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Mon, December 11, 2023 | 02:14

NK blames Israel over Gaza hospital blast

NK blames Israel over Gaza hospital blast

North Korea on Thursday accused Israel of conducting a deadly explosion at a hospital in the Gaza Strip and lambasted the United States over its 'undisguised patronage' of such an act.

2023-10-26 14:22

Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion

Gov't urged to prepare for rise in N. Korean defections by sea

Gov't urged to prepare for rise in N. Korean defections by sea

The South Korean government should brace for an increasing number of North Korean defectors in the coming months, as the latest East Sea border crossing, made by four North Koreans, indicates the deteriorating living conditions and chronic food shortages occurring in the reclusive regime, analysts said Wednesday.

2023-10-25 16:54

N. Korea to close its embassy in Uganda: report

N. Korea to close its embassy in Uganda: report

North Korea plans to close its embassy in Uganda as part of efforts to raise the operating efficiency of the country's organizations abroad, a Ugandan media report has said.

2023-10-25 11:15

Number of NK defectors entering S. Korea more than triples in Jan.-Sept. period

Number of NK defectors entering S. Korea more than triples in Jan.-Sept. period

The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea more than tripled in the first nine months of this year from a year earlier amid North Korea's border reopening after years of COVID-19 restrictions, government data showed Tuesday.

2023-10-24 13:53

4 people from NK cross eastern maritime border in apparent defection attempt

Unification minister meets US civic group head to discuss NK human rights

Unification minister meets US civic group head to discuss NK human rights

South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho met with the leader of a U.S.-based civic group Monday to discuss ways of boosting cooperation on the improvement of human rights in North Korea, his office said.

2023-10-23 21:37

N. Korea blames US for instigating Israel-Hamas conflict

N. Korea blames US for instigating Israel-Hamas conflict

North Korea on Monday accused the United States of being behind the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying Washington is 'entirely' responsible for the tragedy.

2023-10-23 11:11

North Korean defectors meet world in 'Beyond Utopia'

North Korean defectors meet world in 'Beyond Utopia'

Earning your subject's trust is never easy for a documentary filmmaker ― but it is even harder when they think you want to kill them.

2023-10-22 11:12

US envoy renews grave concerns over China's repatriation of N. Korean escapees

US envoy renews grave concerns over China's repatriation of N. Korean escapees

The new U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights issues reiterated 'grave' concerns Friday over China's reported repatriation of North Korean defectors last week, as she stressed the international principle of non-refoulement should be upheld.

2023-10-21 10:06

Russia's appeal for security talks with N. Korea to counter Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation 'misleading': S. Korea

Russia's appeal for security talks with N. Korea to counter Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation 'misleading': S. Korea

Russia's recent call for regular security talks with North Korea and China to counter what it characterizes as 'intensifying' and 'dangerous' military activity between South Korea, the United States and Japan is a 'misleading' assessment, a ministry official said Friday.

2023-10-20 19:18

N. Korea warns US strategic assets will be '1st targets of destruction'

N. Korea warns US strategic assets will be '1st targets of destruction'

North Korea on Friday condemned the arrival of a U.S. B-52 bomber in South Korea, threatening that U.S. strategic assets deployed on the Korean Peninsula will become the 'first targets of destruction.'

2023-10-20 11:19

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