North Korea's Kim Jong Un branded South Korea his country's "principal enemy" and warned he would not hesitate to annihilate it as he toured major weapons factories, state media said Wednesday.

Pyongyang launched more than 200 artillery rounds in the maritime buffer zone as bordering areas in the south were evacuated

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for expanded production of missile launchers in preparation for a "military showdown" with South Korea and the United States, state media said Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his party to "accelerate" war preparations including its nuclear programme, state media said Thursday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate his country's nuclear build-up and warned Washington against making a "wrong decision" after overseeing the launch of the country's most powerful ballistic missile, state media said Tuesday.

South Korea said the North fired an ICBM that used solid fuel, which makes missiles easier to transport and faster to fire than liquid-fuelled versions.

The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a crypto mixer that it said was serving as a money laundering tool for hackers affiliated with the North Korean government.

The "Malligyong-1" was launched Tuesday, Pyongyang's third attempt at securing a military eye in the sky after two failures in May and August, with Kim Jong Un already reviewing images of US military bases in Guam, the North's state media has reported.

North Korea has issued formal notice of a satellite launch as early as Wednesday, Japan said, defying warnings from South Korea and multiple UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting key regional ally South Korea on Thursday for talks set to focus on security, as North Korea ramps up military cooperation with Russia.

The veteran envoy's two-day visit is expected to lay the groundwork for a future trip to the country by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was invited by leader Kim Jong Un last month at a high-profile summit in Russia's far east.

The World Anti-Doping Agency warned the Olympic Council of Asia of "consequences" on Friday for allowing the North Korean flag to be repeatedly flown at the Asian Games, saying they were treating it "extremely seriously".

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday against a new atomic arms race bringing the threat of "annihilation" to the world, as North Korea charged that its peninsula was on the brink of nuclear war.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un expressed his "heartfelt thanks" to President Vladimir Putin, state media said Monday, as he headed home after nearly a week in Russia on a defence-focused trip.

The U.S. has already agreed to defend South Korea under international law and has also promised to deploy nuclear weapons if necessary.

The U.S. and South Korea have increased joint military drills in the region to oppose North Korea's increasing aggression.

It was the North's first time employing solid propellants in an intermediate-range or intercontinental ballistic missile.

Since March, U.S. and South Korean forces have been engaged in a series of annual springtime activities.

North Korea reportedly launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday.

Just before the start of U.S.-South Korean military drills, nuclear-armed North Korea tested two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday.

Kim Jong Un’s sister slammed the U.S. over its decision to send their main battle tanks to Ukraine.

A rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering radar satellite was successfully launched on Thursday by Japan.

North Korean authorities ordered a five-day lockdown in Pyongyang due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness.

Kim Jong Un’s residence was clearly captured by satellite imagery on Wednesday as shown in the released images by Google Earth

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly been going on alcohol binges and is regularly seen crying while drunk. 

North Korea’s Pyongsan mine, the country’s only source of uranium that feeds its nuclear weapons, has collapsed.

World War III is something most are fearing especially with conflicts between several countries around the world.

Kim Jong Un has ordered the expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal following the country’s 37th weapons launch for 2022 last week.

In its latest tactics of weapons display, North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday morning toward its eastern waters.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised the country’s growing military might during a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party.