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North Korea portrays US Forces Japan troop increases and trilateral exercises as a "sinister" plan to wage all-out war in the Asia-Pacific, with...

Russia's use of a North Korean ballistic missile after nearly a year marks renewed Pyongyang-Moscow military cooperation amid Ukraine's defensive...

North Korea's economy is posting its strongest growth since 2017 sanctions tightened, powered by arms deals with Russia.

• South Korean troops nearly engaged a US Marine Corps drone before identification as a joint exercise asset.
• The suspended 2018 military agreement...

North Korea's KCNA editorial frames the US Forces Japan headquarters expansion as turning a peninsula clash into a matter of timing rather than...

• US drone triggered Cheorwon evacuation during joint drills after South Korean surveillance failed to identify its origin
• South Korean military...

South Korea's military will inspect all six Army corps after the 1st Corps was found using unloaded K6 machine guns and K4 grenade launchers on border...

New US Ambassador Michelle Steel arrived in Seoul declaring the US-ROK alliance "one of the world's strongest," forged in war and secured by shared...

Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine likely used a North Korean missile for the first time in nearly a year, pointing to a fresh stockpile Moscow can...

Japan's initial Tomahawk launch from the Aegis destroyer Chokai confirms its new long-range strike ability, placing North Korea, China, and Russia...

North Korea's new Choe Hyon destroyer marks a shift from coastal defense toward greater operational reach and enforcement of its "hostile two-state"...

New US Ambassador Michelle Steel arrived in Seoul vowing to keep the alliance the 'linchpin' of regional peace, explicitly carrying forward Trump's October summit vision with President Lee Jae Myung despite the post's year-long vacancy.

• A U.S. military drone flew over northern Gyeonggi Province during joint drills, triggering shelter alerts in Cheorwon
• South Korean forces...

South Korean troops guarding the western DMZ have stood watch with unloaded K6 machine guns under a revised 1st Corps policy aimed at curbing...

• Michelle Steel lands in Seoul, hailing the alliance as one of the world's strongest after 140 years.
• She vows to tackle economic issues like...

North Korea has escalated its denunciations of South Korea, accusing Seoul's military of repeatedly sending drones into its airspace.

Xi Jinping’s June trip to Pyongyang was his sole foreign visit of 2026, underscoring Beijing’s defensive posture amid economic crisis and internal...

• US-Japan-ROK diplomats reaffirmed a robust deterrence posture against North Korea
• China's Wang Yi is expected in August for talks on bilateral...

Beijing has banned unauthorized sales, promotion, and assembly of decommissioned military uniforms, machinery, components, ammunition, and convincing...

• Sapphire Sleet tied to Trojanized packages Axios, Debug, Chalk and Typo-Crypto
• Same TTPs and code reuse across attacks show an industrial...