South Korea's spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, suggesting that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker said. U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proposal for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has yet to receive a response from Pyongyang, Kyodo News reported Tuesday, citing government sources. Takaichi, who was elected Oct. 21, said she wants to meet Kim "directly" and "achieve concrete results.”

The Treasury Department sanctioned individuals connected to North Korea’s cybercrime operations. The move targets the flow of crypto stolen by DPRK hackers.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proposal for a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has not received a reply from Pyongyang, government sources said Tuesday. Takaichi had broached the idea to North Korea immediately after she took office on Oct 21,

North Korea fired multiple artillery rockets an hour before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the border separating it from the South, Seoul's military told AFP on Tuesday.Hegseth visited the heavily fortified border dividing North and South Korea on Monday,

The United States will in the coming days ask a U.N. Security Council committee to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating U.N. sanctions on North Korea, a State Department official said on Monday.

Pyongyang also fired similar weapons minutes before South Korean President held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.