Pyongyang is seeking advanced weapons and technology from Russia in exchange for troops and could send about 10,000 North Korean soldiers by the end of 2024.
Fearful North Korean troops are reportedly going AWOL from training camps in Russia. However, their families could be punished if they disgrace Kim Jong Un.
Under the mutual assistance treaty North Korea and Russia signed in June, a clash between the two Koreas could escalate into a Japan crisis involving Russia.
Xi Jinping has steadily maintained his "no limits" friendship with Vladimir Putin, but there are plenty of risks for China in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Kishida protected Japan without making mistakes and implemented foreign and security policies that are the foundation of its peace, security, and prosperity.
"But if Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine will end," says Yuriy Sak, highlighting the unbending will of his countrymen to win this war and maintain independence.
Yuriy Sak, advisor to the Ukraine Ministry of Strategic Industries, discusses what it takes to win Russia's war against his country in an exclusive interview.
Filled with lies, Vladimir Putin uses this "patriotic education" to justify the invasion of Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Japan's Northern Territories.
"I came all the way from Osaka to feel the atmosphere of the G7 Hiroshima Summit," said an 18-year-old university student we caught up with on...
Bringing the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit to a close, PM Kishida called on all those assembled in his hometown to "believe in humanity and demand peace."
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stood by Russia throughout its war of aggression against Ukraine. So why did he offer to broker peace?
"We have to reunite the National Ukrainian Ballet that has been torn apart by the war," said its new artistic director of the world-renowned company.