North Korea plans to send military workers to Russia

North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the two nations. North Korea has …

North Korea to send 6,000 military builders, engineers to rebuild war-torn Kursk, says Russia

Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu lands in Pyongyang on June 17, 2025. (TASS/Yonhap) After Russia’s top security official met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on a visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday, North Korea announced it would send 6,000 …

North Korea to send thousands of workers to help rebuild Russia's Kursk

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) plans to send 6,000 workers to help rebuild the Kursk region of Russia after Ukraine's incursion, Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu (L) told Russian state media Tuesday. Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE …

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

North Korea sends workers to rebuild Kursk region

North Korea will send thousands of workers to Russia to rebuild the Kursk region, the BBC reports. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met with North Korean leader Kim Jong un on the 17th of June and told Russian media that it can be …

South Korea, USA, and Japan Hold Joint Air Drills to Counter North Korea

On June 18, South Korea, the United States of America, and Japan conducted joint air exercises aimed at strengthening trilateral security cooperation to counter threats from North Korea (DPRK). This was reported by the South Korean Air Force, according to …

North Korea’s international film festival to return in fall after six-year break

North Korea’s leading international film festival is set to return after a six-year absence this year, highlighting the country’s apparent willingness to give its citizens a rare chance to engage with outside cultural content after years of isolation. The …

Ukraine, Japan strengthen security ties amid growing Russia–North Korea cooperation

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba discussed Russia’s cooperation with North Korea and Iran, which poses a real threat not only to Europe but to the entire world, including the Southeast Asian region. As …

Zelenskyy and Japanese PM discuss tougher sanctions on Russia and its ties with North Korea and Iran

Zelenskyy and Ishiba. Photo: Ukrainian President's Office President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada to discuss the threats posed by Russia’s cooperation with North …

North Korea to send military construction workers, deminers to aid reconstruction in Russia

North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the nations. The deepening ties …