Vladimir Putin reeling as North Korea troops make humiliating retreat from Kursk region

North Korean troops have made a humiliating retreat from Russia's Kursk region in a blow to Vladimir Putin. South Korea's National Intelligence Service has confirmed Pyongyang's troops were withdrawn from the frontline in January, according to …

North Korea’s Missiles See Marked Improvement

“North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past year,” Reuters reports. “At a time when Moscow’s burgeoning ties with Pyongyang are causing …

North Korea’s Kim at a crossroads after casualties in Ukraine war – will his gambit pay off?

Flight Map Shows US Spy Planes Doubling Up Against China and North Korea

A pair of United States spy planes were tracked conducting joint patrols near China and North Korea this week, according to Newsweek's map, using open-source flight data. Newsweek has emailed the Chinese Defense Ministry and the North Korean Embassy in …

Russia withdraws North Korean troops in Kursk after losses, Seoul says

North Korean troops sent to fight alongside Russia in its war against Ukraine have not been seen in battle for several weeks, raising speculation that they have been withdrawn after suffering heavy losses, according to South Korea’s spy agency. The …

Trump’s US must go beyond ‘grand bargain’ to engage with North Korea

With Donald Trump assuming office for a second term, the Korean peninsula once again finds itself at the crossroads of diplomacy and confrontation. Marred by growing uncertainties and tensions, recent US-North Korea relations can be best defined as at a …

UN report accuses North Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad

Seoul, Jan 6 : The U.N. has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's heightened surveillance of citizens for possession of outside information and subsequent public trials, including execution by …

North Korea's New Map Shows State of Confrontation With South

A new North Korean map shows the peninsula split in two, further cementing Kim Jong Un's break from the long-held goal of unification. Newsweek reached out to the North Korean Embassy in China and the South Korean Embassy in the United States with …

A Blank South Korea? New North Korea Map Piques Interest Online

The tension between North and South Korea is legendary. Since the Korean War in the 1950s, reconciliation efforts have not been successful. And now, a photo of North Korea's map circulating on the internet has baffled policy researchers and other users …

Angela Rayner has just announced a change so outrageous you’d think the UK was North Korea

I have one golden rule. As a councillor people love to let rip at me and tell me how useless the council really is. After all, that’s what I’m here for: the local lightning rod for all pothole, parking and dog poo fury. Of course there are hugely serious …