North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said North Korean units had been carrying out "human wave" attacks against Ukrainian positions.

North Korean troops have now entered Russia’s war with Ukraine in a major way, and some have been killed, Western officials say.

A North Korean soldier fighting for Russia has died while in Ukrainian captivity, South Korean intelligence says. The soldier is believed to be one of thousands of North Koreans helping Russia fight its nearly three-year war in Ukraine.

South Korea's military has said that North Korea is preparing to continue aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine, despite casualties.

There are risks of North Korea sending additional troops and military equipment to the Russian army,” Zelensky said. “We will have tangible responses to this.”

Washington is throwing “oil on the fire” by allowing Ukraine to use US-made long-range missiles to target Russian territory, the Kremlin has said. Condemning president Joe Biden’s decision ...

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang on Monday night for an official visit to Russia, North Korean state-controlled media reported. The Pentagon reports that around 10,000 ...

SEOUL, December 29. /TASS/. North Korea announced "an extremely tough response strategy towards the US" at the plenary session of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean Central News Agency ( KCNA) reports.

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine.

SPECIAL REPORT – In the waning days of 2024, The Cipher Brief asked members of our expert network to look to the year ahead, and identify an area of particular concern in the national or global security space that they believe bears watching in 2025.