A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...

In 1997, the United States executed a unique post-Cold War intelligence operation by purchasing 21 MiG-29 fighter jets from the former Soviet republic of Moldova. -The primary motivation was not to ...

While U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on allies and foes including Europe, India, Japan and China, some of the world's most heavily sanctioned countries - Russia, Belarus, Cuba and ...

Although its twin-jet sisters, the MiG-31 Foxhound and MiG-25 Foxbat, get all the press for their truly impressive speeds, the MiG 21 is still remarkable. It has a reported maximum speed of 1,385 mph.

SEOUL, South Korea — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November, he ...

A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, becoming one of the highest-level diplomats in recent years to leave the reclusive state for its rival. Ri Il Gyu ...

South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North's ruling elite that likely hurt leader ...

A TV screen shows a file image of Ri Il Kyu, a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba, during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday.

SEOUL—A North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family late last year, officials said this week, a rare escape from the repressive regime as its leader Kim Jong Un ...