The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the U.S.'s intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearization, as she urged Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state and find a new approach to restart talks.

North Korea said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump are “not bad” but any attempt to resume dialogue between the two countries should start with recognizing the North as a nuclear power.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would achieve victory in "anti-imperalist, anti-U.S." battles.

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Monday that Pyongyang had "no interest" in efforts by Seoul to improve relations.

An American woman has been jailed for eight years for scamming millions of dollars for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s regime in an elaborate fraud. Christina Chapman, 50, from Litchfield Park, a suburb of Phoenix,

The remarks, made to state media, came as Kim watched over a firing contest of artillery units. North Korean troops have aided Vladimir Putin 's attempted invasion since at least the autumn of 2024, fighting in Russian uniform, though both nations have only recently acknowledged their involvement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the military to ramp up combat training to prepare for "coping with a war anytime," state-run media reported.

Construction at a North Korean missile factory could portend an upgrade to the country’s rocketry capabilities, according to satellite imagery and experts.