North Korea’s troop deployment to the Russian front represents a fundamental shift in Europe’s security relations with east Asia. To confront the Moscow-Pyongyang axis, the EU should deepen its partne

A Kyiv official says North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire

"We understand that more than 10,000 North Korean troops are currently in Russia, and a significant number of them have moved to the frontline areas including Kursk," Jeon Ha-kyou

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven democracies and three key allies said on Tuesday they were gravely concerned by the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia and the possibility they may be used in the war against Ukraine.

South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing a ballistic missile toward its eastern sea as the country continued its weapons demonstrations ahead of U.S. presidential elections. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday didn’t immediately say what type of missile it was or how far it flew.

The Japanese government also said North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile. The move follows North Korea's test last week of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, and comes hours before voting opens in the U.