The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (LEAD) N. Korea, Russia launch construction of road bridge across Tumen River: Seoul SEOUL -- North Korea and Russia ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly oversaw the test of a supersonic cruise missile fired from a new battleship -- the destroyer Choe Hyon -- this week. South Korea's spy agency says an ...

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American, South Korean and Ukrainian officials have said North Korea sent as many as 12,000 troops to Russia in the fall to fight in Kursk, which Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, saying the deployment was meant to help Russia regain ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials ...