillion-dollar business for North Korea

A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea.

As North Korea ramps up missile tests, US and South Korean troops practice assaulting a beach

North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs to deter an attack on it by US and South Korean forces.

Kim Jong Un talks up North Korea's nuclear capability as daughter watches missile test

North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying on Monday, as he accused the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills near the country's...

South Korean President in Tokyo for rare summit with Japan's Prime Minister

CNN's Kim Brunhuber speaks to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel for his reaction to the historic Japan-South Korea Summit, as well as North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch

North Korea launches cruise missile from sub

In a first, North Korea says it launched two cruise missiles from a sub, a new capability, as the US and South Korea begin joint exercises.

North Korea fires submarine missiles ahead of largest US-South Korea military drills in years

North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, according to state media, and vowed to take "the toughest counteraction" against the largest joint military drills by the United States and South...

South Korea doesn't need nuclear weapons to face the North, prime minister says

South Korea doesn't need nuclear arms to deter the threat from North Korea, the country's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in an exclusive interview with CNN -- even as public opinion swings the other way amid Asia's accelerating arms race.

The heavily armed DMZ separating North and South Korea has become a wildlife haven

Between North and South Korea lies the demilitarized zone (DMZ), one of the world's most heavily armed borders. The 160-mile stretch is barred with fences and landmines and is largely empty of human activity.

North Korea tests long-range ballistic missile, Seoul says

North Korea launched a presumed long-range ballistic missile Saturday afternoon, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a day after Pyongyang warned of "unprecedented strong responses" if the US and South Korea go ahead with planned military...

Shinzo Abe exposes Trump's thought process ahead of US-North Korea summit in posthumous memoir

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged then-President Donald Trump not to relent with North Korea and to keep up the threat of military pressure, according to his memoir.

North Korea showcases nuclear attack capability in largest ever ICBM parade

North Korea showcased almost a dozen advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles at a nighttime military parade on Wednesday, in the biggest display yet of what its state-run media described as Pyongyang's "nuclear attack capability."

Why are South Koreans losing faith in America's nuclear umbrella?

They have them, so we need them.

North Korea's record year of missile testing is putting the world on edge

In 2020, North Korea conducted four missile tests. In 2021, it doubled that number. In 2022, the isolated nation fired more missiles than any other year on record, at one point launching 23 missiles in a single day.

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean drones enter its airspace

Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korean airspace on Monday, prompting the South Korean military to deployed fighter jets and attack helicopters, the country's defense ministry said.

North Korea claims successful rocket test that could bolster its ICBM force

North Korea on Friday said it has successfully tested a solid-fueled rocket motor, a development that could lead to Kim Jong Un's regime being able to more quickly and reliably fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the future.

China resumes streaming South Korean content after six-year suspension

A Chinese streaming platform has resumed distributing South Korean content after suspending it for nearly six years, South Korean officials said on Tuesday, in what Seoul called a sign of Beijing's readiness to improve ties.

Kim Jong Un took his daughter to a missile launch and no one is quite sure why

Father and daughter walking hand in hand near a towering weapon of mass destruction.

North Korea launches suspected ICBM, South Korean defense official says

North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards the east on Friday, a South Korean defense ministry official told CNN.

North Korea launches ballistic missile, says South Korean military

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast on Wednesday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).