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 …

North Korean Troops Return to the Front in Kursk Region

22North Korean military personnel have reappeared on the front lines in Russia’s Kursk region after a brief absence, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Reuters. Screenshot: Ukraine’s 47TH Separate Mechanised Brigade “ …

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

Brother of N Korea abductee Megumi Yokota hails 1st Ishiba-Trump summit

The younger brother of Megumi Yokota, an iconic victim among Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, welcomed the outcome of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday. Takuya …

North Korea’s Missiles See Marked Improvement

“North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past year,” Reuters reports. “At a time when Moscow’s burgeoning ties with Pyongyang are causing …

North Korean troops 'return to Ukraine frontline' after 'meat grinder' strategy left 1,000 dead

The North Korean soldiers may now be back in the fighting following a pause Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says North Korean soldiers have reemerged on the battlefield in Russia's western Kursk region after suffering huge numbers of …

Trump’s Opportunities and Challenges in Dealing With the Likely Next President of South Korea

South Korea’s Constitutional Court continues to consider the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol over his declaration of martial law in December. If the impeachment is upheld, a new presidential election will be held within 60 days – likely …

UN report accuses North Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad

Seoul, Jan 6 : The U.N. has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's heightened surveillance of citizens for possession of outside information and subsequent public trials, including execution by …

A Blank South Korea? New North Korea Map Piques Interest Online

The tension between North and South Korea is legendary. Since the Korean War in the 1950s, reconciliation efforts have not been successful. And now, a photo of North Korea's map circulating on the internet has baffled policy researchers and other users …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Warning over North Korea missile strikes as French jets arrive to bolster Kyiv

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