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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Sunday for an official working visit.

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(MENAFN) North Korea announced on Thursday that it has carried out a test of a tactical ballistic missile fitted with a cluster munition warhead, asserting that the weapon can inflict severe damage over targeted zones, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held high-level talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Sunday, with both sides signaling a deepening and formalized defense partnership stretching into the next decade.

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(MENAFN) Russia and North Korea have inaugurated road traffic across a newly completed bridge over the Tumen River, marking the first direct road connection between the two countries.

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(MENAFN) Moscow and Pyongyang have moved to strengthen their security apparatus partnership, announcing expanded cooperation in law enforcement following high-level ministerial talks held in the North Korean capital, state media reported...

U.S. House Committee on Armed Services

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region.

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(MENAFN) North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un declared that his country will not alter its position as a nuclear-armed state, emphasizing that this status "will never change," according to reports released Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un doubled down Tuesday on his country's nuclear ambitions, declaring its weapons status immutable while formally designating South Korea as Pyongyang's foremost adversary, state media announced....

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(MENAFN) North Korea discharged approximately 10 ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Saturday, according to South Korea’s armed forces.

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(MENAFN) North Korea launched roughly ten ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, only days after Pyongyang warned of “terrible consequences” in response to ongoing military...

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(MENAFN) South Korea said on Tuesday that North Korea’s reaction to recent remarks about drone flights indicates “meaningful progress” in reducing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to North Korea regarding drone flights that he said sparked unnecessary military tensions, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in an uncommon gesture, conveyed regret to North Korea on Monday regarding drone flights carried out by private individuals, which he said had sparked avoidable military tensions with Pyongyang,...

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(MENAFN) Russian and North Korean transport ministers met in St. Petersburg on Sunday to discuss enhancing connectivity between the two nations, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) China’s national airline, Air China, resumed direct flights to North Korea on Monday, ending a six-year suspension, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) Air China, the country's flagship national carrier, restored direct air links with North Korea on Monday, ending a six-year suspension that had left the two neighboring capitals without commercial passenger flights since the onset of the...

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(MENAFN) Belarus is moving to establish a diplomatic footprint in Pyongyang, with President Alexander Lukashenko ordering the launch of a resident embassy in North Korea as the two isolated nations accelerate efforts to cement a sweeping new...

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(MENAFN) Belarus and North Korea finalized a treaty of “friendship and cooperation” on Thursday during Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s visit to Pyongyang, where he met with leader Kim Jong Un. The Belarusian presidency confirmed that...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko touched down in North Korea on Wednesday, marking his inaugural official trip to the East Asian country.

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a dual-edged message to the world Thursday, dangling the possibility of improved ties with Washington while simultaneously slamming Seoul's recent outreach as hollow — deepening uncertainty over the...