Russia says NK leader Kim may visit next yearRussia said Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting Moscow next year is a possibility, noting that high-level exchanges are always taking place with Pyongyang as its "close neighbor."Oct 25, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea condemns G7 meeting of defense ministers North Korea on Friday denounced the latest meeting of defense ministers of the Group of Seven (G7), claiming what it called the "war contractor group" took issue with North Korea's policy of nuclear forces.Oct 25, 2024By Yonhap
NK launches around 20 leaflet-carrying balloons toward S. Korea North Korea launched about 20 balloons carrying propaganda leaflets criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol toward South Korea early Thursday, the South's military said, in the resumption of its balloon campaign after a five-day hiatus.Oct 24, 2024By Yonhap
Defense chief calls NK troops in Russia 'cannon fodder mercenaries' Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Thursday called North Korean troops being sent to Russia in an apparent support of its war in Ukraine as "cannon fodder mercenaries," accusing the North's leader Kim Jong-un of selling his army "for an illegal war of aggression."Oct 24, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea installing unidentified structures on disconnected inter-Korean road: source North Korea is building unidentified structures on an eastern inter-Korean road that it blew up last week, a source said Thursday, amid heightened cross-border tensions over the North's border activities.Oct 24, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea's nuclear envoy says Russia-N. Korea ties evolving into 'full-scale collusion' South Korea's chief nuclear envoy has said the relations between Russia and North Korea are developing into a "full-scale, escalating collusion," calling for building "irreversible" cooperation networks among like-minded countries to respond to the threats.Oct 24, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leaflets criticizing Yoon, first lady land in Seoul's presidential compound Trash carried by a North Korean balloon landed in the presidential compound in Seoul on Thursday, the presidential office said, which included leaflets criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee.Oct 24, 2024By Yonhap
What can UN do if North Korea sends troops to Ukraine?The United States, South Korea, Britain and Ukraine say North Korea has sent troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that the White House said on Wednesday is in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.Oct 24, 2024By Reuters
At least 3,000 N. Korean troops sent to eastern Russia this month: White House official North Korea sent at least 3,000 troops to eastern Russia earlier this month, a White House official confirmed Wednesday, raising a "highly concerning" probability that they could engage in combat to support Russia's war in Ukraine after finishing training.Oct 23, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea so far sent 3,000 soldiers to Russia; total 10,000 to be dispatched by Dec.: NIS Around 3,000 North Korean soldiers were believed to have been sent to Russia so far to support its ongoing war with Ukraine, with a total of 10,000 expected to be deployed by December, South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) shared the information with lawmakers during a closed-door meeting of the parliamentary intelligence committee, according to officials.The NIS earlier confirmed that the North was sending troops to Russia in line with its decision to dispatch around 10,000 soldiers to fight alongside Russia against Ukraine, and approximately 1,500 soldiers were transported in a first batch by around last week."After the first batch arrived in Russia from Oct. 8-13, an additional 1,500 soldiers have been sent there," Rep. Park Sun-won of the main opposition Democratic Party told reporters, citing a report by NIS Director Cho Tae-yong.The troops have not been deployed to a battlefield. Instead, they are stationed at military facilities in Russia and are adjusting to their new circumstances.The soldiers are undergoing special training on how tOct 23, 2024By Yonhap
