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When Donald Trump re-enters the White House on January 20, he will find that Kim Jong Un, the man he so enjoyed meeting, has built for himself a new international status – and is now a major ally of Vladimir Putin. 

North Korea is blasting the sounds of screams, gunfire, bombs, and chilling music at the South Korean border, which some experts say almost amounts to "torture".

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un announced a mutual defence agreement earlier this year, which has paved the way for an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops to join in Russia's fight against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the West needs to bolster its aid to the country, while the Kremlin says it saw "positive signals" from the election of Donald Trump.

Tensions on the peninsula have been at their highest pitch in years, with the North launching a flurry of ballistic missiles in violation of UN sanctions.

The South Korean president says he's sorry for controversies surrounding his wife, but also denied wrongdoing and claimed opponents had "demonised" her.

With the world "on the brink of a potential nuclear war", scientists are trying to work out just how bad it would be.

North Korea fires at least seven short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, Japan's defence minister says, shortly after Pyongyang condemns military drills by its rivals.

North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang's foreign minister has said, whilst Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on allies to take action to tackle the presence of North Korean troops.

North Korean state media said the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile flew higher into space than had ever been achieved.

North Korean soldiers are not only on Russian soil, but have been deployed in Russia's Kursk region on the Ukrainian border. What exactly does this mean? 

North Korea fires a long-range ballistic missile, marking Pyongyang's first weapons test since South Korea accused the country of sending tens of thousands of soldiers to Russia.

The Pentagon statement marks the first US confirmation that North Korean troops have been deployed in the region.

The incident is the second in five months that Pyongyang has used Cold War-style psychological tactics to cover parts of Seoul in rubbish.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the deployment is very serious and warned the forces will be 'fair game' if they go into combat against Ukraine on behalf of Russia.

Journalist Jean Lee says Pyongyang can acquire Russian technology to advance its nuclear weapon program.

Russia, searching for avenues to bolster its war in Ukraine, appears poised to send North Korean troops to the front, in a move described as "a significant escalation".

South Korean intelligence reports say North Korean special forces have been sent to Russia to fight against Ukraine.

Editor's Note (13/11/2024): This video quotes US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin from a speech where he did not directly criticise North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia, instead expressing general concern over military co-operation between North Korea and Russia. Mr Austin has directly criticised the North Korean deployment in a later media conference.

Ukraine releases a video, allegedly taken by a Russian soldier, showing North Koreans collecting Russian military uniforms and equipment.

South Korean intelligence alleges 1,500 DPRK special forces personnel are already in eastern Russia, calling for their immediate withdrawal.