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Kim Jong Un says his ‘heart aches’ over North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia, in rare admission of losses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid an emotional tribute to soldiers who have died fighting for Russia in its war ...

Why North Korea Is Coming Clean on Its Role in the Russia-Ukraine War

North Korea is "no longer content to have its nuclear weapons and be left alone," a former senior U.S. official told Newsweek ...

Kim Jong Un praises North Korean soldiers who died for Russia as 'heroes' in emotional ceremony

North Korea has only rare acknowledged the losses it has suffered after sending troops to fight with Russia in its war ...

North Korea builds secret military base, increasing its ‘potential nuclear threat,’ report warns

Researchers in Washington issued a report Wednesday on the Pyongyang-situated facility, claiming between six to nine ...

South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean troops crossing border

Pyongyang's state media call the shots a "deliberate provocation", as the South Korean leader begins visit to US and Japan.

Only Trump Can Break the Deadlock on North Korea

Seoul's recent overtures to Pyongyang will not work. But renewed U.S. engagement might just, writes Andrei Lankov and Peter ...

North Korea’s top officers abruptly pulled out of Russia — and what this could mean for Ukraine peace talks

More than a dozen of North Korea’s top military officers are returning home from Russia, suggesting Pyongyang’s contribution to the war in Ukraine could take a back seat during the ...

North Korean leader’s sister says her country will never see the South as a diplomatic partner

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy ...