The monitors have provided vivid evidence of how Russia is keeping Pyongyang brimming with fuel and other goods, presumably in return for weapons that Russia can use in Ukraine.
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China Meets the U.S. to Discuss Fentanyl, But the Détente Has Limits
Negotiations have resumed on restricting the flow of fentanyl into the United States. But Beijing may prove less cooperative on Iran and North Korea.
U.S. Is Watching North Korea for Signs of Lethal Military Action
A shift by Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, toward open hostility against South Korea is alarming but does not indicate he is about to start a full-scale war, officials say.
Is North Korea Planning a War?
An intensification of nuclear threats from North Korea while the world is preoccupied with other wars has ignited an urgent debate over Mr. Kim’s motives.
North Korea Says It No Longer Wants to Reunify With South Korea
Abandoning the longtime goal, however unlikely, Kim Jong-un, the North’s leader, instead threatened to subjugate South Korea in war.
North Korea Test-Fires Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile
The launch, the first by the North this year, indicates that the country may be developing a new missile that could threaten U.S. military bases in the region.
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White House Says North Korea Providing Russia With Ballistic Missiles
Russia has rebuilt its own domestic supply of cruise missiles, but to keep up with the intensity of the barrage against Ukraine, it has been turning to North Korea and Iran.
Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Is His Likely Successor, South Korea Says
Kim Ju-ae has long accompanied her dictator father to important state events, like long-range missile tests and military parades.
North Korea’s New Reactor Increases Ability to Produce Plutonium
A light-water reactor could provide more weapons-grade plutonium, abetting the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s vow to expand his nuclear arsenal.