The Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea) were simultaneously admitted to the United Nations (UN) in 1991. On 8 August 1991, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 702, recommending both states to the General Assembly for membership.

5 days ago · North Korea ; Kim Jong Un ; Kim Jong Un's Next Move After North Koreans' Retreat in Ukraine. Published Feb 07, 2025 at 4:00 AM EST Updated Feb 07, 2025 at 4:21 AM EST By . Ellie Cook is a Newsweek ...

3 days ago · In this undated photo provided Oct. 6, 2024, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits an artillery exercise at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be taking the Korean Peninsula closer to armed conflict, analysts have warned, amid intensifying nuclear threats and tests.

3 days ago · Item 1 of 3 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ministry of National Defence on the day the Korean People's Army was founded, in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2025, in this photo ...

Oct 4, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy South Korea if attacked, state media reported Friday, after South Korea’s president warned that if the...

Jan 23, 2024 · Kim Jong Un has scrapped the bedrock goal of reconciling and re-uniting with South Korea, they said. Instead, he's presenting the North and South as two independent states at war with each other.

Apr 10, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more prepared for war than ever, as he inspected the country's main...

3 days ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program

Apr 17, 2023 · The UN chief condemned on Friday the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to resume dialogue leading towards sustainable...