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Laos looks poised to join North Korea in backing Russia’s war effort against Ukraine, Kyiv has warned, accusing Vientiane of preparing to send military engineers to the Kursk region under the pretext of humanitarian demining. “The latest country Russia is trying to drag into the war is Laos,” the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) said […]
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The Tibetan spiritual leader's newly announced succession plan follows decades of balancing defiance and diplomacy.
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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyong...
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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday lashed out at a recent statement...
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Matched Keyword: disinformation
Russian instructors are training North Korean drone pilots near the newly opened Wonsan Kalma resort and in Pyongyang, according to Ukrainian intelligence, while assessing that the DPRK has begun local production of Iran’s Shahed attack drones with Moscow’s help. Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, […]
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Matched Keyword: missile
The foreign ministers of the Quad security grouping — the U.S., Japan, Australia and India — condemned North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and reaffirmed support for Korean Peninsula denuclearization on Tuesday, after leaving out any mention of the issue in a previous statement at the start of Donald Trump’s second term. “We condemn North […]
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Matched Keyword: armistice
North Korea has notified the United Nations Command (UNC) overseeing the implementation of the inter-Korean armistice that it resumed building barriers along the border last week after a break of several months, South Korea’s defense ministry confirmed on Monday. During a regular press briefing, a ministry spokesperson told reporters that Pyongyang’s decision to inform the […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
North Korea’s Mansudae Art Studio is set to exhibit its work at a Moscow museum this summer under a new cultural exchange deal, despite U.N. sanctions on the studio, Russia’s culture minister announced on Monday following a meeting with Kim Jong Un. Olga Lyubimova wrote in a Telegram post on Monday that she signed a […]
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In this episode, Norwegian artist and director Morten Traavik and cultural mediator Sun Kim discuss their new documentary “North South Man Woman.” The film explores the emotional complexities of North Korean defectors trying to build lives — and relationships — in South Korea, with a special focus on matchmaking between DPRK women and ROK men. […]
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North Korean female athletes have been on a dominant run in international competition, capturing seven medals at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships earlier this year and winning both the U-20 and U-17 Women’s World Cups in 2024. But even as DPRK women have consistently outperformed their male counterparts, achieving success that might win them sponsorships […]
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Matched Keyword: defectors
North Korean defectors offered first-hand testimony about the Kim Jong Un regime’s persistent human rights crimes in Seoul on Wednesday, describing violations ranging from bans on travel and discrimination against people with disabilities to the execution of those who distributed K-pop. The two-day public sessions at the U.N. Human Rights Office in South Korea are […]
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Matched Keyword: diplomacy
The U.S. reaffirmed its commitment to North Korea’s complete denuclearization on Tuesday in the aftermath of its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, while declining to comment on what it will do if diplomacy on eliminating the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction fails. Asked at a press briefing whether the coordinated U.S. bomb strike on Iran […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
North Korea welcomed a business delegation from the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk for the first time this month, discussing plans to establish joint ventures and production facilities in the region in defiance of international sanctions. The business mission from June 16-20 saw Khabarovsk entrepreneurs hold 30 meetings with DPRK counterparts in Pyongyang on […]
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Matched Keyword: drone
Russia hit Kyiv with a barrage of Iranian drones and North Korean ballistic missiles in an overnight strike that killed at least six people on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, accusing Moscow of hypocrisy for condemning U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. In total, Russia launched 352 drones, including 159 Iranian-made Shahed types, and […]
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has tapped trusted veterans of past engagement efforts with North Korea for top cabinet posts, naming former unification minister Chung Dongyoung and a civilian defense chief for the first time in over six decades — a clear signal that Seoul aims to revive inter-Korean dialogue and overhaul security governance after […]
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Matched Keyword: airstrike
The U.S. airstrikes that crippled Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend are likely reshaping the strategic calculus in Pyongyang. However, analysts are divided over whether Kim Jong Un will interpret Washington’s show of force as a warning that pushes him back to the negotiating table — or as evidence that North Korea must accelerate its […]
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Matched Keyword: airstrike
North Korea on Monday denounced the United States’ massive airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, calling it a grave violation of international law and the United Nations Charter’s principles of sovereignty and non-interference. In a statement carried by state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a foreign ministry spokesperson condemned the Pentagon’s Operation Midnight Hammer — described […]
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Matched Keyword: security council
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu made yet another visit to Pyongyang this week, his second trip to the North Korean capital in just a month, and while there, he dropped major news about the allies’ evolving military cooperation over the Ukraine war. Following a meeting with Kim Jong Un, he announced that the North […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
New Zealand has introduced fresh sanctions targeting North Korean military support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including arms shipments that help sustain Moscow’s war effort. Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced on Thursday that the new sanctions will cover an additional 18 individuals and entities connected to Moscow’s military-industrial network, as well as 27 vessels linked […]
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Matched Keyword: sanctions
Kim Jong Un’s decision to deploy thousands of military engineers and construction workers to help rebuild Russia’s war-torn Kursk border region could be a stepping stone to deeper North Korean involvement in the Ukraine war, as the allies continue to openly defy sanctions in pursuit of closer cooperation. Following talks with Kim on Tuesday, Russian […]