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Tourists, beware: Traveling to North Korea might risk your visa-free entry to the U.S.

Are you currently able to travel to the United States without applying for a visa? If so, you may want to think twice before...

Ukraine confirms possibility of repatriating North Korean POWs to South Korea

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) has confirmed that North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) who expressed a desire to go...

North Korea cites ‘Trump administration’ in warning against U.S. strategic bomber deployment

North Korea has directly referenced the “Trump administration” in its latest warning against the deployment of a U.S. strategic bomber and the ongoing U.S.-South...

North Korean soldiers in Russia transmit Kim Jong-un message over military radio

Newly obtained audio recordings have confirmed that North Korean troops deployed to Russia transmitted a New Year’s message from leader Kim Jong-un over military...

North Korean men resort to self-harm to avoid military draft as fears of Russian deployment grow

As news spreads within North Korea about the military's deployment to Russia, draft-age men are resorting to self-harm to avoid conscription. In response, the...

North Korean troops return to Russian front lines — with new tactics

North Korean troops have returned to the Kursk front line in western Russia, engaging in new foot assault tactics while targeting Ukrainian vehicles with...

North Korea’s ballistic missile submarine leaves dry dock, indicating completion of equipment installation

North Korea’s latest ballistic missile submarine (SSB), the Sinpo-C class “Hero Kim Kun-ok,” has left the dry dock where it had been stationed for...

North Korea and Russia toast to ‘unbreakable alliance’ in Pyongyang banquet amid rising military ties

As Russia wages war in Ukraine and North Korea deepens its military support, the two regimes toasted their growing alliance at a lavish banquet...

South Korea to accept all North Korean POWs from Ukraine, opposes repatriation to Pyongyang

South Korean government has made it clear that it will accept all North Korean soldiers captured on the battlefield by Ukraine, emphasizing that they...

Prominent lawmaker sparks controversy by proposing recognition of North Korea as ‘nuclear state’

South Korean lawmaker Park Jie-won of the Democratic Party has proposed recognizing North Korea as a 'nuclear state' as part of a three-step denuclearization...