Sep 12 Watch 5:23 The challenges Ukraine faces as counteroffensive slowly regains territory from Russians By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Kim Jong Un's rare trip outside North Korea for an expected meeting with Vladimir Putin will focus on ammunition sales for Russia's war in Ukraine. Fighting remains fierce, especially in southern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces are trying to recapture occupied… Continue watching
Sep 12 Kim Jong Un in Russia to meet with Putin as both leaders face Western pressure By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press After decades of hot-and-cold relations, Russia and North Korea have drawn closer since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: 2,000 feared dead following flooding in Libya In our news wrap Monday, the Red Cross says up to 2,000 people may be dead after flooding from a powerful storm hit eastern Libya, the U.S. marked 22 years since the attacks of September 11, the FDA approved new… Continue watching
Sep 11 Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, expected to meet with Putin By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The meeting has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 09 Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese, Russian guests at North Korea's 75th anniversary celebration By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea invited visiting Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a paramilitary parade featuring rocket launchers pulled by trucks and tractors, state media said Saturday, in leader Kim Jong Un’s latest effort to display his ties with Moscow and Beijing. Continue reading
Sep 05 Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin to discuss arms deal By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: Firefighters have success holding back wildfire threatening Yellowknife In our news wrap Monday, firefighters have had some success holding back a wildfire threatening Yellowknife, two people died in wildfires burning in Washington state, former President Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia election interference case and… Continue watching
Aug 06 Kim Jong Un tours North Korean weapons factories, urges 'rapid expansion' of production By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and pledged to speed up efforts to advance his military’s arms and war readiness, state media… Continue reading
Jun 04 Kim Jong Un's sister vows North Korea will make 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council meeting over the North’s first, failed launch. Continue reading
Apr 13 North Korea launches new type of missile, sparks evacuation confusion in Japan By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A South Korean defense official said the military believes the test was of a new type of missile, possibly using solid fuel. It would be the first, if so. Continue reading