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Apr 18, 2024, 1:24 AM
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US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separationApr 18, 2024, 1:24 AM
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Apr 17, 2024, 12:56 AM
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Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the UApr 17, 2024, 12:56 AM
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Apr 16, 2024, 9:09 AM
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North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says
A report from the website 38 North says that North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closelyApr 16, 2024, 9:09 AM
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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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Jun 15, 2023, 12:43 PM
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North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile,' South Korean military says
North Korea fired "an unidentified ballistic missile" toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Jun 15, 2023, 12:43 PM
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May 31, 2023, 1:51 AM
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North Korea satellite launch fails, with another promised as 'soon as possible'
North Korea acknowledged on Wednesday its failure to launch a military reconnaissance satellite.May 31, 2023, 1:51 AM
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May 18, 2023, 4:50 PM
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Group of North Koreans defect, cross border into South Korea
A group of North Koreans crossed the Northern Limit Line in a fishing boat on May 6, South Korean authorities confirmed Thursday.May 18, 2023, 4:50 PM
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Apr 26, 2023, 6:00 AM
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US announcing new moves to deter North Korea nuclear attack on South Korea
The United States on Wednesday will announce steps designed to deter North Korea from launching a nuclear attack on South Korea, according to officials.Apr 26, 2023, 6:00 AM
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Apr 25, 2023, 2:06 PM
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World's second-largest tobacco company to pay over $600 million for violating sanctions against North Korea
British American Tobacco to pay $635 million for violating North Korea sanctions.Apr 25, 2023, 2:06 PM
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Mar 13, 2023, 6:42 AM
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North Korea launches 2 cruise missiles from submarine ahead of US-South Korea military drills
North Korea claimed to have launched two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on Sunday.Mar 13, 2023, 6:42 AM
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Mar 7, 2023, 8:56 AM
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Seoul's intelligence reveals new facts about North Korean leader's daughter
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's second child Kim Ju Ae who has been exposed to the public lately, has an older brother and another sibling, according to lawmakers.Mar 7, 2023, 8:56 AM
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Feb 9, 2023, 4:30 AM
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North Korea shows off ICBMs and Kim Jong Un's daughter during military parade
North Korea staged a large nighttime military parade on Wednesday possibly showing off the largest number of intercontinental ballistic missiles in one occasion.Feb 9, 2023, 4:30 AM
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Mar 24, 2022, 1:34 PM
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North Korea may have tested its biggest long-range missile yet in another foreign policy crisis for Biden
This is Pyongyang's 12th launch this here, a dark return to saber-rattling.Mar 24, 2022, 1:34 PM
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Mar 29, 2022, 12:28 PM
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North Korea did not launch 'monster' missile as they claimed, South Korean lawmakers say
North Korea's long-range missile launch last week may have been a modified version of a type they tested in 2017, not a newly developed missile.Mar 29, 2022, 12:28 PM
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