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(MENAFN) North Korea inaugurated a dedicated memorial museum Sunday honoring its soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging to forge the Pyongyang-Moscow alliance into an...

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(MENAFN) Executions in North Korea escalated significantly throughout the COVID-19 period, according to a report released Tuesday and cited by a news agency.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has inaugurated a memorial museum dedicated to its soldiers said to have been killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korea and Russia have agreed to strengthen cooperation and exchanges in law enforcement following senior-level discussions held in Pyongyang, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) South Korean officials have indicated that a potential visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang could create conditions where a renewed North Korea–United States summit becomes part of diplomatic discussions.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has accused Japan of committing a “grave provocation” after Tokyo raised concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development in its annual diplomatic report, according to state media.

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(MENAFN) Beijing is carefully distancing itself from Washington's characterization of a shared denuclearization agenda for North Korea, with a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman opting Monday for measured, independent language rather than...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has denounced Japan, calling its recent actions a "grave provocation" against its sovereignty after Tokyo’s yearly Diplomatic Bluebook voiced strong apprehension about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile activities, according to...

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for expanded cooperation with China during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korea announced on Thursday that it has carried out a test of a tactical ballistic missile fitted with a cluster munition warhead, asserting that the weapon can inflict severe damage over targeted zones, according to reports.

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tax-exempt organizations that abuse the generous benefits afforded to them courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer will face more scrutiny and accountability under legislation approved by the Ways and Means Committee.

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tax-exempt organizations that abuse the generous benefits afforded to them courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer will face more scrutiny and accountability under legislation approved by the Ways and Means Committee.

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee markup of legislation to increase transparency in America’s tax-exempt sector, hold bad actors accountable, prevent...

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee markup of legislation to increase transparency in America’s tax-exempt sector, hold bad actors accountable, prevent...

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged on Thursday to keep pursuing workable steps to lower military tensions with North Korea, even as a bitter standoff over deadly landmine blasts along the border shows no sign of easing,...

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged North Korea to respond to what he described as Seoul’s sincere efforts toward peace, while cautioning that instability stemming from the Middle East should not extend to the Korean Peninsula,...

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(MENAFN) Russia’s defense chief held a meeting on Sunday with North Korea’s leader in Pyongyang, where both sides explored ways to expand and formalize their military partnership.

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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held high-level talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Sunday, with both sides signaling a deepening and formalized defense partnership stretching into the next decade.

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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Sunday for an official working visit.

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(MENAFN) South Korea appealed for rapid and coordinated international measures to confront North Korea’s nuclear activities, labeling them as the most urgent danger to the worldwide nonproliferation framework, a news agency reported on Tuesday....