- 3d ago
North Korea tells EU to 'mind its own business' over UN human rights resolution
Pyongyang's UN mission called the EU's draft resolution on North Korean human rights a 'farce' and a 'politically motivated provocation'. South Korea has decided to co-sponsor the draft, which goes to a UN committee vote later in November 2026.
- 4d ago
North Korea fires projectile toward Sea of Japan after a week of weapons tests
North Korea fired a projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, 4 November, and South Korea's military is still analyzing the weapon. The launch follows a run of missile tests and an unresolved dispute over mines along the border.
- 5d ago
Binance says North Korea-linked hackers used fake job interviews to steal $6.3 billion
Binance's postmortem, published on Tuesday, 3 November, describes months of preparation: fake recruiters, a tampered software download and an internal AI tool that let the attackers reach its wallet signing operations.
- Nov 1
North Korea tests cluster warhead for tactical ballistic missiles, plans full arsenal by year-end
Pyongyang says the warhead can devastate a target zone of 12 to 13 hectares and that its units will be able to use all four warhead types before the end of the year. The announcement follows about ten short-range missile launches on 29 October and a September border explosion that wounded three South Korean soldiers.
- Oct 30
Switzerland reopens Pyongyang office as Ignazio Cassis holds talks with North Korea
Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis ended a two-day visit to Pyongyang on Friday, 30 October, and then crossed into South Korea for the final leg of his regional trip.
- Oct 30
Ukrainian adviser says 95% of Russian drones and missiles contain Swiss parts
Ukraine's sanctions adviser says Swiss electronic components appear in nearly all Russian drones and missiles. Switzerland's economic secretariat says most of the goods are made abroad, so no exports take place.
- Oct 30
North Korea tests attack drones, cruise missiles and 600 mm rocket launchers
Kim Jong Un called for faster development of drones and artificial intelligence as North Korea showed off attack drones, cruise missiles and multiple rocket launchers in a military demonstration.
- Oct 30
Binance users pull $3.6bn net after $6.3bn hack the FBI blames on North Korea
Binance reopened withdrawals on 1 November, and customers have pulled a net $3.64 billion since the $6.3 billion theft that the FBI attributes to North Korea.
- Oct 29
Merz urges Korean reunification at the DMZ and pushes an AI pact in Seoul
Chancellor Friedrich Merz closed his five-day Asia tour on Friday, 30 October 2026, with a visit to the inter-Korean border, where he briefly stepped onto the North Korean side inside a blue barracks.
- Oct 29
Call of Duty to remove Itaewon crush footage after bereaved families object
Activision will remove footage of the 2022 Itaewon crush from Modern Warfare 4 in its next update after bereaved families objected to its use in the game's opening scene.
- Oct 29
Russia recruits North Korean workers on student visas, rights group says
A Hague-based rights group says Russian brokers bring North Korean workers in on fictitious student visas, and that 80 to 90 percent of their pay goes to Pyongyang.
- Oct 29
North Korea fires about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan
The launches from near Wonsan came at about 12:30 p.m. Japan time, and Tokyo lodged a protest with Pyongyang through its embassy in Beijing.
- Oct 26
North Korea accuses Seoul of faking landmine blast as howitzer appears at border
North Korea's UN envoy told the Security Council that South Korea fabricated the 21 September mine explosion, while Reuters saw a self-propelled howitzer and armoured vehicles near the border on Monday, 26 October.
- Oct 24
Kim Jong Un makes one-day trip to China, visits Dandong and crosses new bridge
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spent one day in the Chinese border city of Dandong on 24 October 2026, visiting a war memorial and a bus factory before returning home over a newly opened bridge.
- Oct 23
North Korea has laid about 960,000 land mines along its border with South Korea since 2024
South Korean lawmakers, citing army estimates relayed by Yonhap, say about two million mines now lie in the Demilitarized Zone, with half of them placed in the past two years.
- Oct 23
South Korea proposes military talks with North over disputed border line
Seoul has invited Pyongyang to military talks to pin down the land border line and restore communication channels after a September landmine blast injured three South Korean soldiers. It remains unclear whether North Korea will agree.
- Oct 22
FIFA awards USA first Women's Club World Cup, to be played 5-30 January 2028
Nineteen clubs from six confederations will compete from 5 to 30 January 2028, qualifying through continental results from the 2024 to 2027 seasons.
- Oct 20
North Korea readies propaganda loudspeakers at border as landmine tensions rise with South
Kim Yo Jong says the speakers will be ready within a few days and will operate along the entire border in October, after three South Korean soldiers were wounded by mines in September.
- Oct 20
State media publishes Kim Jong Un photos as rumours of his death circulate
Rodong Sinmun ran photos of Kim Jong Un with his daughter at a clothing exhibition, hours after a Chinese dissident in the United States claimed without evidence that he had died.
- Oct 17
North Korea reports underwater test of AI-guided Zam-2.0 torpedo, days after missile launches
KCNA said the underwater test of the Zam-2.0 took place on Thursday, 15 October, with AI applied to target detection and guidance. It follows missile launches on 12 and 14 October that South Korea and state media reported.
