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North Korea’s closer ties with China, Russia — and what Washington can do
NK News Data Correspondent Anton Sokolin joins this week’s podcast to discuss North Korea’s deepening ties with China an...
No location · Jul 15, 2026 · WedgetailUS can abandon North Korea’s denuclearization but make headway on nuclear freeze
Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Ki-ho Han, a research professor at the Ajou Institute of Uni...
No location · Jul 15, 2026 · WedgetailWhen China’s open-source AI is a trap
America’s quest for AI dominance is scary. China is not the solution
No location · Jul 14, 2026 · WedgetailLee calls for peace in event recognizing North Korean defectors’ plight, success
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Tuesday to work toward a future where both Koreas can prosper in a speech mar...
No location · Jul 14, 2026 · WedgetailHow a rare public purge spotlights Kim Jong Un’s struggle to root out corruption
North Korea’s recent sentencing of senior military official Pak Hui Chol centered on familiar allegations: bribery, abus...
No location · Jul 14, 2026 · WedgetailXi Jinping’s top ideology architect to visit North Korea: state media
China’s veteran ideologue and Xi Jinping’s top strategist is set to visit North Korea this week, state media from both c...
No location · Jul 14, 2026 · WedgetailJoint advisory on the exploitation of network devices by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors
This joint advisory outlines a persistent and enduring campaign of malicious cyber activity carried out by Russian state...
No location · Jul 13, 2026 · WedgetailPakistani Police Systems Hit by Chinese and Indian Espionage
Chinese and Indian spies converged on the same Balochistan police force, SentinelLabs found
No location · Jul 13, 2026 · WedgetailAfrican Union Summit Advances Continental Security Architecture
Leaders in Addis Ababa endorsed standing arrangements for rapid deployment forces and conflict early warning.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Jul 13, 2026Russian State Hackers Target Vulnerable Routers Worldwide, Joint Advisory Warns
Cybersecurity agencies from 12 countries have warned that Russian state-backed hackers are actively targeting vulnerable...
No location · Jul 13, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean defector arrivals ticks up but remains historically low
Only 43 North Korean defectors entered South Korea in the first quarter of this year, according to data from the Unifica...
No location · Jul 13, 2026 · WedgetailSeoul seeks North Korea’s help after sailor goes missing at sea
Seoul’s Unification Ministry asked North Korea to cooperate in the search for a missing South Korean sailor who may have...
No location · Jul 12, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean premier meets Chinese President Xi ahead of alliance anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping met North Korean Cabinet Premier Pak Thae Song in Beijing on Friday, according to Chinese s...
No location · Jul 10, 2026 · WedgetailSpain rejects claims Russian freighter carried nuclear sub parts to North Korea
The Spanish military has pushed back against claims that a sunken Russian freighter carried nuclear submarine parts boun...
No location · Jul 10, 2026 · WedgetailKim Jong Un oversees military meeting on improving nukes, navy and intel agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a Central Military Commission (CMC) meeting on Thursday where dozens of the coun...
No location · Jul 09, 2026 · WedgetailRussian companies explore North Korea deals in meat, mining and machinery
A Russian agricultural giant is planning to ship tons of meat to North Korea, records show, as Russian firms traveled to...
No location · Jul 09, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s premier to visit China to celebrate alliance treaty
North Korea’s premier will travel to China for a two-day visit starting Friday to mark the 65th anniversary of a bilater...
No location · Jul 09, 2026 · WedgetailLee calls on Mongolia to play greater role in spurring dialogue with North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Mongolia to play a greater role in facilitating dialogue with North Korea...
No location · Jul 09, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korea, Ukraine agree to respect North Korean prisoners’ wishes on release
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday agreed to resolve the fate ...
No location · Jul 09, 2026 · WedgetailLee asks for NATO’s support in halting North Korea’s weapons pursuit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung requested NATO’s support in stopping North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear and missile d...
No location · Jul 08, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s new destroyers, China border trade and Seoul’s coexistence dilemma
NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins this week’s podcast to discuss North Korea’s naval modernizatio...
No location · Jul 08, 2026 · WedgetailTax evasion in Moscow reveals early North Korean labor supply scheme: records
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing NK News series exploring Russia-DPRK relations based on court document...
No location · Jul 07, 2026 · WedgetailIndia replaces North Korea envoy just over a year after filling vacancy
India has named its next ambassador to North Korea, replacing its previous envoy just over a year after New Delhi filled...
No location · Jul 07, 2026 · WedgetailIf ludicrous Trump flattery can save NATO, bring it on
The NATO chief Mark Rutte is quite annoying. It is in a worthy cause
No location · Jul 06, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean ambassador takes up post in Austria as Pyongyang expands diplomacy
North Korea’s new ambassador to Austria officially took up his post after presenting his credentials to Austria’s presid...
No location · Jul 06, 2026 · WedgetailPro-North Korean activists arrested in Turkey ahead of NATO summit
Turkish police detained leaders of a Russia-based North Korea friendship group over an anti-NATO protest ahead of the al...
No location · Jul 06, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean traders fall victim to Russian corn supply scam: records
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing NK News series exploring Russia-DPRK relations based on court document...
No location · Jul 03, 2026 · WedgetailNATO ponders how to defend Eastern Europe as America pulls back
German tanks are returning to a region they once razed
No location · Jul 02, 2026 · WedgetailSeoul ministry prematurely renamed ‘defectors’ as migrants: human rights group
The South Korean government’s human rights watchdog alleged the Unification Ministry did not accurately take into accoun...
No location · Jul 02, 2026 · WedgetailRussia busted North Korean peanut delivery in rare sanctions compliance: records
Russian authorities busted an imported shipment of North Korean peanuts in a rare case of compliance with U.N. sanctions...
No location · Jul 02, 2026 · WedgetailNew Delhi Hosts Connectivity Corridor Signing
Transport ministers signed the next phase of the multi-modal corridor linking South Asia with the Gulf and Europe.
New Delhi, India · Jul 02, 2026North Korea leads global crypto crime with theft of $643M in first half of 2026
North Korean cybercriminals have stolen $643 million so far this year, leading the way for global cryptocurrency theft a...
No location · Jul 02, 2026 · WedgetailRussia trains North Korean experts to combat drug trafficking
Russia held a training session for North Korean anti-drug experts on combating narcotics trafficking this week, the Russ...
No location · Jul 02, 2026 · WedgetailSeoul, Kyiv move closer to transferring North Korean POWs to South Korea
South Korea and Ukraine have moved closer to transferring two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia, ...
No location · Jul 01, 2026 · WedgetailLee, Moon agree on need to continue pursuing dialogue with North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and former President Moon Jae-in agreed on the need to continue pursuing dialogue w...
No location · Jul 01, 2026 · WedgetailRussia to launch bus route to North Korea by end of 2026: official
Russia plans to launch a bus service linking its Far East and North Korea by the end of the year, a Moscow foreign minis...
No location · Jul 01, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea set to export more beer to Russia as allies’ commercial ties bolster
North Korea is set to expand its beer presence in Russia, with another brewery setting its sights on the ally’s lucrativ...
No location · Jul 01, 2026 · WedgetailRisky Business #844 -- China closes AI vulndev gap as USA lifts Fable ban
On this week’s show Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James Wilson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover: Anthr...
No location · Jul 01, 2026 · WedgetailAllies learn how to bully America
Can Taiwan use its chipmaking industry to strong-arm Donald Trump?
No location · Jun 30, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean illicit coal exports rising due to lax sanctions monitoring: report
North Korea has ramped up illicit coal exports on the back of its ties with China and Russia, a new report found, with i...
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