Tensions between North Korea and South Korea continue to rise as the communist country states plans to cut itself off from its southern neighbor.

Kim has issued similar threats to use nuclear weapons preemptively numerous times, but his latest warning came as outside experts say North Korea could ramp up animosities ahead of next month’s U.S. presidential election.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says North Korea’s recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab U.S. attention ahead of the presidential election

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announ

South Korean media reported on Tuesday that the country's military has detected signs of the nuke-capable North Korea starting to construct a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor. Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea,

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and boost its front-line defense posture to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not annou

North Korea's military said Wednesday that it is completely sealing off its border with South Korea, cutting rail and road connections and building additional defensive fortifications, state-run media reported.

North Korea is taking steps to "completely separate" its territory from the South by cutting off all road and rail links and building fortifications in their place, Kim Jong Un's regime said on Wednesday.

North Korea’s army said it will take a “substantial military step” to completely cut off its territory from South Korea on Wednesday, after months of fortifying its heavily armed border.