An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link There's limited information available about the daily lives of people living in North Korea, one of the world's most isolated nations.

Russia is believed to have transported tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers to the front lines by rail and air.

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is expanding a key weapons manufacturing complex that assembles a type of short-range missile used by Russia in Ukraine, researchers at a U.S.-based think ...

The world's last Cold War frontier now has a Starbucks cafe in South Korea where customers can get a glimpse through the heavily militarised border into the North, all while sipping a latte.

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Pyongyang and Moscow have boosted diplomatic and economic exchanges in the past few years, culminating in Putin's visit to North Korea in June, when the countries' leaders agreed on a mutual ...

According to the Financial Times, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is considering sending arms to Ukraine in response to North Korea dispatching troops to Russia. In October, South Korea ...

Throughout 2024, North Korea has been signalling a wariness to engage with the U.S. After Trump’s comments about Kim in July, a state news agency said, “No matter what administration takes ...

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