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North Korean Public Security Minister Pang Tu Sop, right, meets with Russian Vice Interior Minister Vitaly Shulika at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

US and allies accuse North Korea and Russia of flagrantly violating UN sanctions in military deals

The United States and 10 allies say the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea flagrantly violates U.N. sanctions and has helped Moscow increase its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.

South Korean People Power Party's presidential candidate Kim Moon Soo exits out to cast his early vote for the June 3 presidential election at a polling station in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Ryu Young-seok/Yonhap via AP)

South Korean presidential election roiled by coffee beans, Chanel bags and room salon

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a blue tarp covering a North Korean destroyer after it suffered a failed launch while it was being put to sea in Chongjin, North Korea, Friday, May 23, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

North Korea detains 4 officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer

CORRECTS SOURCE- This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows North Korea's new naval destroyer on May 18, 2025, in Chongjin, North Korea. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

With North Korean leader Kim furious over failed destroyer launch, 4 officials have been detained

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a launching ceremony of a new naval destroyer at a western port in Nampo, North Korea, on April 25, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s second naval destroyer is damaged in a failed launch attended by Kim

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects the military exercises at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean defectors urge the UN to hold the country’s leader accountable for rights abuses

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, testifies before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing to examine President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a drill of long-range artillery and missile systems at North Korea’s eastern coast Thursday, May 8, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says leader Kim supervised missile tests simulating nuclear strikes against rivals

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles toward its eastern waters

South Korea says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward sea

In this photo provided by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun, right, speaks to reporters in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy via AP)

South Korea remains confident about $18b nuclear deal put on hold by Czech court

In this undated photo provided on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a munitions factory in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader urges increased artillery shell production amid alignment with Russia

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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows a a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a bridge between North Korea and Russia, in Rason Municipality, North Kora Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Persons are not identified. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link

People pass by a TV screen reporting North Korea confirms troops deployment to Russia during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, and his daughter visit to observe the test-firings, conducted on April 28 and April 29, 2025, of missiles from a newly launched destroyer " Choe Hyon " at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim watches missile test-firings from country’s first destroyer

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of a new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin thanks North Korea for troop deployment and promises not to forget their sacrifices

North Korea has confirmed reports that it has dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, second right, and his daughter, third right, seen at bottom right, attend a ceremony to unveil a new naval destroyer at a western port in Nampo a launching ceremony at a western port in Nampo, North Korea, Friday, April 25, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim touts new naval destroyer, blames US for tensions

In this photo, provided by South Korea Air Force, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top left, fly over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jet, F-16 fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets in South Korea during the joint aerial drills of South Korea and the United States, at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (South Korea Air Force via AP)

North Korea threatens a response to US flying long-range bombers over South Korea

In this photo, provided by South Korea Air Force, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top left, fly over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jet, F-16 fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets in South Korea during the joint aerial drills of South Korea and the United States, at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (South Korea Air Force via AP)

US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary

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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, right, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, shake hands at the end of a joint press briefing, after their meeting at Prime Minister's Office Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s Ishiba and NATO chief vow to deepen security ties as regional threats rise

Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed, attends a funeral service for Hwang Jang-yop, who was the intellectual force behind North Korea's philosophy of self-reliance, at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2010. (Yonhap via AP)

Famous North Korean assassin who became a pastor in the South following failed 1968 mission dies

People watch a TV screen showing a file image of South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korean leader’s sister denounces denuclearization calls, saying nuclear status is permanent

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Korea’s military fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers cross the border

A helicopter dumps water on a mountain after a wildfire broke out in Cheongsong, South Korea, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea struggles to contain wildfires that have killed 28

In this photo provided Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center left in a black jacket, stands by what appeared to be a large reconnaissance drone at an undisclosed location in North Korea, earlier this week. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment

In this this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russia's Security Council Secretary, Sergey Shoigu, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk togethers during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, March 21, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia’s war in Ukraine in talks with top official

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool, File)

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U.S. Army's armored vehicles prepare to cross the Hantan river at a training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires several ballistic missiles after the US and South Korea began military drills

South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles off the North’s west coast

In this undated photo provided on March 8, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, bottom right, visits a shipyard to construct warships at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea unveils nuclear-powered submarine for the first time

Protesters shout slogans during a press conference demanding to stop the upcoming Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea and also demanding to investigate the cause thoroughly about fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 7, 2025. A banner reads "Stop the Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea and Demand to Investigate the cause thoroughly about fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea stops some military drills after accidental bombing in possible setback to US exercises

Local resident Park Sung-sook reacts at her damaged house near a bomb accident site in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean fighter jets accidentally drop bombs, injuring 8 people