Australian warship deployed to impose UN sanctions on North Korea

An Australian warship has been deployed to impose United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. HMAS Sydney left in late March and will be deployed for three months to sail in nearby seas off Japan and enforce sanctions against North …

Russia and North Korea turn their war alliance into a propaganda tool

The scene is part of a new wave of propaganda that both North Korea and Russia are producing to exalt their partnership, which has deepened as Pyongyang has sent about 15,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war in Ukraine since last year. The footage featured …

Australia’s big move on North Korea

Australia has deployed a warship on a sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea. HMAS Sydney will patrol areas where the hermit state is suspected of illegal trading in violation of UN sanctions aimed at stopping it from acquiring nuclear weapons. …

Australia deploys warship in sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea

UN To Host First High-Level Meeting On North Korea's Human Rights Violations

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, May 12 (IANS) The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday.In a circulated letter, …

North Korean leader calls support for Russia in Ukraine a ‘sacred mission’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, May 9, 2025. (KCNA) North Korea’s decision to send troops and weapons to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is part of a “sacred mission” to counter U.S. influence around the …

(LEAD) S. Korea, NATO hold military staff talks over defense cooperation

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held their third military staff talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to strengthen their defense …

Time for a consistent approach to North Korean human rights

When South Korea goes to the polls next month, voters will not only elect a new president, they will also choose a new direction for how the country engages with one of its most difficult and contested challenges: the human rights issue in North Korea. …

Ukraine’s HIMARS are blowing up Russia’s best North Korean rocket launchers

Ukrainian artillery and drones have taken a heavy toll on Russia’s huge force of mobile rocket launchers, which are some of the Russians’ best weapons for blasting gaps in Ukrainian defenses. So Moscow has turned to its new ally, Pyongyang—and gotten extra …

Satellites show North Korean wheat, barley cultivation up 22% under Kim’s orders

Since 2021, when Kim Jong Un ordered a shift in grain production to address food shortages, North Korea has been promoting wheat and barley cultivation over corn. Despite this being official policy from the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, …