New Jersey mid-air helicopter crash, flood in Gaza camps, China drills. Here’s your Monday morning brief for December 29th, ...

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Pyongyang’s outreach to Moscow and cautious reset with Beijing narrows US options and sidelines denuclearisation ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised ties with Russia as the "most sincere alliance," reaffirming his commitment to ...

Lin Ying-yu (林穎佑), an associate professor in Tamkang University’s Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies, said the drills were not solely a response to this month’s US arms ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Sep. 13, 2023. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and ...

Mr Trump’s scheduled visit to China in 2026 could open a window to revive Trump-Kim talks, dormant since June 2019. Read more ...

South Korea on Thursday called on China to play a role in fostering conditions to resume dialogue with North Korea, Seoul's ...

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Differing strategic visions in Washington and Seoul are reshaping debate over the US–South Korea alliance as Russia’s growing security ties with North Korea add new complexity to the Indo-Pacific ...

Kim Jong Un has confirmed that North Korean troops cleared mines in Russia’s Kursk region during a 120-day deployment, acknowledging nine deaths as Pyongyang’s support for Moscow’s war effort deepens.

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In the more than three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, North Korea has emerged as a significant ally for Moscow. By first providing ...