North Korea

North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn’t open to most tourists

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

South Korean authorities plan to investigate the border crossing and did not immediately say whether they view the incident as a defection attempt.

South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North

The South resumed the daily loudspeaker broadcasts in June last year in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-laden balloons toward the South in a psychological warfare campaign.

North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.