World Sep 17 Kim Jong Un returns to North Korea after visit to Russia that set off arms deal concerns North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home Sunday from Russia, ending a six-day trip that triggered global concerns about weapons transfer deals between the two countries locked in separate standoffs with the West.
World Sep 16 Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers and missiles on tour with Russia’s defense minister North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship from its Pacific fleet on Saturday as he continued a trip in Russia’s Far East that has sparked Western concerns.
World Sep 15 North Korea’s Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons Kim's rare foreign trip has raised concerns about banned weapons transfer deals between the increasingly isolated countries.
World Sep 05 Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin to discuss arms deal It’s unclear how far Kim and Putin’s military cooperation could go, but any sign of warming relations will worry rivals like the U.S. and South Korea.
World Aug 24 Japan’s neighbors share fear and frustration over radioactive water release Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant.
World Aug 23 North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit.
World Aug 16 North Korea says U.S. soldier Travis King who crossed border was disillusioned with American inequality The soldier's family said his mother is appealing to North Korea to treat her son humanely.
World Jul 20 North Korea unresponsive to requests to discuss soldier who crossed border, U.S. says Pvt. Travis King, who was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault, ran into North Korea while on a civilian tour of the border village of Panmunjom on Tuesday.
World Jul 19 North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a U.S. soldier who ran across the border Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals.
World Jul 18 U.S. soldier crosses border into North Korea after facing disciplinary action U.S. officials say an American detained after crossing the border from South Korea into North Korea was a U.S. soldier.