Latest Kim Yo-jong Inspects North Korea’s Border Fortification Work as Tensions Persist

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21 Oct 2026

Kim Yo-jong and senior military official Pak Jong-chon inspected fortification work along North Korea’s border with South Korea, with Pyongyang again rejecting allegations that its troops crossed the dividing line.

17 Oct 2026

Belarus has opened its first embassy in North Korea, expanding a relationship that has strengthened as both countries have drawn closer to Russia.

17 Oct 2026

An amateur golf competition in Pyongyang has become the latest example of North Korean state media promoting recreation and improving living standards, even as analysts warn that life in the capital does not reflect conditions across the country.

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Kim Yo-jong Inspects North Korea’s Border Fortification Work as Tensions Persist

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North Korea Says It Tested AI-Guided Torpedo System

A generic torpedo scale model beside a sonar display illustrates North Korea's unverified claim about AI-guided targeting; it does not depict the reported test or actual equipment. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.