North Korea

High ranking official and his wife are said to have fled embassy in Rome

Announcement by Kim Jong Un’s regime will further strain fragile dialogue with US

Report by Human Rights Watch details harrowing accounts of sexual abuse

Guard posts and firearms set to be removed from demilitarised zone village of Panmunjom

Accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation would ‘legitimise’ oppressive regime, warn analysts

PM says that bridging language gap with the North could be a stepping stone to reunification

Bookies had tipped Kim Jong Un to get the honour

US president facing fresh criticism for praising North Korean dictator during rally

US president uses second address to General Assembly to stress the importance of sovereignty

Mike Pompeo invites Pyongyang foreign minister to a meeting in New York next week

South Korean president will travel to the north to meet with Kim Jong Un for first time in 11 years

US president contradicts Pentagon statement that joint military drills will continue

Two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Un’s half-brother claim they were told it was a TV prank

US spy agencies see increased activity at sites previously used to build ballistic missiles

Satellite imagery suggests regime is complying with promises made to Donald Trump in June

North Korean leader is visiting neighbouring Asian country for third time this year

Korea Central News Agency hails Trump-Kim talks as ‘meeting of the century’

From anecdotes of defectors to histories of the nation, there is plenty of good literature on the hermit kingdom

Kim Jong Un promises ‘world will see a major change’ following unprecedented talks with Donald Trump

US president ‘tried to take over’ by patting the North Korean leader multiple times

The two leaders sat down to a lunch of short rib, octopus and Häagen-Dazs

US president and North Korean leader shake hands for the first time - but will they get on?

Hermit kingdom under greater scrutiny amid increasing worries about political stability of region

The North Korean leader is causing confusion with his bizarre blend of diplomacy and tyranny

Former basketball star will be in Singapore for North Korean leader’ meeting with Donald Trump

Controversial president reportedly admires the ‘outstanding political calibre’ of Kim Jong Un

Pyongyang has also abruptly cancelled high-level talks with the South

Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul were repatriated late on Wednesday night

South Korean president Moon Jae-in praises Trump for role in North Korea talks

Lofty rhetoric and big promises by Kim Jong Un meet with scepticism in Seoul

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in announce peace roadmap - but what does it all mean?

First meeting between the two leaders of North and South Korea punctuated by oddly humorous moments

Kim wonders ‘why it took so long’ to cross border as leaders vow to bring official end to Korean War

Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state reportedly travelled to Pyongyang over the Easter weekend

Choi was bundled into a speedboat in Hong Kong by North Korean agents in 1978

The appointment of a chief architect of the Iraq invasion ‘brings America closer to a new war’