North Korea's state security minister has left for Russia to attend an international meeting of officials in charge of security affairs, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

The Arctic is "fast becoming an area of intense focus for geopolitical competition", said Foreign Secretary David Lammy during his recent visit to the region. Russia has long eyed control over the Arctic for its military and economic significance.

As Russia continues to bombard cities and towns across Ukraine, Russian officials have hardened their position against a ceasefire, continuing to repeat the obscure demand that the war’s "root causes" be addressed before agreeing to any truce.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no immediate signs of ending, US President Donald Trump has issued a series of sharply worded posts, taking direct aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin. In perhaps his harshest rhetoric yet against Putin,

In the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin held talks with Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council the Republic of Yemen Rashad Mohammad al-Alimi, who is in Russia on an official visit.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev presented a detailed report to the 590th meeting of Russia’s Federation Council (upper house)

Nine international cultural figures demand that Russia be excluded from the The International Council of Museums (ICOM — International Council of Museums, ICOM) because of the "Russification of the Ukrainian artistic heritage.

A North Korean media outlet says that the head of the country's secret police has departed for Russia to attend an international conference.

As Russia continues to bombard cities and towns across Ukraine, Russian officials have hardened their position against a ceasefire, continuing to repeat the obscure demand that the war’s "root causes" be addressed before agreeing to any truce.

North Korea's state security minister has left for Russia to attend an international meeting of officials in charge of security affairs, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.