Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.

North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used in its war against Ukraine.

Soldiers from North Korea fighting on behalf of Moscow have reportedly pulled back from the frontline in Russia's Kursk region.

The new premier of North Korea has been sworn in during a two-day parliamentary meeting in Pyongyang. State media on Friday broadcast footage of Pak Thae Song addressing parliament during the key session.

North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons "precisely" hit their targets.

Trump’s acknowledgment of North Korea as a “nuclear power” risks granting legitimacy to Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal. For decades North Korea has sought international recognition as a legitimate nuclear state despite facing and sanctions diplomatic isolation aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions.

North Korean troops' limited combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefields have contributed to heavy losses.

His son and successor, the late leader Kim Jong-il reinstated the New Year holiday in 1989 as part of his nationalistic campaigns aimed at safeguarding the country's socialist regime, with two days designated as holidays for the occasion since 2010, according to the unification ministry.

What do George Wallace, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Jackson, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan have in common? Each would have made a better president for the years 1977-1981 than Jimmy Carter.

The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vulin, joined a small group of leaders congratulating Lukashenko on his "victory" in the recent presidential elections. "Lukashenko is increasingly being viewed as part of the 'Russian world' globally,

According to General Budanov, Kim Jong-un has handed over at least 120 M1989 Koksan artillery systems to Russia over the past three months, as well as 120 M1991 multiple rocket launchers. Speaking to The Warzone, he said Pyongyang was preparing a new shipment of hardware, which analysts say is on its way.