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North Korea Fires Short-range Ballistic Missiles Before Trump's Return

The launch came as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited South Korea for a series of meetings with top officials, with the Asian neighbours seeking to boost bilateral ties before Trump returns to office next week.

Latin Times

North Korea fires multiple missiles as Japanese foreign minister visits Seoul

Takeshi Iwaya in South Korea for talks on trilateral cooperation with US

The Independent UK

North Korea launches multiple, short-range ballistic missiles

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles travelled up to 250km (155 miles) before landing in the sea.

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South Korea says North Korea launched projectile toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year

South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025

The Independent UK

Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?

Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors

The Guardian - AU

North Korea benefiting from troops fighting alongside Russia, US issues grave warning

Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia ‘rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours’

The Independent UK

North Korea Tests Hypersonic Missile, Kim Vows Nuclear Expansion

North Korea's recent hypersonic missile test raises concerns amidst skepticism and geopolitical challenges.

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North Koreans die in droves even as Russia unleashes firepower on Ukraine

Ukraine’s defence held the frontline against assaults over Christmas, but air defences remained vulnerable.

Al Jazeera

Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea

First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports

The Guardian - UK

North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties fighting for Russia, South Korea says

South Korea says Pyongyang has expressed intention of providing Russia with suicide drones

The Independent UK

'More than 3000 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded,' in Putin's Ukraine war, claims Zelensky

Pyongyang was also reported to be preparing to send ‘kamikaze drones’ for Russia’s invasion

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The Guardian - UK

More than 1,000 North Korean military casualties in Ukraine war, says South Korea

Claims underline risks posed to North’s untested armed forces amid reports regime could send reinforcements

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: North Korea preparing to send more troops to Russia, says South Korea – as it happened

Troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to be shipped to Russia to support war against Ukraine, say Seoul’s joint chiefs of staff

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un ‘personally overseeing’ North Korean training for Ukraine amid reports of heavy losses

Pyongyang claimed on Thursday that its alliance with Russia was ‘normal’ and ‘very effective’, despite international alarm about the deployment of North Korean troops to the war in Ukraine

International Business Times

'At Least 100 North Koreans Killed' Fighting For Russia: Seoul

At least 100 North Koreans deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Warning North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia ‘in months’

Kim Jong Un vowed his country would ‘invariably support’ Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on North Koreans dying for Russia: an alarming alliance gains strength

Editorial: For Pyongyang, dead soldiers are a price worth paying for the rewards of friendship with Moscow

International Business Times

North Korea State Media Slams South's Yoon As 'Ringleader Of Rebellion'

North Korean state media on Monday decried the South's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as a "ringleader of rebellion", its first reaction to his removal from office over a short-lived martial law decree.

The Guardian - AU

North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt

State media in neighbouring country that has been ruled by a dictatorial dynasty since 1948 breaks silence to criticise President Yoon’s ‘gangster nation’

TechRadar

North Korean hackers target South Korea with Internet Explorer vulnerabilities to deploy RokRAT malware

North Korean hacker intensifies cyber-espionage efforts by targeting media organizations and experts in South Korean affairs.

International Business Times

North Korea, Russia Defense Treaty Comes Into Force

A landmark defense pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday.

The Independent UK

California man charged with shipping weapons to North Korea intended for ‘surprise attack on South Korea’

A California man has been charged with shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea

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