Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a visit to North Korea, said Moscow respects and understands why Pyongyang is developing its nuclear program.

Decisive though the American response on Iran may have appeared, it cannot compare with the bombing needed to wipe out North Korea’s nuclear facilities.

Runners participating in the North Pole Marathon are wasting no second of their training even if they are on a ship. Ahead of the annual marathon on July 13 (Sunday), the competitors have been ...