The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has blasted South Korea for touting its pre-emptive strike capabilities, warning that her country would annihilate its neighbor if provoked.

North Korea has blasted the South Korean defense minister over his remarks about preemptive strikes on the North.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vows to bolster the country’s defense capability in the face of threats from Western countries.

North Korea has confirmed that it test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the orders of leader Kim Jong-un, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on such tests.

North Korea claims to have conducted a "significant" test for developing a reconnaissance satellite system.

North Korea vows to bolster cooperation with China and together “frustrate” threats and hostile policies from the US and its allies.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to use his final year in office to reach an “irreversible peace” on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea has warned the US that it will face a very grave situation for sticking to over half a century of hostile policy toward Pyongyang.

Tensions between the two sides have escalated after North Korea last week launched a new type of tactical short-range ballistic missile, which angered the US.

The NEW START, or Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, was designed to curb the nuclear arms held by both nations. But a proposal to extend the deal by Russia has been rejected by the United States.