This week, the Trump administration extended a ban barring U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea. The ban, set in place last year following the death of a U.S. student held in custody in North ...

North Korea on Sunday is holding its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, hosting foreign runners in the reclusive country that had largely closed its borders during the pandemic.

For the first time ever, North Korea is opening up the streets of its capital to runner-tourists for the annual Pyongyang marathon, undoubtedly one of the most exotic feathers in any runner’s cap.

“There is a marked contrast between the warnings of war that have been coming out of North Korea, the tensions in the region over the past days and weeks, and what you see on the streets in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world. Construction on the "Hotel of ...