Travis King, an Army soldier who ran into North Korea, pleaded guilty Friday to desertion at Fort Bliss, Texas. King is now free from custody.

The troops could arrive in Russia in the coming months, following the deployment of 11,000 North Korean soldiers to Russia’s Kursk Oblast in November 2024. Western officials estimate that ...

Kim paid public tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, part of an effort to cement the two countries’ strategic defense pact.

North Korea will send as many as 30,000 more troops to Russia to fight against Ukraine, Kyiv’s intelligence services have reported.

North Korea initially dispatched around 11,000 soldiers to Russia in the fall of 2024 to help fend off a Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast.

North Korea opened a massive beach resort on its east coast to the public, state-run media reported Wednesday, with Russian guests expected to start arriving next week.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, top left, and South Korean army soldiers, bottom right, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June 12.

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South’s military said Friday.

China and North Korea present very different challenges than Iran.