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(MENAFN) North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches appear to have been a response to South Korea’s recent test of a hypersonic glide vehicle, according to an assessment by the South Korean military, as tensions between the two neighbors...

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(MENAFN) North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday, with at least one flying more than 900 kilometers (559 miles), in what South Korea’s military assessed as a response to Seoul’s successful hypersonic glide...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has accused the United States of using human rights allegations to challenge its sovereignty after Washington published its 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report, warning that it would respond with its “toughest counteraction”...

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to officially classify recent North Korean activities near the inter-Korean border as breaches of the Armistice Agreement, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirms Pyongyang’s “invariable” backing for Russia amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. “I reaffirm my invariable support for you and the Russian Federation, being firmly convinced that the Russian...

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to formally charge North Korea with breaching the Armistice Agreement over activities along the fortified frontier, local media reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to formally designate recent North Korean activities along the heavily fortified inter-Korean border as violations of the Armistice Agreement, following an investigation into incidents around the Military...

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(MENAFN) North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into waters off its east coast Saturday, the South Korean military said.

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(MENAFN) North Korea used the world stage on Monday to accuse Japan of pushing a military buildup and to declare that a multipolar world order is what it called an “irresistible trend of the times.” Speaking at the 81st session of the UN General...

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(MENAFN) The number of South Koreans who have relatives in North Korea after being separated by the Korean War has dropped below 33,000, continuing a long-term decline in the population, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Japan's prime minister issued a stark warning Tuesday, declaring that North Korea's expanding nuclear and missile programs represent a grave threat to global peace, and calling for the country's complete denuclearization in accordance...

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung extended an offer of peace and renewed cooperation to North Korea on Tuesday, calling for dialogue and peaceful coexistence in an address to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Lee...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has dismissed a report concerning its citizens working abroad, rejecting allegations from a US-led sanctions monitoring body and arguing that the group has improperly portrayed lawful economic cooperation as breaches of United...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has rejected discussions at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting concerning its denuclearization, insisting that its status as a nuclear weapons state is "absolute," according to reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has lashed out at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its general assembly renewed calls for Pyongyang's denuclearization, insisting its status as a nuclear-armed state is non-negotiable, state media reported...

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(MENAFN) The South Korean government has backed a proposed bill that would relax restrictions on civilian contacts with North Korean residents by removing the government’s authority to reject such requests, according to reports.

U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression”. -Remarks-...

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(MENAFN) A South Korean court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages for the 2020 demolition of the inter-Korean joint liaison office, a landmark ruling in Seoul's long-running effort to hold Pyongyang...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has stated that the issue of denuclearization is now “irreversibly finalized,” sharply criticizing recent US–South Korea discussions that reaffirmed the goal of eliminating Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons, according to state media...

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stated in a recent interview with a media outlet, released on Wednesday, that North Korea is now even less likely to abandon its nuclear ambitions due to the ongoing US-Iran war. Lee remarked,...