(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.

China's trade with North Korea in 2024 fell 5 percent from the previous year to about $2.18 billion, official data showed Saturday, as two-way trade lacked momentum despite Beijing and Pyongyang marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.

Japan on Thursday formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tension from Russia, China and North Korea.

The U.S. Air Force has maintained a rotational presence of fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Japan, which serves as an air power hub in the first island chain.

Now former President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, staged a just before the end of 2024. The result? It was over before it started, however, the short-lived coup rocked Korean politics to its core, and the ripple effects are still felt to this day.

Like any newly elected American President, Donald Trump must all too soon address international affairs that have been much ignored in the election.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that North Korea and China are the “biggest ongoing drivers” allowing Russia to carry out its war in Ukraine, and that security assurances ...

The Christian faith is considered treasonous and a "crime of all crimes" in North Korea, punishable by being sent to a gulag or execution, the Christian charity Open Doors says.

China cannot say it wants to maintain good relations with the West while continuing to fuel the war in Europe, says NATO military committee chair Admiral Bauer - Anadolu Ajansı

Tour operators said Thursday that North Korea had reopened a border city to foreign tourists, five years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.