South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties.
North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the constitution that would further cement its hostile policy towards South Korea.
Kim Jong Un oversaw the missile test — the first since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Trump has said he would reach out to Kim in his second term.
North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's military said Friday.
South Korea's military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some of its soldiers captured.
While Trump in an interview recently called North Korea a 'nuclear power' hinting a prospective meeting with Kim, the North on Sunday vowed 'toughest response' to US, South Korea for their continued military drills 'targeting' Pyongyang.
South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.
The action suggested North Korea will likely maintain its its confrontational stance against the U.S. for now, even though President Donald Trump said he intends to reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The moves suggested North Korea will likely maintain its run of weapons tests and its confrontational stance against the US.
Seoul, Jan 26 (IANS): North Korea's foreign ministry said Sunday Pyongyang should maintain "the toughest counteraction" to the US as long as it rejects the country's sovereignty and security interests.
SEOUL - North Korea conducted on Saturday a strategic cruise missile test, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.