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South Korean lawmaker meets North Korean POWs in Ukraine

Rep. Yoo Yong-won of the conservative People Power Party met with two North Korean soldiers who are currently being held as prisoners of war...

President Yoon Suk Yeol claims martial law was necessary to ‘alert the public’ in final defense

President Yoon Suk Yeol insisted he declared martial law to alert the public about the “all-powerful” Democratic Party (DP), and not to suppress democracy,...

North Korean fishermen on Chinese vessels endure exploitation resembling ‘forced labor’

North Korean workers sent to Chinese distant-water fishing vessels as part of the regime’s foreign currency-earning scheme are reportedly subjected to harsh, exploitative conditions...

Kim Jong-un rejects denuclearization, vows to bolster nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made it clear once again that he has no intention of giving up his nuclear weapons, instead calling...

Bybit suffers record-breaking $1.46B crypto heist, North Korean hackers allegedly suspected

Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has suffered a staggering $1.46 billion hack, marking the biggest crypto heist in history. Speculation is...

Kim Jong-un’s wife absent for 14 months amid rising prominence of daughter Ju-ae

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, has not appeared in public for nearly 14 months, sparking speculation. However, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service...

North Korea threatens ‘resolute’ action against multilateral sanctions monitoring group

North Korea threatened Monday to take "resolute" action after a South Korea-led monitoring group implementing UN sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile...

Ship likely carrying arms to Russia spotted at North Korean port as Pyongyang upgrades drone force

A large vessel entering and leaving a North Korean port believed to be a hub for shipping arms to Russia was spotted Friday, according...

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...