North Korea showed off a massive new solid-fuel missile at a large-scale military parade in Pyongyang on Friday night, hailing the capability as the country’s “most powerful nuclear strategic weapon system.” Read the full story by Colin Zwirko: nknews.org/2025/10/north-…

VIDEO: Korean Central Television (KCTV) aired this footage of emotional soldiers during its noon broadcast of North Korea’s Oct. 9 mass games, but removed it from the version shown at 8 p.m. Details on the mass games and Kim Jong Un’s message to foreign guests, by Colin Zwirko:

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VIDEO: North Korea’s state TV airs a rare snippet of Bruno Mars’ “It Will Rain” during coverage of a Russian figure-skating routine in Pyongyang — despite the country’s strict ban on foreign media. NK News explains what this unexpected Bruno Mars cameo reveals about Pyongyang’s

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U.S. President Donald Trump received South Korea's highest honor in Gyeongju on Wednesday, as he and President Lee Jae-myung pledged to continue efforts to forge a lasting "peace" with North Korea at their summit. Full story by Joon Ha Park & Shreyas Reddy:

South Korea presented Trump with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa in Gyeongju amid APEC talks, as he vowed to “work very hard with Kim Jong Un” despite low prospects for a meeting this week. Shreyas Reddy & Joon Ha Park: nknews.org/2025/10/trump-…

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VIDEO: NK NEWS Correspondent Joon Ha Park asks Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Gyeongju whether Seoul has made any recent contact with Pyongyang and how it is preparing for potential U.S.–DPRK dialogue, following Trump’s departure without a meeting with Kim Jong Un.

VIDEO: KOREA PRO correspondent Shreyas Reddy asks Trade Negotiations Minister Yeo Han-koo about U.S. oversight of Seoul’s annual $20 billion investment under the newly announced trade deal.

VIDEO: Korea Risk Group Executive Director Jeongmin Kim questions Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on nuclear-powered submarine policy and spent fuel reprocessing concerns, and asks Trade Negotiations Minister Yeo Han-koo how APEC members define a rules-based trade order vis-à-vis the

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