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With new weapons, cash and battleground experience from Ukraine, North Korea has become much more formidable

Is the new South Korean president’s softer approach to the North wise in a challenging new security environment?
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Officials of foreign embassies in Pyongyang

Officials of foreign embassies and missions of international bodies in Pyongyang visit the Korean Revolution Museum in the ...

North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia

More than 50,000 North Koreans will be sent to work in Russia, as Moscow's war in Ukraine drains labour pools.

North Korea Issues Warning Over 'Provocative' US Drills With Seoul

The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.

What’s behind North Korea’s ‘unusual’ reaction to US-South Korea drills?

Observers say they’re surprised by Pyongyang’s shift in tone towards the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, which begin on August ...

North Korea takes down propaganda loudspeakers from tense border

South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, ...

North Korea does not respond to Seoul’s repatriation plan by deadline

Pyongyang did not respond to Seoul's plan to repatriate the remains of a North Korean national discovered on the southern ...

Russians hail historic Alaska ties ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine

Lawmakers and commentators have praised the choice of venue, suggesting it could strengthen relations between the two nations.