Around 20 North Korean soldiers crossed into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) border last weekend, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots until they retreated, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday.

North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea. South Korea's military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang,

It was the first reported defection by a North Korean soldier since a North Korean staff sergeant fled to South Korea via the border's eastern section in August 2024. Despite the two border crossings, it isn't common for North Koreans to defect via the land border.

North Korea test-fired two hypersonic missiles on Wednesday, prompting protests from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which described the tests as unlawful and destabilizing. State media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday reported North Korea’s Missile Administration launched two hypersonic missiles from Ryokpho District,

Since last year, North Korea has further reinforced its side of the border with anti-tank barriers and other fortifications, South Korean officials said, amid Kim's move to officially abandon his country's decades-long goal of eventual reunification.

North Korea fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, a week ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to the APEC summit.