2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here’s how it unfolded
The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war ...
Kim's Closeness With Putin Tests North Korea's Alliance With China
Beijing has yet to announce the closing ceremony for its "Year of Friendship" with Pyongyang, a possible signal of ...
Putin is heavily sanctioned, but he still managed to travel a lot this year
The Russian president hobnobbed with world leaders and received a plethora of gifts, including a pair of hunting dogs.
More than 3K North Korean troops have been killed, wounded fighting for Russia, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
Despite the relatively high casualty rate, Zelensky added that North Korea might send even more resources to Russian dictator ...
North Korea's Kim calls Putin his 'dearest friend'
In his New Year letter to the Russian leader, Kim Jong Un praised their close bilateral ties. Relations between Pyongyang and ...
North Korea's Eighth Party Congress reveals Kim's purposes
The Dec. 29, 2024, plenary session of the Eighth Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was presented as a grand ...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pushes for ‘toughest anti-US’ policy yet as Trump eyes revived bromance
Kim alleged that the US, South Korea and Japan have formed a “nuclear military bloc for aggression” and that the three allies ...
North Korea Is Experiencing Mass Casualties in Russia, White House Says
The North Korean losses amount to almost 10 percent of the country’s deployment to Russia, the Biden administration said.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows to solidify strategic partnership in letter to Russia’s Putin
Kim and Putin signed a mutual defence treaty at a summit in June, which calls for each side to come to the other’s aid in ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends New Year greetings to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reiterated support for Russia's military operation against Ukraine in his New Year ...
Putin failed every objective in Ukraine in 2024
As 2025 begins, pessimism about Ukraine’s fate hangs in the air and the stench of appeasement on the wind. I find myself ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches ‘last resort counteroffensive’ in Kursk amid heavy North Korea losses
“In battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly ...