North Korea - Wikipedia

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North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, DPR Korea or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea - Wikipedia

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North Korea is a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship with a comprehensive cult of personality around the Kim family. Amnesty International considers the country to have the worst human rights record in the world. Officially, North Korea is a communist state, and describes itself as a socialist state which holds democratic elections.

North Korea | Facts, Map, & History | Britannica

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2 days ago · North Korea, country in East Asia that occupies the northern portion of the Korean peninsula. It is bordered by China and Russia to the north and by the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to the south. The national capital, P’yongyang, is a major industrial and transport center near the west coast.

Latest North Korea News | NK News

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6 days ago · Our team of expert journalists at NK News produces leading analysis on all major developments in North Korea.

North Korea | North Korea | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

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Jul 17, 2026 · Kim Jong Un vows to equip North Korea’s navy with nuclear weapons, signaling a strategic shift in military capabilities. South Korea’s president said Trump had told him the ‘time had come ...

North Korea: Unrelenting Repression, Hunger, Inequality

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Feb 4, 2026 · In 2025, the North Korean government increased surveillance, information controls, and restrictions on market activity despite deepening food insecurity and inequality.

North Korea News | Today's Latest Stories | Reuters

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6 days ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest North Korea news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments

History of North Korea | Flag, Maps, Events, & Dates | Britannica

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History of North Korea, a survey of important events and people in the history of North Korea since the Korean War. For a discussion of the earlier history of the peninsula, see Korea. In 1948, when the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was established, Kim Il-Sung became the first premier of

North Korea Crisis | Global Conflict Tracker

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3 days ago · Under leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea has pursued nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles to guarantee regime survival, posing an acute threat to South Korea and Japan—both key U.S. allies. Kim ...

Inside North Korea: “We are stuck, waiting to die” - BBC

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Jun 15, 2023 · For months, the BBC has been communicating in secret with three North Koreans living in the country. They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the government sealed the ...