North Korea has ratified a landmark defence pact with Russia, state media reported November 12, deepening security cooperation that has seen Pyongyang send thousands of troops to help Moscow fight Ukraine. The agreement formalises months of tightening military bonds between two nations that were Communist allies throughout the Cold War. Seoul and ally the United...

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