Putin and Kim Jong Un's new alliance is proving to be a win-win

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Kim Jong Un and Putin in Pyongyang.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Pyongyang in June, 2024.

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A US Army private who tried to flee to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion and other criminal charges, his lawyer says

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A man walks past a television showing a Korean news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King.
A man walks past a television showing a Korean news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King.

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I've been to North Korea more than 180 times. Here's how tourists can stay out of trouble.

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Inside North Korea and South Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, 2002. [ONLY LICENSED FOR USE IN THIS ARTICLE]
South Korean and US military personnel steps away from Simon on his first visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in 2002. He says they didn't say hello when greeted.

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I studied in North Korea for a month. The isolation shocked me the most.

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A man in his early twenties stands next to several flags and in front of a large monument at an intersection in Pyongyang.
Todor Merdjanov at an intersection in Pyongyang.

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A North Korean anti-tank missile vehicle appears to be operating near Ukraine. It may be the 1st armored vehicle Pyongyang has sent Russia.

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Two Bulsae-4s ride down a street side-by-side. North Korean flag hang in the background.
Two Bulsae-4s at a military parade in North Korea.

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North Korea is looking for medicine overseas to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity, spy agency says

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The state of Kim Jong Un's health has been speculated on for years.

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I'm from Tanzania and stayed at a North Korean summer camp. It was the perfect hideout, even if nobody had internet.

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Regina Beraldo Kihwele and Russian friends on the first night at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016.
Regina Beraldo Kihwele on the first night at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016.

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What the West's foes may be learning from the Ukraine war

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A US-provided M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian positions on December 29 in Ukraine.
A US-provided M142 HIMARS launches a rocket at Russian positions in Ukraine.

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North Korea finally set to open a deserted beach town resort next door to a missile test site

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Buildings next to a beach
North Korea has been building luxury hotels near the beach to attract tourists to the resort.

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A North Korean defector was made a minister in South Korea, likely irking Kim Jong Un, experts say

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Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London who fled to South Korea in 2016, speaks to the media in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 19, 2019.
Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London who defected to South Korea in 2016.

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