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North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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More than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a "fever", state media said. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases...
Why a stealth infiltration drone was flown tauntingly low and loudly through Pyongyang
Hankyoreh
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July 11, 2025
In October of 2024, North Korea released images of a drone it said had crashed in Pyongyang, claiming that it was of the same model used by the South Korean military. (KCNA/Yonhap) When North Korea’s Foreign Ministry declared that South Korea had...
Activists call for 3rd-party scrutiny before repatriation of N. Koreans
The Korea Times
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July 8, 2025
Human rights activists are urging the South Korean government to seek independent confirmation from a third party before repatriating six North Koreans, citing concerns over the credibility of official claims regarding the individuals’ intentions....
Families of North Korea Abductees Urge Halt to Anti-Pyongyang Leaflet Campaigns
KBS World
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July 8, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News Anchor: A South Korean civic group representing families of abductees held in North Korea has announced it will cease its campaign of sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border in order to help improve inter-Korean...
Harrigan calls for probe into CCP-linked retailer on U.S. military bases
Hickory Sun - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
Pat Harrigan, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District | Wikipedia Pat Harrigan, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District | Wikipedia Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan of North Carolina's 10th...
Abductee family group to suspend leaflet campaigns against N. Korea
Yonhap News Agency
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July 8, 2025
PAJU, South Korea, July 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean civic group representing families of abductees held in North Korea said Tuesday it will suspend the distribution of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Choi Seong-ryong, the head of the...
Chinese sellers offer North Korea-sourced goods from across the border
NK News
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July 8, 2025
Chinese e-commerce vendors appear to be openly selling North Korean goods and offering to smuggle products on demand as part of what one expert said may constitute a government-sanctioned scheme to violate U.N. sanctions. NK News found dozens of...
At Korea’s Border, a Starbucks with a View of North Korea Draws Global Interest
The Korea Bizwire
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July 8, 2025
Starbucks Gimpo Aegibong Ecological Park store. (Image courtesy of Starbucks Korea) GIMPO, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Starbucks nestled just 1.4 kilometers from the North Korean border is emerging as one of South Korea’s most unlikely tourist...
Soldiers killed in Russia honored as ‘Hero of the Republic’… Families relocated to Pyongyang
NK Insider
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July 11, 2025
A performance held on June 29 at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. [Photo/NK Times] North Korea has reportedly awarded its highest honor, the “Hero of the Republic,” to several soldiers who died in combat in...
North Korea and Denuclearization: Regime Survival and Nuclear Weapons
The Geopolitics
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July 6, 2025
I aim to explore the possibility of North Korea’s denuclearization during Mr. Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president. I argue that, if a comprehensive package deal ensuring regime survival is offered, North Korea may denuclearize. This is...
DOJ Data Security Program – Another Privacy and Security Law that Impacts the Health Care Industry
JD Supra - California
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July 11, 2025
Any health care organization that is engaged in data brokerage transactions or licensing arrangements may have compliance obligations under DSP. In this Health Care Update, we will review the provisions of DSP and discuss its impact on health care...
New Chinese MP9 device targets N. Korean market with anti-detection features
Daily NK
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July 7, 2025
China is developing an MP9 electronic device targeted at North Korean consumers. The next iteration in the MP7/MP8 series, the MP9 is expected to feature improved resolution and new capabilities, including automatic media deletion and viewing...
North Korean man crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 6, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military said Friday. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military...
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Cambodia slams allegations of ties to N Korean hackers
Khmer Times
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July 7, 2025
A screen shot of a mobile phone show the Telegram of BlackEye-Thai hacker group. KT/Pann Rachana Synopsis: Cambodia denies collusion with North Korean hackers, accuses Thai group of cyberattacks amid escalating digital tensions. The Ministry of...
AI Company Plays Wack-A-Mole To Keep Chinese Propagandists From Using ChatGPT To Sow Division In American Politics
The Daily Caller
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Suspected Chinese operatives are using ChatGPT to fuel propaganda efforts targeting American political discourse, according to a Thursday threat report from OpenAI. The company said Chinese actors leveraged its model to generate posts that played...
Strikes on Iran Validate North Korea’s Nuclear Sprint
Foreign Policy
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Since the late 1960s, the United States and its allies have supported a robust nonproliferation regime to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. It has been remarkably successful. Eighty years after the Manhattan Project, just nine countries...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
Fox News
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In a state media-run special, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is seen weeping over a casket draped with the insular nation's flag. (Credit: Reuters) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Korean man walked across one of the most...
Is South Korea in play? Rubio visit canceled after new president’s invitation to Xi Jinping
World Tribune
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July 10, 2025
by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2025 Real World News In his first major appearance on the world stage, South Korea’s newly elected leftist President Lee Jae-Myung failed to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada last...
S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
The Korea Times USA
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July 7, 2025
Home > News > Korea > S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...