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A British tour guide who shows groups of tourists around North Korea says everyone’s “wrong” about the country — and it’s just a “normal” place to live. Zoe Stephens, 31, has visited ...

North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to Russia, adding to 11,000 already deployed, South Korea's military said. About 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or injured while supporting ...

SEOUL - North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops to Russia in 2025 and is still supplying missiles, artillery and ammunition to help Moscow fight Kyiv, South Korea’s military said on March 27.

Photos show daily life in remote parts of North Korea and its capital, Pyongyang. Slogans and propaganda are common sights on ...

State-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday that Kim oversaw the testing of “various kinds of reconnaissance and suicide drones” produced by North Korea’s Unmanned Aerial ...

North Korea is spotlighting a new residential development in its capital as it emerges from a five-year pandemic-induced isolation — with leader Kim Jong Un personally overseeing a sprawling ...

North Korea was founded in 1948 under Kim Il Sung as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspired by strict Marxist-Leninist principles. Its population of roughly 26 million people lives ...

Russia soon to begin to build road bridge to North Korea Russia and North Korea will soon begin construction of a road bridge over the Tumen river between the two countries, Russia's ambassador to ...

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Analysts have said the development of the technology was likely assisted by Russia, which North Korea has supported recently by sending its soldiers to help with Moscow's war in Ukraine.