North Korea test-fired rockets shortly before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in South Korea, the country's military said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea's plans to raise its military spending, saying Tuesday that the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from North Korean aggress...

The two are expected to discuss plans to respond to the "changing security environment and threats" by developing the alliance between the two countries, it said.

Kim Yong Nam, a North Korean diplomat and politician who served under three generations of the Kim family dynasty, has died at age 97, state media reported Tuesday.

Kim Yong Nam, the only person outside of the ruling Kim family dynasty to serve as North Korea's nominal head of state, has died, state media reported on Tuesday.