Experts believe a new male family member, who has been spotted in public for the first time, could be the sucessor of Kim Jong-un - who is rumoured to have more secret children ...

North Korea is in a category of its own when it comes to human rights violations. It is a totalitarian state where tens of thousands of people are enslaved and tortured. All forms of freedom of ...

North Korea has claimed it fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead which "will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region". The launch on Monday - ...

Little is still known about North Korea and life behind the totalitarian curtain. Katharina Zellweger visited North Korea for the first time in 1995 and has since been to the country around 70 times, ...

Choe Ryong-hae, who previously held senior positions in North Korea’s totalitarian regime, including second in command of the ...

North Korea is one of the world's most repressive totalitarian states. Its leader Kim Jong Un and his family have ruled the hermit nation for decades, developing and promoting a cult of personality.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to a red carpet welcome on Tuesday night at the start of his first visit to the totalitarian state in 24 years. Mr Putin was met on the ...