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Russia And North Korea Sign Defensive Pact

Russia and North Korea's defensive pact raises concerns among Western powers. South Korea may provide arms to Ukraine in response. Kim Jong Un strengthens ...

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Russia and North Korea have had a complicated relationship over the decades

President Vladimir Putin is in North Korea for a summit with its leader, Kim Jong Un, as the two nations deepen their cooperation

The Independent UK

Why did North Korea launch rubbish-laden balloons into South Korea?

S Korea suspends inter-Korean military agreement as tensions rise over N Korea’s launch of rubbish-carrying balloons.

Al Jazeera

Kim's portrait is publicly displayed in North Korea. Here's a look at what it means

The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un Mourns Death Of North Korea's Former Propaganda Chief

North Korea's former propaganda chief, credited with masterminding the personality cult surrounding the ruling Kim dynasty, has died, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un photographed bowing at his funeral bier.

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The Great Successor? Who Is North Korea's Kim Ju Ae

She oversees military drills with her father, a military marshal knelt before her, state media use leader-level honorifics to describe her -- a fresh slew of signals indicate Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Ju Ae could be North Korea's next ruler.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim turns 40. But there are no public celebrations of his birthday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turns 40 on Monday with no announced public celebrations at home

The Independent UK

US accuses North Korea of supplying Russia with missiles for Ukraine war

The US said recently declassified intelligence pointed to the deal between Russia and North Korea

Evening Standard

South Korea views the young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as his likely successor

South Korea's intelligence service says it views the young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as her father’s likely heir apparent

The Independent UK

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrives in North Korea, Russian state media say

Russian state media say Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in North Korea, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activity between the two countries

The Independent UK

At UN, North Korea says the US made 2023 more dangerous and accuses it of fomenting an Asian NATO

North Korea is accusing the United States of making 2023 an “extremely dangerous year."

The Independent UK

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia

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The Independent UK

With Russia isolated on the world stage, Putin turns to old friend North Korea for help

By meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s Far East spaceport, President Vladimir Putin signaled his readiness to share rocket technology with Pyongyang

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Kim Jong Un's train travel has a storied history. His father and grandfather did the same thing

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un's train journey to Russia has a storified history

Al Jazeera

The highs and lows of Russia, North Korea relations

Despite common interests, ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have not always been rosy. Here are some key events.

The Independent UK

Whether Russia or the Soviet Union, a timeline of Moscow’s relations with North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to see President Vladimir Putin

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Kim Jong Un’s ‘Moving Fortress’ North Korea train: What to know

The North Korean leader’s olive green train is equipped with attack weapons and a helicopter for escape.

The Independent UK

A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to see President Vladimir Putin

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

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.

The Independent UK

America's retired North Korea intelligence officer offers a parting message on the nuclear threat

When Syd Seiler arrived on the Korean Peninsula as a young U.S. military intelligence officer, the founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty was still building some of the country’s first nuclear facilities

The Independent UK

Will he go by plane or train? How Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for another meeting with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Russia this month might be like his first one in 2019 — a rattling, 20-hour ride aboard a green-and-yellow armored train that is a quirky symbol of his family’s dynastic leadership

The Independent UK

Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary

Tens of thousands of North Koreans marched in anti-U.S. rallies in the nation’s capital over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against “U.S. imperialists,” as the country marked the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War

Reuters

North Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wall

For North Koreans, the country's northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities, and the best option for those seeking to flee.

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