It was the first reported defection by a North Korean soldier since a North Korean staff sergeant fled to South Korea via the ...

Since last year, North Korea has further reinforced its side of the border with anti-tank barriers and other fortifications, ...

A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border ...

Crossing the inter-Korean “demilitarized zone”—ironically the most militarized zone on Earth—is extraordinarily dangerous on foot, but some North Korean conscripts attempt it anyway.

South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had taken into custody a North Korean man who crossed the heavily fortified border with North Korea in a potential defection to the South, prompting an ...

If confirmed, the soldier would join tens of thousands of North Koreans who have fled poverty and repression in North Korea since the peninsula was split by war in the 1950s. Last year, 236 North ...

A North Korean soldier has been taken into custody after crossing the heavily fortified border Sunday, the Joint Chiefs of ...

FILE - In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, naval ships sail during a joint naval exercise in South Korea's East Sea, Sept. 25, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File) ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots early Friday to drive away a North Korean merchant ship that briefly crossed the disputed western sea boundary between the ...

South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots early Friday to drive away a North Korean merchant ship that briefly crossed the disputed western sea boundary between the rival neighbors.The ship ...