1991-1993 – Famine in Somalia, after the government’s fall and civil war, affects more than 3 million people. 1995-1999 – North Korean famine results in an estimated 2.5 million deaths.

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles into the sea. The launch Monday happened hours ...

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North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. State media on Saturday ...

In this undated photo provided on March 8, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, bottom right, visits a shipyard to construct warships at an undisclosed place in ...

By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul North Korea said on Saturday that it was building its first nuclear-powered submarine to enhance its nuclear weapons abilities, and the state news media ...

The halt to funding for the NED threatens to shut down groups documenting and helping to stop human rights abuses in North ...

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties The FBI has ...

TOKYO -- Faced with troop shortages, Russia has deployed more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers to the battlefield in the Ukraine war, and roughly 4,000 of them have been killed or wounded.

North Korea says South Korea jets' accidental bombing shows armed conflict possible, KCNA says North Korea said on Wednesday a recent accidental bombing of a civilian area by South Korean fighter ...

North Korea is facing an army recruitment crisis as thousands of high school leavers look to evade the annual draft over fears of being sent to fight in Russia. Pyongyang has sent around 11,000 ...