North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile firing drills, state media reported Monday, citing a "grave geopolitical crisis" following U.S. military action in Venezuela.

North Korea condemns the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro, claiming it violates sovereignty and reflects American hegemony.

Pyongyang was slow in issuing a relatively tempered statement, but also turned a missile launch event into a tool for deterrence signaling.

North Korea has denounced the U.S. strikes on Venezuela as "the most serious form of encroachment of sovereignty," state news agency KCNA said on Sunday.

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.

Pyongyang will likely open room for a summit meeting with Washington while excluding dialogue opportunities with Seoul.

North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the East Sea, its first 2026 test. The US confirmed no immediate threat, reaffirmed ally defense, while South Korea highlighted rising instability due to Pyon

Pyongyang’s outreach to Moscow and cautious reset with Beijing narrows US options and sidelines denuclearisation

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."

Packed with missile tests, propaganda hailing the great leaders and tirades against the United States, North Korea's top newspaper was long considered so incendiary that South Korea banned its citizen