Incoming President Donald Trump's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director assessed Wednesday that North Korea remains a "destabilizing" force.

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), making him the second high-level official of the new Trump administration to be approved by the upper chamber.

The deployment of North Korean troops to Russia's Kursk region tells much about where North Korean-Russian relations are going.

To avoid being hit by multiple drone attacks from the air, North Koreans have taken to forming a ‘human shield,’” says a Seoul-based specialist.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA,

North Korea's ever tightening embrace of Russia is one critical issue facing the incoming Trump administration.

John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, told members of the Senate that loyalty to Trump would not conflict with duties to follow intelligence leads.

The Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA Director, marking a significant appointment in President Trump's Cabinet. Ratcliffe aims to enhance intelligence capabilities.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

The GOP-controlled Senate voted 74–25 to confirm Ratcliffe, with many Democrats joining Republicans in voting for the former congressman after the chamber easily advanced Ratcli

The FBI warned today that North Korean IT workers are abusing their access to steal source code and extort U.S. companies that have been tricked into hiring them.

Their treaty may be a case of "form over substance," and its timing — after Assad's fall and before Trump's return — is key.