North Korea's recruitment drive and missile launch came as the U.S. and South Korea began joint military drills last week. The 11-day Operation Freedom Shield 23 began March 13 and will last for ...

Wednesday marked the third day of Freedom Shield, a South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise held to strengthen their combined defense capabilities against North Korean military threats.

North Korea on Sunday claimed that 800,000 young people signed up to join the military in one day. State media claimed the youths all volunteered out of fervor to fight the US and South Korea.

It was reported last week that North Korea plans to triple the number of troops fighting with Russia along the front lines in ...

North Korea is set to treble the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an ...

SEOUL, March 10 (UPI) --North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday afternoon, Seoul's military said, on the first day of a large-scale joint U.S-South Korea ...

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North Korea condemned combined South Korea-US military exercises that began on Monday as a "dangerous provocative act", citing the risk of an accidental shooting sparking a physical confrontation.

SEOUL, March 7 (UPI) --North Korea condemned an upcoming U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Friday, saying that "counteraction is inevitable" and warning that the allies would "pay dearly." ...

The U.S. also maintains tens of thousands of troops in each country—military deployments that North Korea routinely denounces as ... held from March 17 to 20 near South Korea's Jeju ...

The North’s nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and empowered — even if it is hobbled by shortages, corruption and isolation.