Pyongyang's monthly troop losses could skyrocket if it deploys more troops to the frontlines in Kursk and continues sustaining high losses.

Trump’s acknowledgment of North Korea as a “nuclear power” risks granting legitimacy to Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal. For decades North Korea has sought international recognition as a legitimate nuclear state despite facing and sanctions diplomatic isolation aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions.

Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade and battle tactics.

Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung said Thursday that Seoul could be bypassed in potential dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang and that it would be important to convince the North to return to talks for a path conducive to global peace.

A lone North Korean soldier who survived an intense battle against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region chose to blow himself up rather than allow himself to be captured, Kyiv

The battles in which DPRK soldiers participate are geographically closer to Davos than to Pyongyang. Europe needs to act as a strong global player, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

"I didn't even know who we were fighting against," the captured soldier from Pyongyang told Ukraine's Security Service.

A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.

The deployment of North Korean troops to Russia's Kursk region tells much about where North Korean-Russian relations are going.

Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.

North Koreans are closely watching for potential economic changes following Pak Thae Song's appointment as premier.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was ready to hand captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for the return of Ukrainian POWs held in Russia. Zelensky's offer ...