South Korea's top envoy to the United States pledged Tuesday to work closely with the United States to foster conditions needed for the resumption of diplomacy with North Korea.

South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to clarify the rivals’ border line. South Korea says that North Korean soldiers’ repeated border intrusions have raised worries about an armed clash.

"The South Korean military formally proposes to hold military talks with North Korea to discuss setting a baseline for the military demarcation line to prevent accidental clashes between the two Koreas and ease military tensions," Kim Hong-cheol, South Korea's deputy defence minister for national defence policy, said in a televised statement.

North Korea fires ballistic missile days after U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth's South Korea visit focused on deterring Pyongyang and strengthening alliance.

South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces additional criminal charges as prosecutors allege that he flew drones over North Korea to deliberately create tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law.

North Korea will soon provide thousands of workers to help Russia produce Shahed-type kamikaze drones, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. If true, the additional trained labor will increase both Russia and North Korea’s drone-manufacturing capabilities while providing significant revenue to Pyongyang.

A report has emerged that smuggling of heavy machinery and vehicles, prohibited from export to North Korea under United Nations Security Council sanctions, is surging in the North Korea-China border region.

The Mirim training base features a replica of Kim Il Sung Square, the landmark plaza at the heart of the capital where North Korea holds major celebrations and unveils new military hardware—such as the intercontinental ballistic missiles displayed during a parade marking the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on October 10.