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North Korea tested a new underwater nuclear attack drone designed to create a "radioactive tsunami" on enemy coasts, state media claimed Friday, unveiling a weapon that appears to share some features with Russia's Poseidon super torpedo. The test of the previously unknown North Korean drone, dubbed "Haeil," came during three days of military drills guided…

Xi Jinping set to meet Vladimir Putin, signaling growing ambition as peacemaker

The White House is rejecting Beijing’s proposal for a truce in Ukraine, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week and a subsequent phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “We'd be concerned if coming out of this meeting there was some sort of call for a…

Before the shooting down of more unidentified aerial objects over the past few days, there was the China spy balloon. That gave us a rare glimpse into spycraft between the U.S. and China. What have we learned?

North Korea, praised by Russian state media for its arsenal, is thought by experts to have up to 50 warheads.

Likely solid-fuel ICBM parts took center stage, but Kim’s daughter also got attention.

North Korea deployed hundreds of aircraft during drills in late 2022. In a real war, most of those planes wouldn't make it off the ground.

North Korea deployed hundreds of aircraft during drills in late 2022. In a real war, most of those planes wouldn't make it off the ground.

As some in South Korea call for a nuclear weapons program, experts say what’s needed is a strengthening of trust and cooperation under the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

Yoon Suk-yeol’s call to develop nuclear weapons is fundamentally a call for South Korea to know it can protect itself in a changing security environment.