N. Korea raps US, Japan, S. Korea for inflaming regional tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech commemorating the 77th founding anniversary of his nation's army in Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2025. (KCNA/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lambasted the United States, Japan and South …

Vladimir Putin reeling as North Korea troops make humiliating retreat from Kursk region

North Korean troops have made a humiliating retreat from Russia's Kursk region in a blow to Vladimir Putin. South Korea's National Intelligence Service has confirmed Pyongyang's troops were withdrawn from the frontline in January, according to …

Cold wave in South Korea continues throughout weekend

Bitter cold weather continued to grip the nation Saturday, with temperatures plunging below minus 10 degrees Celsius in most regions, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). As of 5 a.m. the lowest temperature in Seoul was minus 11.4 C, …

NIS: N. Korea Sent Thousands of Illegal Workers to Construction Sites in Russia in 2024

Photo : YONHAP News North Korea reportedly sent a significant number of illegal workers to Russia last year. According to South Korea's National Intelligence Service on Sunday, North Korea dispatched thousands of workers to construction sites across …

NHK: N. Korea Likely to Start Producing Drones Developed Jointly with Russia

Photo : YONHAP News Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday that North Korea is likely to start producing drones this year, with development to be carried out in collaboration with Russia. NHK cited several sources familiar with Russia-North …

Dramatic moment North Koreans wiped out in brutal strike as Putin admits Kursk blow

A video posted to social media channels by Ukraine's army shows the dramatic moment a North Korean armoured personnel carrier (APC) was obliterated in a lethal drone strike. Vladimir Putin has amassed an army of around 60,000 soldiers in Kursk - some …

North Korea’s Kim at crossroads after suffering casualties in Ukraine war – will his gambit pay off?

Thousands of N.K. laborers sent to work in Russia in 2024: S. Korea's spy agency

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of North Korean laborers have been sent to work in Russia last year, South Korea's spy agency said Sunday, in apparent violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions against Pyongyang. The North is believed to have …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows further nuclear forces development, blames United States, Japan and South Korea ...

SEOUL, Feb 9 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised trilateral military cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea for raising tensions in the region and vowed countermeasures, including the further development of nuclear forces. Kim …

Trump announces plans to maintain contacts with North Korea

WASHINGTON, February 7. /TASS/. The incumbent US administration plans to maintain relations with North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump said. "We will have relations with North Korea and with Kim Jong Un. I got along …