SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as he inspected his most advanced warship being fitted with nuclear-capable systems.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a meeting with officers of the army's overseas operation, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

South Korea on Thursday received the remains of four soldiers presumed to be Turkish nationals who were killed while fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War after their return from the United States, the defense ministry said.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged to pursue a three-stage plan for North Korea's denuclearization, stressing that Seoul will work with Pyongyang through

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister accused Seoul on Wednesday (Aug 20) of having a "double character", slamming it for holding military drills with the US while attempting diplomatic overtures towards Pyongyang.

The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula to new heights.

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday denied Seoul's claim that the North had begun removing propaganda speakers inside the DMZ.