The women, one seen leaving the airport, told investigators they thought they were pulling a prank for a hidden camera TV show. While North Korea has denied involvement, South Korea’s acting president Hwang Kyo-Ahn placed the blame squarely on them. “The murder clearly demonstrates the ...
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Since 2022, North Korea has ramped up its weapons testing activities to expand and modernize its arsenal of nuclear missilestargeting the U.S. and South Korea. The allies have expanded their combined military exercises and are updating their nuclear deterrence strategies based ...
North Korean authorities appear to have called for its troops to commit suicide by blowing themselves up to evade capture, the lawmaker said citing the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Captured North Korean soldiers had not shown an intention to come to South Korea, th...
"North Korea is unimaginable," says human rights activist Yeonmi Park, who escaped the country at the age of 13. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood, she reflects on the fragility of freedom -- and shows how change can be achieved even in the world's darkest places. ...
While North Korea's provocative threats often make headlines, a more urgent crisis is unfolding within its borders: a healthcare crisis impacting the country's children. The regime's aggressive stance has exacerbated this issue, leaving many children without necessary medical care and services. ...
“This is a war of pride between the Koreas, but they are conducting it while leaving some room for talks,” Lee Hochul, a political science professor at Incheon National University in South Korea, said, adding neither side is mentioning a permanent shutdown of the industrial complex....
Although estimates vary, some figures indicate that North Korea has approximately 1,000 missiles positioned across the country and most of them within reach of Seoul. Even a small number of missiles fired into the city, targeting South Korea’s defense complex, will have a sign...
[00:11.96]It was the first time a North Korean missile [00:14.72]had landed near South Korea's waters [00:17.44]since the two nations were divided in 1945. [00:21.28]The number of missiles was also the highest launc...
There is growing intelligence that North Korea has been readying itself for a more direct role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, a move that could reverberate far beyond the frontlines of the war raging in Europe.