North and South Korea have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other's coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities.

North Korea has angered South Korea today with what has been described as “effectively a territorial invasion”.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided recent exercises by nuclear tactical operation units in response to large-scale navy drills by South Korean and U.S. forces, which have escalated regional tensions, KCNA state news agency said on Monday.

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, the South's military said, the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region, Yonhap reported.

Moscow plans to hold drills in its Far East region near the border with China and North Korea from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

Just hours after North Korea test-fired two cruise missiles, the South repeated an offer to aid Pyongyang if it gave up a nuclear weapons program. Meanwhile, the US and South Korea prepare for a large military exercise.

Intelligence agencies have voiced apprehension over Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Korea with a warning “there is no way to stop North Korea now”.

Statement comes several days after Pyongyang claimed it test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile

​An incredible statement out of North Korea has threatened the US mainland specifically, warning its arsenal could “shake the world”.

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The missile launched by Pyongyang on Tuesday is alleged to be an “improved” version of a munition tested earlier this year

North Korea fired what may be a ballistic missile on Tuesday, the Japanese coast guard said, the second apparent missile launch in less than a week after the reclusive state's leader urged the military to make more military advances.

North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan, state media said on Monday.

Kim told his country "especially to get fully prepared for confrontation," state media reported.

South Korean capital Seoul said on Thursday it has sent a proposal for co-hosting the 2032 Olympics with the North's Pyongyang to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a bid to keep its hopes alive despite Brisbane being the front-runner.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has sent a clear message to new President Joe Biden as the US works out how to deal with the nation.

North Korea plans to transform an abandoned mega resort – where a tourist was once shot dead – into a glitzy international holiday destination.

She had been touted as the next leader of North Korea but has now vanished in what could be a sign of a brutal and bloody power play underway in Pyongyang.

Kim Jong-un’s “cruel and unpredictable” sister would rule with an iron fist, experts say, but she may be too much even for North Korea’s elites.

South Korean media is reporting Kim Jong-un’s health has deteriorated so much that he is “in a coma”, forcing his sister to take power.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has delegated more responsibilities to his aides, including his sister Kim Yo-jong, South Korea's spy agency claims.