The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Vostochny cosmodrome: the remote Russian spaceport hosting Kim and Putin

Leaders meet at far-eastern base, which most recently hosted ill-fated launch of Luna-25 spacecraft

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin

In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Kim promises Putin North Korea’s full support for Russia’s 'sacred fight'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the…

France 24 · Sep 13, 2023

North Korea’s leader is in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West

Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country, and provide Russia with munitions in its grueling war in Ukraine.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023

South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Kim Jong Un and Putin meet hours after North Korea missile launch

Leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin that are expected to focus on arms sales.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023

China key to preventing possible Russia, North Korea arms deal, expert says

China is North Korea’s and Russia’s biggest trade partner and and could restrain a weapons deal.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023

Pink leather armchairs and bomb-proof floors: inside Kim Jong-un’s armoured train

The North Korean leader’s preferred mode of transport is slow-moving but luxuriously appointed

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: G7 condemns ‘sham elections’ held by Russia on Ukrainian territory – as it happened

Foreign ministers condemn ‘elections’ held in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea, where electoral competition was limited

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023