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Kim Jong-un heightens security amid assassination fears; North Korean troops in Russia ordered to secrecy

South Korea’s intelligence agency has reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has heightened security protocols amid concerns of potential assassination threats. Additionally, North...

U.S. content creator Johnny Somali who kissed ‘comfort women’ statue in Seoul has YouTube account deleted

A U.S. content creator who faced backlash for kissing a statue symbolizing the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery in Korea had his YouTube...

Ukraine reports 3,000 North Korean ‘mercenaries’ training near front lines

More than 3,000 "mercenaries" from North Korea have begun training on the ground in a front-line area in the Russia-Ukraine war, a website run...

Footage of North’s troops in Russia spark concerns about malnourishment

Videos of North Korean soldiers in Russia for training that have leaked online in recent days have reopened concerns in South Korea over the...

Kim Jong-un’s top military commander leads North Korean troops in Russia

The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced on October 28 that North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region sooner than...

North Korean troops being transported to Russia’s frontlines using civilian vehicles

On October 27, Ukrainian authorities announced that they had detected signs of North Korean troops being transported to the frontlines in Russia using civilian...

U.S., South Korea, and Japan’s security chiefs express concern over North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia

On October 25, national security officials from the United States, South Korea, and Japan gathered in Washington, D.C., to address concerns over North Korea's...

South Korea may ‘review’ lethal weapons for Ukraine over North troops, Yoon warns in Poland summit

President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Thursday that South Korea won't "sit by idly" and plans to take "necessary measures" in a phased manner depending...

Putin doesn’t deny North Korean troop presence, but says NATO escalated first

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not deny evidence recently presented by the United States that North Korea had sent troops to Russia but also...

Ukraine targets North Korean soldiers with psychological warfare, offering ‘3 meals a day’

Ukraine has launched a psychological warfare campaign targeting North Korean soldiers deployed to fight alongside Russian forces. As part of the effort, Ukraine is...