Russia, North Korea

North Korea likely to ask for nuclear technology from Russia in exchange for troops, South Korea says
The North Koreans are “very likely to ask” Moscow for advanced technology related to nuclear weapons in exchange for deploying troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun said at the Pentagon on Wednesday.
South Korea and EU worry about Russia’s technology transfer in return for North Korea troops
North Korea’s troop deployment, which was confirmed by the U.S. and NATO, threatens to expand the Russia-Ukraine war and is causing security jitters.
North Korean Soldiers Joining Russia in Combat, US State Dept Says
North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.
US Says North Korean Troops Are Engaged in Fight Against Ukraine
North Korean soldiers have begun fighting against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, the US State Department said, after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia’s Kursk region to aid the Kremlin’s war efforts.
North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon says
BRUSSELS (AP) — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Monday. Singh said some of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine.
North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia
North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
Ukraine says it intercepts radio communications from North Korean soldiers in Russia
Ukraine's military intelligence has intercepted what it claims are radio communications between North Korean soldiers in Russia, amid media reports of a massive troop buildup ahead of an attack in the Kursk region.
Years after historic summits, Trump faces an emboldened North Korea
Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find a North Korean leader emboldened by an expanded missile arsenal and a ...
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North Korea launches new, perhaps more agile ICBM designed to reach U.S. mainland in first such test in almost a year
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland, days ahead of ...
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North Korea after 10 years of Kim Jong Un: Better armed but more isolated than ever
SEOUL--Ten years after Kim Jong Un assumed power North Korea is better armed but deeply isolated and more dependent on China, despite actions by the young leader that raised - and dashed - hopes ...
US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North's missile test
South Korea says the U.S. has flown a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan in response to North ...
New York Post11d
North Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ missile, but experts say it’s too big to use in war
Lee said North Korea may have placed a dummy, empty warhead on the Hwasong-19 to make it fly higher. In recent years, North Korea has reported steady advancement in its efforts to obtain ...
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North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a symbolic display of anger
South Korean officials said North Korea had been adding anti-tank barriers and laying mines along the border since earlier this year. In recent years North Korea has performed a run of ...
New Hampshire Union Leader13d
North Korea launches new, more powerful missile in year’s first ICBM test
TOKYO — North Korea on Thursday launched a new and more powerful ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong Un signaling his regime wanted to show the United States and South Korea that it would ...
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U.S flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan after North Korea missile test
On Thursday, North Korea launched the newly developed Hwasong-19 ICBM in the country's first test in almost a year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the missile test and was at the ...
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Analysis-Years after historic summits, Trump faces an emboldened North Korea
And just this year, North Korea signed a mutual defence treaty with Russia and took the unprecedented step of dispatching thousands of troops to assist in Moscow's war in Ukraine, according to ...