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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met President Vladimir Putin. at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East. It was the two isolated leaders’ s… ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Mr. Putin’s visit to North Korea illustrates how Russia tries, “in desperation, to develop and to strengthen relations with countries ...

Relations between North Korea and Russia have flourished in recent years with Kim Jong Un suppling troops and ammunition to Ukraine's frontlines in return for economic and military help.

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 ...

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