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French tourist in North Korea hints at local awareness of troop deployment to Russia

A French traveler who recently visited North Korea reported that a North Korean guide acknowledged Pyongyang’s deployment of soldiers to Russia amid the ongoing...

North Korea refuses repatriation of soldiers killed in Ukraine-Russia War

North Korea has reportedly refused to accept the bodies of its soldiers killed in the Ukraine-Russian war, despite repeated requests from Russian authorities, sources...

Seoul willing to accept two North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine: Foreign minister

Seoul is open to accepting two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces — but only if they formally express their intention to defect,...

Kim Jong-un visits military academy again with sister, stresses combat-ready officers

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a military academy specializing in training junior officers, stressing the need for military personnel with real battlefield experience...

China expels North Korean workers despite signs of improving relations

While signs of improved China-North Korea relations have emerged, including the resumption of Chinese group tours to North Korea, Beijing has not eased its...

South Korean lawmaker meets North Korean POWs in Ukraine

Rep. Yoo Yong-won of the conservative People Power Party met with two North Korean soldiers who are currently being held as prisoners of war...

President Yoon Suk Yeol claims martial law was necessary to ‘alert the public’ in final defense

President Yoon Suk Yeol insisted he declared martial law to alert the public about the “all-powerful” Democratic Party (DP), and not to suppress democracy,...

North Korean fishermen on Chinese vessels endure exploitation resembling ‘forced labor’

North Korean workers sent to Chinese distant-water fishing vessels as part of the regime’s foreign currency-earning scheme are reportedly subjected to harsh, exploitative conditions...

Kim Jong-un rejects denuclearization, vows to bolster nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made it clear once again that he has no intention of giving up his nuclear weapons, instead calling...

Bybit suffers record-breaking $1.46B crypto heist, North Korean hackers allegedly suspected

Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has suffered a staggering $1.46 billion hack, marking the biggest crypto heist in history. Speculation is...