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North Korea's Kim reaffirms alliance with Russia in letter to Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged full support for Moscow and highlighted a deepening alliance with President Vladimir Putin in a Russia Day message.

2026.6.12

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrive for a reception marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

China's Xi may visit North Korea next week in bid to bring Pyongyang closer into the fold

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to travel to Pyongyang as early as next week to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the latest in a tight sequence of summits running through Beijing that has unsettled not only Seoul but also Washington.

2026.5.21

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to the media following his meetings with foreign delegations at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9. [AFP/YONHAP]

Putin thanks commander for troops' participation in Victory Day parade: North media

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked a North Korean military commander after North Korean troops took part in Russia's Victory Day military parade, the North's state media reported Sunday.

2026.5.10

President Donald Trump, right, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. [AP/YONHAP]

Putin may visit China following Trump's planned diplomatic trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit China in May following U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned trip, the South China Morning Post reported Saturday.

2026.3.29

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, Korea, Oct. 30. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Trump says he had 'positive' call with Xi over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran, other issues

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had a "positive" phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on an array of subjects, including Taiwan, the Russia-Ukraine war, Iran and his plan to travel to Beijing in April.

2026.2.5

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrive at the Tiananmen Gate for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. From front left: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un and Shehbaz Sharif. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

North Korean media report on New Year's cards suggests chill with China remains

North Korea's state media reported Sunday that leader Kim Jong-un sent New Year's cards to several heads of state, including the Chinese president, but did not disclose the recipients' names or the contents of the messages.

2026.1.18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, second from left, shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a spaceport in the far eastern Amur region in Russia, on Sep. 13, 2023, their first reunion in over four years. [AP/YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un sends New Year's greeting to Putin, calls bilateral ties 'precious common asset'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of New Year's Day, calling the two countries' relations a "precious common asset," the North's state media said Saturday.

2025.12.27

Sergei Udaltsov, Russian left-wing political activist, stands behind a glass in a cage in a courtroom prior to a session in Moscow, Russia, on April 21. [AP/YONHAP]

Russian court sentences pro-war activist, Putin critic to 6 years in prison

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.

2025.12.26

A picture released by North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Sept. 4 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, in a private vehicle with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 3 in Beijing. [RODONG SINMUN]

Putin sends New Year's message to Kim Jong-un hailing 'heroic' dispatch of North's troops to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greeting to mark New Year's Day to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hailing the North's “heroic” dispatch of troops in Russia's war against Ukraine, the North's state media said Thursday.

2025.12.25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, unseen, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 1. [AP/YONHAP]

Zelensky says U.S. peace plan 'looks better' with revisions but work continues

Ukraine’s president spoke optimistically Monday about the progress of revising the Donald Trump administration’s peace plan, saying “it looks better” and the work will continue during talks on how to end Russia’s nearly four-year war.

2025.12.2