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North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

Nov. 21, 2024 02:52 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. ...

North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says

Nov. 20, 2024 01:04 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine, while some of the thousands of North Korean troops deployed in Russia have begun engaging in combat, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. ...

Bill Clinton explains why philanthropy fills his post-presidential life in his new book 'Citizen'

Nov. 19, 2024 08:03 AM EST

Bill Clinton jokes that he felt lost when he first returned to private life in 2001, after his two terms as president, because people no longer played “Hail to the Chief” when he walked into a room. But what he found – chronicled in his new book, “Citizen: My Life After the...

North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

Nov. 17, 2024 22:21 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter U.S.-led threats in comments reported Monday that were his first direct criticism toward Washington since Donald Trump’s win in the U.S....

Japan's minister visits Ukraine to stress mutual concern over North Korean troops

Nov. 16, 2024 11:55 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japan's foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow's war in Ukraine. Takeshi Iwaya will meet his Ukrainian counterpart,...

Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries

Nov. 15, 2024 16:46 PM EST

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea's “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.” Biden spoke at the start of a meeting in Peru with South...

Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID pandemic

Nov. 15, 2024 11:02 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Friday it is reactivating its embassy in North Korea’s capital to become the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to Pyongyang's tight COVID-19 restrictions. The move by NATO member Poland opens another...

North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production

Nov. 14, 2024 23:23 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said Friday. The country’s latest military demonstration came as the United States, South Korea...

NATO and the EU press China to help stop North Korea's support for the war on Ukraine

Nov. 14, 2024 10:21 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO and the European Union are ramping up efforts to persuade China to help get North Korea to stop sending troops and other support to Russia to back its war on Ukraine. Up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia’s Kursk border region to help beat...

North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

Nov. 11, 2024 22:20 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. ...