The treaty underscores a strengthening of military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow while geopolitical tensions rise.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s ...

SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - North Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries' leaders ...

Fighting a war in real time could give Pyongyang’s untested forces hands-on practice: A dress rehearsal for a conflict with its hated neighbor. Russia could even help modernize Kim’s outdated ...

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Persistent intelligence reports that thousands of North Korean troops were heading to Russia raised the alarm they could be used in the war against Ukraine. That fear has now crystalized with ...

The deployment of North Korean forces is the latest sign of the deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow as they join forces against the West. Here’s what we know about the ...

SEOUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Some high-ranking North Korean military officials and troops deployed to Russia for the war in Ukraine might move to the frontline, South Korean lawmakers said on Tuesday ...

Earlier Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte NATO confirmed recent Ukrainian intelligence reports that some North Korean military units were already in the Kursk region. Adding thousands of ...

Rutte said he could confirm that North Korean military units had been deployed in the field in Russia's western Kursk region. Ukrainian troops launched a ground offensive in Kursk in August and ...