The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ Ex-U.S. official notes likelihood of U.S. accepting nuclear-armed North Korea WASHINGTON -- A former senior U.S.

North Korean troops had fought alongside Russia since late 2024. They saw combat in Russia's Kursk Oblast but didn't cross ...

The country appeared to signal an openness to talks, but said it must be recognized as a nuclear power and would not discuss ...

Amid dwindling travel options for Russian tourists, direct flights from Moscow to North Korea have commenced this week, ...

As another sign of deepening bilateral relations, Russia is set to launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to Pyongyang ...

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the U.S.’s intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s ...

The new eight-hour Boeing 777 flight comes after Nordwind Airlines' dozens of routes to Europe and Asia were cut due to the ...

North Korea has said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump are “not bad”, signalling potential ...

North Korea would be possibly getting anywhere between $320 million to $1.3 billion annually from Russia for sending its troops to Ukraine, considering the scale of the dispatch and the level of ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development ...

Relations between sprawling Russia and small, isolated North Korea – both of them nuclear powers – have warmed significantly in recent years amid Russia’s growing acrimony with the West over ...

Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping ...