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North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

12:46am April 28, 2025

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.

North Korea launches new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S.

1:54am October 31, 2024

North Korea confirmed the launch hours after its neighbors detected the firing of what they suspected was a new weapon.

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soar

1:01am October 15, 2024

Destroying the roads would be in line with Kim Jong Un's push to cut off ties with South Korea and abandon the decades-long objective to seek a peaceful unification.

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Concerns mount as Russia and North Korea commit to a mutual defense pact

4:45pm June 20, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a treaty upgrading their relationship and pledging military assistance if either one is attacked, drawing criticism from NATO, South Korea and other countries.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 30.

Latest on Ukraine: China's foreign minister visits Russia after Kim Jong Un's trip

10:11am September 18, 2023

by International Desk

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In this pool photo distributed by Sputnik agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on Wednesday.

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Kim Jong Un vows full support for Russia as Putin pledges space tech for North Korea

11:45am September 13, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

In a summit in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed how geopolitical tensions have brought the two neighbors isolated by the West into closer alignment.

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Kim Jong Un steps off his train in 2019 ahead of the U.S.-North Korea summit.

What we know about Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress

6:07pm September 11, 2023

On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.

This photo provided April 14, 2023, by the North Korean government, shows what it says is the test-launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, April 13, 2023 at an undisclosed location, North Korea.

North Korea tests a powerful new kind of missile

10:03pm April 13, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

North Korea has successfully tested a solid-fueled ICBM, a type of missile that can be launched far more quickly than its current ones.

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter presumed to be named Ju Ae attending a military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, at a railway station in Seoul on Feb. 9, 2023.

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South Korea says again that Kim Jong Un has 3 children, and the eldest is a son

5:00am March 08, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

Questions about the dynastic ruler's children and possible succession scenario arose with the apparent second child's repeated appearances in public in public in recent months.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attend a feast to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

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Kim Jong Un celebrated North Korea's army. Will he also display new weapons?

9:55am February 08, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

His young daughter Kim Ju Ae also attended. Some observers interpret this as Kim's message that nuclear weapons will protect future generations of North Koreans.