North Korea sending teams to Russia’s Kursk to aid war-hit area’s recovery

Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s Security Council secretary, made the announcement during a visit to Pyongyang. North Korea will send thousands of military builders and deminers to help reconstruction efforts in Russia’s Kursk region, an area Ukraine successfully …

Is North Korea boosting its nuclear capabilities?

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it is monitoring the construction of a new facility in North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex.   In a statement released last week, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency is " …

North Korea Will Send Thousands of Military Personnel to Help Rebuild Kursk Region, Shoigu Says

North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore parts of Russia's southwestern Kursk region following Ukraine's incursion there, state media reported on Tuesday as Russian Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu met with North …

State news agency RIA Novosti says North Korea to send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia

Russian Post launches package delivery service to North Korea

Russian Post has launched a package delivery service to North Korea, TASS reported, citing the company’s press service. Both individuals and legal entities in Russia can now send packages to the DPRK. According to Russian Post, deliveries will take 15 …

Shoigu visits North Korea on 'special assignment' from Putin

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang on June 17 on a "special assignment" from President Vladimir Putin, Russian state-controlled news agency TASS reported on June 17. Shoigu is expected to meet with North Korean …

North Korea To Send Thousands More Troops To Russia

News Investigators/ A top Russian official says North Korea is sending 1,000 mine clearing specialists and 5,000 soldiers to Russia’s Kursk region near the Ukrainian border. Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, announced the …

North Korea’s Covid-19 pandemic ‘miracle’ was a deadly lie, report says

SEOUL - North Korea has long claimed that it defeated the Covid-19 pandemic without vaccines, losing only 74 lives in what it called “a miracle unprecedented in the world’s public health history.” But a report released on June 17 said the ​government ​lied …

Russia's security chief says North Korea will dispatch 6,000 troops for reconstruction

Published: 17 Jun. 2025, 21:51 Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un smile together in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]   North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to send 6,000 military …

Russian media says North Korea to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian media reported, another sign of expanding military partnership between the two nations. …