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Aug 18, 2024, 8:12 PM
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US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North Korea
The large-scale exercise is an effort to strengthen their combined defense.Aug 18, 2024, 8:12 PM
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Aug 16, 2024, 2:43 AM
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North Korea to partially reopen doors to tourism for 1st time since COVID-19 pandemic
North Korea is set to partially reopen its doors to tourism later this year after being closed off since January 2020, according to a Chinese-based tourist operator.Aug 16, 2024, 2:43 AM
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Aug 11, 2024, 10:48 PM
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South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats
Joint military exercises focus on defense against North Korean nuclear threats.Aug 11, 2024, 10:48 PM
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Aug 10, 2024, 7:23 AM
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Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivalsAug 10, 2024, 7:23 AM
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Aug 1, 2024, 5:08 AM
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North Korean leader trains daughter to become successor, says intelligence service
Curiosity over Kim Jong Un’s preteen daughter, Kim Ju Ae, has been accumulating since she first accompanied him holding hands to the ICBM test launch site in Nov. 2022.Aug 1, 2024, 5:08 AM
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Jul 25, 2024, 2:55 PM
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Justice Department indicts North Korean military hacker for extorting hospitals, health care providers
Justice Department indicts North Korean military hacker for extorting hospitals, healthcare providersJul 25, 2024, 2:55 PM
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Jul 1, 2024, 2:47 AM
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North Korea tests 2 missiles, 1 reportedly may have fallen on land
The U.S. military condemned Monday's launches, calling on North Korea to put an end to its "unlawful and destabilizing acts."Jul 1, 2024, 2:47 AM
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Jun 20, 2024, 12:49 PM
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Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid increasing Russian isolation over Ukraine
Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.Jun 20, 2024, 12:49 PM
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Jun 18, 2024, 3:34 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in North Korea for state visit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday evening.Jun 18, 2024, 3:34 PM
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Jun 3, 2024, 3:09 AM
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North Korea vows to pause trash-balloon campaign after floating 3,500 into South Korea
North Korea sent some 3,500 balloons of various sizes across the border between May 28 and June 2, said Kim Kang Il, vice minister of National Defence.Jun 3, 2024, 3:09 AM
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May 30, 2024, 2:43 AM
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North Korea sends balloons full of manure and trash over the border to South Korea
Around 260 air balloons carrying bags of manure and trash have been spotted across South Korea on Wednesday after they were sent over the border from North Korea.May 30, 2024, 2:43 AM
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May 16, 2024, 1:16 PM
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3 North Koreans infiltrated US companies in 'staggering' alleged telework fraud: DOJ
The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud" through a complex scheme.May 16, 2024, 1:16 PM
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May 3, 2024, 5:04 PM
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Noem backpedals on anecdote in book about meeting with Kim Jong Un
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing another controversy with her new memoir over a meeting she said she had with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.May 3, 2024, 5:04 PM
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Jan 29, 2024, 2:56 AM
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North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missile, state media says
The secretive country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, supervised the tests along with other military officials, the official Korean Central News Agency said on Monday.Jan 29, 2024, 2:56 AM
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Jan 25, 2024, 1:52 AM
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North Korea tests new type of cruise missile, state media says
The test was the first of an "under-development" Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile, according to the Korean Central News Agency.Jan 25, 2024, 1:52 AM
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Jan 18, 2024, 10:39 PM
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North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapon system: KCNA
North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system, according to the state-run outlet KCNA.Jan 18, 2024, 10:39 PM
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Jan 14, 2024, 2:53 AM
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North Korea tests ballistic missile, Japan and South Korea say
The launch appeared to have been a shorter-range ballistic missile based on its flight time, officials said.Jan 14, 2024, 2:53 AM
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Dec 19, 2023, 7:55 AM
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Kim Jong Un's daughter tags along to missile launch, again raising questions about succession plans
It’s been slightly over a year since images of Kim Ju-Ae was were published in North Korea’s newspapers.Dec 19, 2023, 7:55 AM
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Dec 18, 2023, 4:22 AM
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North Korea tests long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching US, Japanese prime minister says
North Korea has launched a possible ballistic missile, according to Japan's Ministry of Defense.Dec 18, 2023, 4:22 AM
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Nov 27, 2023, 2:59 AM
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North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ after withdrawing from military agreement with South Korea
The North Korean military has been spotted re-installing surveillance posts according to surveillance footage provided by the South Korean military Monday.Nov 27, 2023, 2:59 AM
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Mar 28, 2023, 12:38 PM
