Good morning! Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for May 23, 2025—your quick intel on defense and global affairs.

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Seoul says USFK reduction is matter requiring bilateral consultation ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could face a war crime probe at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for ...

On Wednesday, local media were given access to the Korea Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), a highly secured command ...

Russian strikes against targets across central and eastern Ukraine overnight injured at least six people, five of them ...

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian ...

DONALD Trump and Vladimir Putin held a “candid” two-hour phone call on Monday afternoon in a desperate bid to end the three ...

North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it has dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an ...

Hundreds of North Korean Troops Killed While Fighting Ukraine, Seoul Says By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -About 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting for Russia against ...

Andriy Portnov, an ex-Ukrainian politician and formerly top aide to former President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead ...

SEOUL, April 30 (Reuters) - About 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine out of a total deployment of 15,000, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday ...