North Korea keeping Iran at arm’s length, reports Seoul
South Korea says Pyongyang is wary as it seeks to renew diplomatic dialogue with the US.
![This frame grab, taken from video from Belarusian state-owned news outlet Pul Pervogo, shows Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko watching as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a rifle gifted to him by Lukashenko in Pyongyang. [Pul Pervogo/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774548190.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Video: North Korea conducts cruise missile test for destroyer
Cruise missiles were seen launching into the sky as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw naval tests.
Published On 11 Mar 2026
N Korea ‘respects’ Iran’s selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader
North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemns the US and Israel’s ‘unlawful military attack against Iran’.
North Korea denounces ‘muscle-flexing’ US-South Korean military exercises
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong said the annual ‘Freedom Shield’ exercises could lead to ‘unimaginably terrible consequences’.
North Korea’s Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer
Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of sea-to-surface ‘strategic cruise missiles’ from country’s new naval destroyer.
World reacts to killing of Iran’s Khamenei by US, Israel forces
Several nations, global bodies and prominent groups respond to killing of Iran’s supreme leader, urging de-escalation.
After North Korea party congress, Kim gifts rifles to officials, daughter
Increasingly prominent appearances stoke speculation Kim is grooming his daughter as a future leader.
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Kim Jong Un oversees massive Pyongyang military parade
Kim Jong Un oversaw a massive military parade in Pyongyang to wrap up the once every-five-years Workers’ Party congress.
Published On 26 Feb 2026
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un warns South Korea, says US should end hostility
Kim emphasised that Pyongyang intends to cement its position on the global stage through its nuclear capabilities.
![A military parade commemorating the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Wednesday [KCNA via AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AFP__20260226__98YT7WF__v1__HighRes__NkoreaPolitics-1772078806.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
North Korea promotes Kim Jong Un’s sister as he vows to boost economy
The ruling Workers’ Party Central Committee names Kim Yo Jong as the full department director at the key party congress.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-elected as chief of Workers’ Party
Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’.