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Cybercriminals targeting US on behalf of North Korea: Report
A new report details alleged funding mechanism of North Korean cyber espionage.Mar 28, 2023, 12:38 PM
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Sep 28, 2023, 4:13 AM
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American soldier Travis King back in US months after crossing into North Korea
Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is back on U.S. soil.Sep 28, 2023, 4:13 AM
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Sep 13, 2023, 10:28 PM
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North Korea says Kim Jong Un has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to his country
North Korea said leader Kim Jong Un invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea following their nearly five-hour meeting on Wednesday.Sep 13, 2023, 10:28 PM
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Sep 12, 2023, 11:22 PM
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North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan's Ministry of Defense
North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan's Ministry of Defense said in a tweet.Sep 12, 2023, 11:22 PM
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Sep 12, 2023, 6:16 PM
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Putin and Kim's increasingly cozy alliance could pose risk to the West: ANALYSIS
A closer alliance between Russia and North Korea could present new and challenging security threats to the West, analysts warn.Sep 12, 2023, 6:16 PM
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Sep 12, 2023, 11:25 AM
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Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia ahead of meeting with Vladimir Putin
The bulletproof train carrying Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia on Tuesday as the North Korean leader made his way to a summit with President Vladimir Putin.Sep 12, 2023, 11:25 AM
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Sep 12, 2023, 9:39 AM
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North Korea and Russia both seen as benefiting by striking new trade deal: ANALYSIS
As North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, the two appear ready to strike a deal that's cut clear and urgent for both sides.Sep 12, 2023, 9:39 AM
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Sep 11, 2023, 8:49 AM
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Kim Jong Un to visit Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin, Kremlin says
A train "likely" to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed Pyongyang on Monday, a South Korean official told ABC News.Sep 11, 2023, 8:49 AM
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Sep 11, 2023, 6:01 PM
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Top US general describes Putin with 'tin cup in hand' asking North Korea for munitions
Vladimir Putin has approached North Korea "with a tin cup in hand asking for weapons munitions and support" amid Russia's war in Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley told ABC NewsSep 11, 2023, 6:01 PM
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Sep 5, 2023, 2:33 AM
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin
The United States has "information" that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Sep 5, 2023, 2:33 AM
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Aug 24, 2023, 7:53 AM
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North Korea fails 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite but vows to try again
North Korea said a second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed early Thursday.Aug 24, 2023, 7:53 AM
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Aug 16, 2023, 10:48 AM
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North Korea claims US soldier seeks refuge after becoming 'disillusioned' with America
North Korea on Wednesday said the U.S. army private who crossed the border in July had "expressed his willingness to seek refuge" in the secretive country.Aug 16, 2023, 10:48 AM
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Aug 3, 2023, 6:00 AM
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Mother of US soldier detained in North Korea says life transformed into 'big nightmare'
The mother of a U.S. soldier held in captivity in North Korea says her life has transformed into a "big nightmare" because what happened to her son remains a mystery.Aug 3, 2023, 6:00 AM
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Aug 1, 2023, 7:16 PM
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North Korea says it's investigating Travis King in 1st response to United Nations messages
North Korea for the first time responded to messages regarding a U.S. soldier who ran across the demilitarized zone two weeks ago, according to defense officials.Aug 1, 2023, 7:16 PM
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Jul 25, 2023, 11:24 AM
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North Korea stonewalls US on status of detained soldier
Private Travis King’s state -- and what North Korea might want for him -- remains a mystery a week after his detention.Jul 25, 2023, 11:24 AM
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Jul 24, 2023, 5:14 AM
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What we know about Travis King, the American soldier detained in North Korea
An American soldier who had just been released from a South Korean detention facility fled across the border to North Korea where he was taken into custody this month.Jul 24, 2023, 5:14 AM
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Jul 21, 2023, 5:25 PM
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Past comments may give new clues in mystery around why US soldier entered North Korea
Pvt. Travis King once "refused to return to post or America," an official said.Jul 21, 2023, 5:25 PM
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Jul 20, 2023, 2:39 PM
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ABC News Exclusive: Inside the US nuclear ballistic missile submarine in South Korea
Martha Raddatz reports from the first such sub to visit near North Korea.Jul 20, 2023, 2:39 PM
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Jul 18, 2023, 8:01 PM
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US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
Pvt. Travis King crossed into North Korea willingly, two U.S. officials said.Jul 18, 2023, 8:01 PM
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Jul 18, 2023, 8:28 PM
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Biden administration sends mixed signals on US soldier who crossed into North Korea
The State Department has yet to engage with foreign governments on the case.Jul 18, 2023, 8:28 PM
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