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North Korea ratifies military alliance with Russia as combat against Ukraine set to begin

Observers believe both countries aim to take advantage of a perceived leadership void during the U.S. presidential transition to push their immediate objectives on the battlefield.

2024-11-12

North Korea jams GPS signals for fifth consecutive day, South's military says

North Korea jammed GPS signals for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, with the series of jamming believed to be linked to the North's own training against drones.

2024-11-12

Russia may have helped North Korea develop latest ICBM: South's defense chief

South Korea's defense minister said Monday there were no signs that the North tested a new rocket engine before launching the Hwasong-19 ICBM last month, raising suspicions that it received technical assistance from Russia.

2024-11-11

Defectors' group delivers to Ukraine leaflets encouraging North Korean troops in Russia to defect

A group of North Korean defectors delivered propaganda leaflets to Ukraine on Monday, encouraging North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to defect, as thousands of North Korean troops have been sent to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

2024-11-11

Ukraine intercepts coded North Korean military communications in Kursk

Ukrainian intel disclosed on Sunday that it had intercepted military radio communications between North Korean and Russian troops in the Russian region of Kursk.

2024-11-11

North behind 331 GPS jamming attacks this month: Science Ministry

North Korea conducted 331 GPS jamming attacks this month, though there was no actual damage related to these cases, the South Korean government announced Sunday.

2024-11-10

North Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, civilian aircraft: JCS

North Korea has been carrying out GPS jamming provocations in the Haeju and Gaeseong areas since Friday, continuing into Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced Saturday.

2024-11-09

Over 3,700 North Koreans visited Russia in Q3 for 'studies': report

More than 3,700 North Koreans visited Russia during the third quarter this year for "study" purposes, marking the highest quarterly figure since 2010, a United States news outlet reported Saturday.

2024-11-09

North Korean troops suffered combat losses in Kursk, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed Thursday that North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region have been deployed in combat and suffered "losses."

2024-11-08

North Korea finds many critics, and a few friends, at UN human rights review

North Korea’s human rights record was once again in the global spotlight as the United Nations conducted the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the country’s human rights practices in Geneva.

2024-11-08