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Kim Jong Un's tour of Russia's Far East focused intensely on military cooperation (Pic: MIC IZVESTIA/IZ.RU

N Korean leader wraps up Russia trip with drones gift

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has left Russia after a rare six-day visit that appeared to solidify his country's ties with President Vladimir Putin.

World • 17 Sep 23

Mr Kim inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships (file image)

N Korea's Kim leaves Russia, given drones as gift

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's defence minister discussed practical issues to boost military co-operation, state media has said, in what Pyongyang calls a "fresh heyday" for bilateral relations.

World • 17 Sep 23

Kim Jong-un (C) visits an aircraft factory as he is accompanied by Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov (photo: Govt of Khabarovsk region/Mikhail Degtyaryov/Handout)

Kim meets Russian defence minister, inspects missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Vladivostok where he met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and inspected a hypersonic aircraft missile system before boarding a warship.

World • 16 Sep 23

Mr Kim began his visit to Russia on Tuesday

Kremlin says 'no agreements' signed during Kim visit

The Kremlin said no agreements have been signed during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's ongoing visit to Russia.

World • 15 Sep 23

Kim Jong-un told Vladimir Putin he supported 'all the measures taken by the Russian government'

Kim tells Putin deepening ties is 'number one priority'

North Korea's leader has vowed closer ties with Russia, saying his isolated country would "always be with Russia" as President Vladimir Putin hosted Kim Jong-un at a Russian space centre.

World • 13 Sep 23

Speculation is mounting that Kim Jong Un will leave North Korea to meet Vladimir Putin

Putin calls for stronger ties with North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the 75th anniversary of the country's founding and called for stronger ties "on all fronts".

World • 09 Sep 23

Analysts said the vessel appears to be a modified Soviet-era Romeo-class submarine, which North Korea acquired from China in the 1970s and began producing domestically

North Korea launches first 'nuclear attack submarine'

North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media has said.

North Korea • 08 Sep 23

Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin shake hands as they pose for pictures prior to their talks in Vladivostok in April 2019 (file image)

North Korea will 'pay a price' for any arms deal - US

Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a US official said and warned Kim Jong Un that his country would pay a price for supplying Russia with weapons to use in Ukraine.

World • 05 Sep 23

A TV screen in a Seoul, South Korea, train station showing file footage of a North Korean satellite-carrying rocket launch

N Korea fails in second attempt to launch spy satellite

North Korea has said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit has failed, three months after the first one crashed into the ocean.

World • 24 Aug 23

A news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea

Latest spy satellite launch has failed - North Korea

North Korea's second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit has failed after the rocket booster experienced a problem, state media reported, as space authorities said they would try again in October.

World • 23 Aug 23

Air Koyryo flight JS151 arrived at Beijing's Capital Airport

North Korea restarts international flights after Covid

North Korea's first international commercial flight in three years has landed in Beijing, as Pyongyang shows tentative signs of easing its prolonged Covid isolation.

World • 22 Aug 23

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaking to the media after the meeting

China, Russia protest US-led meeting on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council has discussed human rights in North Korea for the first time since 2017.

World • 17 Aug 23

A TV in Seoul, South Korea, showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King, who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the demilitarized zone

US working to free soldier who fled to N Korea

The United States says it is committed to freeing an American soldier who fled to North Korea, and declined to comment on remarks attributed to him by Pyongyang that he fled "racial discrimination" in the US Army.

World • 16 Aug 23

North Korean media have reported the meeting's agenda included 'the issue of making full war preparations' and ensuring 'perfect military readiness for a war'

N Korea's Kim sacks military chief, calls for war plans

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations "in an offensive way", including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media has reported.

World • 10 Aug 23

Sergei Shoigu's visit was the first by Moscow's top defence official since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union

Russian, Chinese officials join Kim at military parade

Chinese and Russian officials stood shoulder to shoulder with Kim Jong-un as they reviewed North Korea's latest nuclear-capable missiles and new attack drones at a military parade in Pyongyang.

World • 28 Jul 23

Sergei Shoigu and members of the Russian military delegation visit the Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il monuments (Credit: Russian Defence Ministry)

North Korea shows banned missiles to Russian minister

Russia's defence minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to a defence exhibition that featured the North's banned ballistic missiles as both countries pledged to boost ties, North Korean state media reported.

World • 27 Jul 23

A village and a military guard post on the North Korean side of the DMZ, are seen from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju

UN command in 'conversation' with NK over US soldier

The UN Command has started a conversation with Pyongyang over US soldier Travis King, who ran across the border into North Korea last week, its deputy commander has said.

World • 24 Jul 23

A North Korean guard post seen from South Korea near the demilitarised zone in Paju

Fate of US soldier who fled to North Korea unknown

The US military is attempting to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing of the border from South to North Korea.

World • 19 Jul 23

South Korean soldiers stand guard in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarised Zone

US soldier facing disciplinary action goes into N Korea

A US soldier facing disciplinary action has crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea and is believed to be in North Korean custody, US officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state.

World • 18 Jul 23

Kim Jong Un (L) was shown applauding enthusiastically after the launch

North Korea confirms latest test of solid-fuel missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of the country's newest intercontinental ballistic missile, according to state media.

World • 13 Jul 23

South Korean military said a long-range missile was launched (file image)

N Korea fires long-range missile ahead of key meeting

North Korea conducted a missile test with its longest ever flight time off its east coast, as leaders of South Korea and Japan were set to meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit to discuss threats including the nuclear-armed North.

World • 12 Jul 23

Images released by the South Korean military showed parts of the debris from the North Korean rocket

South Korea salvages wreckage of failed North satellite

North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite this morning, but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.

World • 31 May 23

North Korea had said it would launch its first military reconnaissance satellite between 31 May and 11 June (file pic)

North Korea launches space satellite towards south

North Korea launched what it called a space satellite towards South Korea tonight, according to South Korea's military, prompting emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of the south and Japan.

Asia • 30 May 23

Tokyo has warned that North Korea may actually be a sanctions-defying ballistic missile test (Stock image)

North Korea informs Japan of 'satellite launch'

North Korea has informed Japan that it is preparing to launch a satellite as early as this week, Tokyo has announced but warned it may actually be a sanctions-defying ballistic missile test.

World • 29 May 23

The US has pledged to deploy more so-called 'strategic assets' such as aircraft carriers, submarines, and long-range bombers to South Korea to deter North Korea

US nuclear submarines to visit South Korea in key deal

For the first time since the 1980s a US Navy nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) will visit South Korea to help demonstrate the United States' resolve to protect the country from a North Korean attack.

World • 27 Apr 23