North Korea

At least 50,000 North Korean troops headed to Russia, Zelensky says

"A decision has been made for 30,000 to 50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on the territory of Russia,” Zelensky announced on Sunday. He did not say where he got the estimate.

North Korean service members march during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2026.
A boy cools off in a fountain during a heatwave in Seoul, South Korea, July 31, 2026.

Record Korean peninsula heatwave sets 122-year high temperature of 42.5°C

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations honouring North Korean troops killed while fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 26, 2026.

Russia seeks additional 30,000 North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine, Zelensky claims

Dr. Yufang Rong and her husband Dr. Youlin Chen, an American seismologist held for nearly two years by China, pose together in this undated photograph provided on July 13, 2026.

Chinese-American seismologist detained in China after North Korea nuclear test study publication


'This is not North Korea': Nir Barkat calls Netanyahu 'supreme leader'

Earlier in the program when asked whether he had watched the interview with freed hostage Eli Sharabi, Barkat said "I had more important things to do."

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Economy Minister Nir Barkat

Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says

A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone.

Debris is scattered across the road at the site of a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, January 31, 2025

North Korea condemns Trump's Gaza takeover proposal as 'bluster'

The commentary is aimed at Trump's shock announcement that the US intends to remove Gaza residents and transform the territory into what the president billed as a "Riviera of the Middle East."

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019

First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea

Tour Rason's top sites and celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday in North Korea, Koryo Tours announced.

 North Korean waitress serves beer to foreign tourists, Kaesong Folk Hotel.

Danes see US as bigger threat than Iran after Greenland dispute

Nearly half of Danish citizens view America as a major security concern following tensions over US interest in acquiring Greenland.

 US President-elect Donald Trump, Trump's plane landing in Greenland (illustrative).

Zelensky says ready to hand over N. Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainians captive in Russia

This follows Zelensky saying on Saturday that Ukraine had captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi visit an exhibition of new Ukrainian made drone-missiles Peklo dedicated to the Day of Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 6.

Zelensky says Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk

Kyiv says that North Korean troops are fighting in the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an incursion in August.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 8, 2025.

North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says

On Dec. 17, a US military official said North Korea had suffered several hundred casualties while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol watch honour guards marching past during a welcoming ceremony upon Belousov's arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, North Korea, in this still image from video released on November 29, 2024

North Korean forces suffer several hundred casualties in Russia's Kursk, US official says

This comes amidst war blogger reports that the DPRK troops are drastically underprepared for official comabt.

 Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol watch honour guards marching past during a welcoming ceremony upon Belousov's arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, North Korea, in this still image from video released on November 29, 2024.

South Korean president faces impeachment calls after martial law debacle

The main opposition Democratic Party called for Yoon, who has been in office since 2022, to resign or face impeachment.

 SOUTH KOREAN President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the Korea-Pacific Islands Summit in Seoul, last week.