SEOUL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the coastal city of Wonsan

South Korea has repatriated six North Koreans who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters earlier this year. All six had consistently expressed their desire to go back, Seoul's Ministry of Unification said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, meets with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, left, at the headquarters of the ruling Workers' Party at Pyongyang, North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

The much-touted axis of autocracies did little to help its only non-nuclear member, Iran, when the Islamic Republic was targeted by Israeli and American strikes last month. This was no surprise: China,

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong met Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova to discuss art and cultural cooperation between the two countries.According to AA, day after Russia launched the largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the

Russia is planning to ramp up exports from a confiscated American-owned canned food company, looking to offset falling domestic sales by targeting new markets in China and North Korea, Reuters reported on July 10.

South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted into southern waters and were rescued.

The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------ N. Korea touts robust ties with China on anniv. of key treaty signing SEOUL -- North Korea's state media on Friday touted its robust relations with China,