 | North Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim takes images of White HouseThe totalitarian state has said that its new eye in the sky has already provided images of major US and South Korea military sites, as well as photos of the Italian capital Rome. |
| North Korea says it put a military spy satellite into orbit on third trySouth Korea said the launch would push it to suspend a 2018 inter-Korean tension-reduction agreement and resume frontline aerial surveillance of North Korea. |
 | 'From Russia with weapons': Kim Jong Un departs for North Korea, receives drones as giftKim received five explosive kamikaze drones, a 'Geran-25' reconnaissance drone and a bulletproof vest as gifts from a regional governor. |
 | North Korea's Kim visits a Russian university and aquarium as state media highlight military talksKim’s visits to military and tech sites this week possibly hint at what he wants from Russia, perhaps in exchange for supplying arms to refill Putin’s declining reserve for his invasion of Ukraine. |
 | North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers and warship on a visit to Russia’s Far EastAll the Russian warplanes shown to Kim on Saturday were among the types that have seen active use in the war in Ukraine. |
 | Kim visits fighter jets factory on Russia tourPutin, who has sought to strengthen alliances with other leaders shunned in Western capitals, met Kim on Wednesday at a spaceport in Russia's far east. |
 | Inside Pyongyang and Moscow's unique media coverage of Kim Jong Un's visit to RussiaRussian state TV typically covers Putin's every public move, while North Korea is very serious about glorifying and maintaining the dignity of Kim. |
 | Russia's Putin accepts Kim Jong Un's invitation to visit North KoreaHistoric allies, Russia and North Korea are both under rafts of global sanctions with Kim's visit sparking widespread concern over illicit arms agreements. |
 | Putin meets Kim Jong Un at Russia's space centre; Kremlin to help North Korea build satellitesExperts say Russia will likely seek artillery shells and antitank missiles from North Korea, which wants advanced satellite and nuclear-powered submarine technology in return. |
 | North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles towards East Sea as Kim visits RussiaJapan's top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that the missiles "appear to have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone but we are analysing details." |
 | Explainer: Kim Jong Un heads to Russia. What do Pyongyang and Moscow want from each other?A meeting with Putin would be Kim’s first with a foreign leader since North Korea closed its borders in January 2020. |
 | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with PutinKim is making his first foreign trip since the COVID-19 pandemic, during which North Korea imposed tight border controls for more than three years. |
 | North Korean train presumably carrying leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia, South Korea media sayJapan’s Kyodo news agency cited Russian officials as saying that Kim was possibly heading for Russia in his personal train. |
 | Kim Jong Un, Putin meet likely: What do North Korea and Russia need from each other?Pandemic-era border closures have left North Korea with severe economic difficulties, and Kim is likely to seek supplies of food and energy to address shortfalls. |
 | Kim Jong Un set for arms deal talks with Putin in Russia: USThe White House's National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson said that "arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing," using an acronym for North Korea. |
 | Kim orders sharp increase in North Korea's missile production, days before US-South Korea drillsMany experts say Kim eventually aims to use his modernized weapons arsenals to wrest US concessions, such as sanctions relief, whenever diplomacy resumes with Washington. |
 | North Korea's Kim Jong Un dismisses military chief, calls for war preparationsAt the meeting, Kim dismissed Chief of the general staff Pak Su Il, replacing him with Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil, KCNA said without giving further details. |
 | Russian and Chinese delegates join North Korean leader Kim at a parade showing his newest missilesNorth Korea’s invitation of Russian and Chinese delegates was a rare diplomatic opening since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
 | Kim shows off new North Korean drones, ICBMs to Russia defence ministerThe North Korean leader has been steadfast in his support for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, including, Washington says, supplying rockets and missiles -- a charge Pyongyang has angrily denied. |
 | North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch 'the most serious' shortcoming, vows 2nd attemptThe failed launch and North Korean efforts to modernize its weapons arsenals were discussed extensively at a three-day ruling party meeting. |
