Nuclear threats rise as Russia revises its doctrine, North Korea and Iran expand capabilities, while China boosts its arsenal.

North Korea's New Year coverage highlights stronger ties with Russia, sidelining China's greeting, amid cooling relations.

Beijing has yet to announce the closing ceremony for its "Year of Friendship" with Pyongyang, a possible signal of ...

North Korean President Kim Jong Un on Monday declared a "new high" in relations between North Korea and Russia and hoped for ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to solidify the country's comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in his ...

Jimmy Carter became the first and only sitting or former U.S. president to visit Cuba since the 1959 revolution that put ...

Washington has provided extended deterrence, or a "nuclear umbrella," to Tokyo and Seoul in the face of Pyongyang's nuclear threat. It is a commitment made by the U.S. to deter and to respond ...

Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th president of the United States in January 1977 at age 52. On his first full day in ...

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim called the U.S. “the most reactionary state that regards ...