South Korea’s BTS play first gig together in nearly 4 years

There were 22,000 free tickets, with thousands of other fans flooding Seoul to watch on giant screens, plus a Netflix live stream After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returned on Saturday ...

North Korea qualifies for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since 2011

North Korea has qualified for the Women’s World Cup for the first time since a doping saga in 2011 led to its long absence from top-tier international tournaments.
CNA Lifestyle

BTS comeback concert: central Seoul locks down for K-pop supergroup's first show in years

Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to descend on Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, with the highly anticipated show ...
Opinion
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North Korea’s deadliest weapon isn’t a missile - it’s Kim’s sister

For years, Kim Yo-jong appeared to the outside world as the polished, softer face of North Korea. But behind the smile is a figure deeply tied to propaganda, power, and some of the regime’s most ...

Japan beats South Korea 4-1 to set up Women’s Asian Cup final against Australia

By the time Saki Kumagai scored to make it 3-0 on Wednesday, it was clear her Japan team was going to beat South Korea and feature in a final against Australia for the third time in four Women’s Asian ...
Human Rights Watch

North Korea: Party Congress Set to Bolster Repression

(New York) – North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 19, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and widespread forced labor, Human Rights Watch ...
CNN

North Korea shows Kim Jong Un at the wheel of a mobile rocket launcher

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took the wheel of a nuclear-capable multiple rocket launcher at a ceremony in the capital Pyongyang, according to the country’s state media, and touted the weapon as among ...
NBC News

North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war

North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader ...
Yahoo

Sister of North Korea's leader says South Korea's drone regret was sensible but insufficient

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Friday it was “sensible” for a South Korean government official to express regret for alleged civilian drone ...
New York Post

North Korea executed schoolchildren for watching ‘Squid Game’

North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” according to Amnesty International. Escapees told the ...
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North Korean Soldiers Shell Ukrainian Border Areas With Artillery – Defense Intelligence

Russia is involving North Korean (DPRK) soldiers in gun and rocket artillery strikes on Ukraine’s border areas. Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) reported on this. As of January 2026, a contingent ...