Bharat Express

Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un also described the worsening bilateral relations as a new phase of change and an unavoidable reality

North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had fired its most recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday in an effort to test the wariness of its nuclear arsenal.

According to estimates from the UN Population Fund, North Korea's fertility rate—the average number of children born to a woman—was estimated to be 1.8 in 2023

South Korea suspended a five-year-old military agreement with the North Korea

Washington has accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine

Russia has increased shell output this year to a projected 2.5 million

The North Korean leader began the year with a fresh threat to dramatically expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal, implying plans to boost output at an unprecedented pace.

Kim Jong Un's tour of Russia's far east, which began on Tuesday, has been heavily focused on military cooperation.

Moscow is thought to be keen on purchasing North Korean weaponry

The visit of North Korean President Kim Jong Un to Russia has intensified concerns about the formation of another anti-Western bloc in an already fragmented world.