Youth take part in an action to mark the ninth anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly turned to education and membership groups to promote patriotism and loyalty among the country’s youth.
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has called for South Korea to be designated the North’s ‘principal enemy’.
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Freedom-based unification is a provocative approach that is unlikely to elicit a positive response from the North Korean leadership.
The North Korean team travels along the Seine in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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One of the world’s most secretive states, North Korea, has resumed its ‘sports diplomacy’ at Paris 2024.
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North Korea was already getting around sanctions, but its leaders will now be able to further expand their weapons buyer network.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stand together during the departure ceremony at an international airport outside Pyongyang, North Korea, in June 2024.
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The Russia-North Korea mutual defence treaty sheds light on challenges and opportunities the West faces in an increasingly multipolar world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Vietnam’s President To Lam during an official visit at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 20, 2024.
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While most European nations are on board with western sanctions, countries in the Global South have maintained economic and political links with Russia.
Kim Jung Un and Vladimir Putin during their high profile meeting in North Korea in June 2024.
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The Kim-Putin deal gives more power to Kim Jung Un and worries his neighbours.
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Russia is increasingly trying to find common cause with the Global South, including countries that matter to the West, such as Vietnam.
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A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
Putin and Kim meet on June 19 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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North Korea and Russia have been allies for a long time. The relationship has its roots in the second world war and its aftermath.
Street art in Edinburgh depicting Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Kim Jong un as babies playing with toys.
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A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea?
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Formerly one of the world’s largest markets for tiger bone, new research sheds light on the current situation in South Korea.
US secretary of state Antony Blinken and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 26.
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China’s need for allies is driven by its worry about neighbouring North Korea and concern about western dominance.
South Korea’s pesident faces political woes.
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The South Korean leader seeks to strengthen ties with the US and Japan. But he might be hamstrung by domestic concerns.
Small shops, many run by women, are a common sight in North Korea.
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The two countries watch each other’s policy shifts very carefully and respond accordingly.
People walking on the street in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 2012.
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A survey shows the impact foreign media is having on North Korea’s residents, despite the government’s harsh crackdown
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
The Arch of Reunification has been destroyed – reversing decades of government policy targeting eventual reunification with the South.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a screen at the Seoul Railway Station on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un and his daughter visit a factory that produces rocket launchers.
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Kim Jong-un is continuing to release statements about a possible military conflict with South Korea.