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Russia gets help on the battlefield as North Korea confirms sending thousands of soldiers

Its lack of armoured vehicles and drone warfare experience meant the nation ‘took heavy casualties’ but they ‘adapted quickly’, state media claimed.

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North Korea "regards it as an honour to have an alliance with such a powerful state as Russia". (AP PHOTO)

North Korea is making what could be its largest, most advanced warship ever

Images taken by independent satellite providers show the ship under construction in the water on the hermit nation’s west coast.

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Satellite images taken earlier this month show North Korea’s soon-to-be flagship.

Putin signs partnership pact with Kim on North Korea visit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands.

North Korea reports ‘epidemic’ of unidentified intestinal disease

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Health officials disinfect the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory in North Korea on June 16, 2022. File.

There’s an ‘explosive’ COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea. This is what we know - and what we don’t

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Government staff disinfect the floor of Pyongyang station on Tuesday to try to curb the spread of Covid in North Korea’s capital.

North Korea’s COVID outbreak explodes with 170,000 new ‘fever cases’

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North Korea has reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms. File.