Russia's latest economic data showed it had a strong 2024 and decade-high budget revenues in December. But economists say they aren't convinced.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also assessed in a report Friday that North Korea is continuing its preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile.

North Korean troops' limited combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefields have contributed to heavy losses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sees drones as the great equalizer and a way for Ukraine to continue to grind down Russia’s military.

Russia’s representative to the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has received permission by Washington to move to the US, a reprieve from sanctions imposed in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

On the eve of possible negotiations between Russia and the United States on the Ukrainian conflict, Donald Trump burns napalm. On the one hand, the new owner of the White House threatens Moscow with new tariffs and sanctions if it is uncooperative.

Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said North Korea has already provided Russia with 120 self-propelled artillery guns and 120 multiple-launch rocket systems, with more to come.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Trump says he will reach out to N. Korea's Kim again WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un again,

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