In 2025, the North Korean government increased surveillance, information controls, and restrictions on market activity despite deepening food insecurity and inequality.

The Syrian transitional government took initial steps in 2025 to advance justice and accountability for crimes and abuses committed by the former government.

DEIR HAFER, Syria (AP) — Scores of people carrying their belongings arrived in government-held areas in northern Syria on Friday ahead a possible attack by Syrian troops on territory held by ...

The Iranian regime has allegedly broadcast at least 97 "coercive confessions" from detained protesters on state television in just over two weeks, human rights groups say, as residents endure the ...

SEOUL—After the last whistle blew at the youth women’s World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected. His side had just lost 3-0. “I don’t think we could have beaten them,” the ...

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North Korea enters 2026 with domestic stability intact but facing a complex external environment. Inter-Korean relations remain frozen under Pyongyang’s ‘hostile two states’ policy, even as restraint ...

North Korea on Sunday fired a number of ballistic missiles to its east prior to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heading to China, the South Korean military said, according to The Associated Press ...

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, according to South Korean officials. The launches took place just hours before South Korea's president left for China ...

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday morning, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The missiles were detected around 7:50 a.m. from North ...

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea’s president left for China for talks expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear ...