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The 95-year-old Korean POW who wishes to return to the North to die

There were dozens of activists and police officers, their attention fixed on one man: Ahn Hak-sop, a 95-year-old former North ...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un decorates soldiers who fought for Russia, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a ...

North Korea’s top officers abruptly pulled out of Russia — and what this could mean for Ukraine peace talks

More than a dozen of North Korea’s top military officers are returning home from Russia, suggesting Pyongyang’s contribution to the war in Ukraine could take a back seat during the ...

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion ...

North Korea has a secret base near China with missiles that could reach the U.S., a new report says

The intercontinental ballistic missiles likely to be housed at the military base “pose a potential nuclear threat to East ...

North Korea Issues Warning Over 'Provocative' US Drills With Seoul

The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.

California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North ...
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China’s North Korea Problem

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on ...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un awards soldiers who fought in Russia, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a ...

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...