Ukraine on Wednesday named three North Korean generals it says are accompanying the Asian nation's troops in Russia
Read MoreKim also said that North Korea is facing a "grave threat" from what it sees as a US-led nuclear-based military bloc in the region
Read MoreThe escape of Ri Il Gyu from Cuba made headlines globally last month. He was the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to defect to the South since 2016
Read MoreThe two leaders met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington
Read MoreThe drone-zapping laser weapons the South Korean military has developed with Hanwha Aerospace are effective and cheap, with USD 1.45 per shot, but quiet and invisible
Read MorePutin drew attention to statements by the United States and other NATO countries that have agreed to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with Western-supplied weapons
Read MoreThis is a rare overseas trip for Putin since he launched the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and a key moment for Kim, who has not hosted another world leader in his politically isolated country since the Covid-19 pandemic
Read MoreNorth Korea has launched ballistic and cruise missiles as well as tactical rockets in recent months, describing them as part of a program to upgrade its defensive capabilities
Read MoreThis exercise comes hot on the heels of South Korea's disclosure that the North had launched short-range missiles into the East Sea just a day prior
Read MoreJapan said on Monday afternoon, at 3:03 p.m. (local time) that North Korea launched at least one apparent ballistic missile
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