Kim Jong Un is making his first foreign trip since the COVID-19 pandemic during which North Korea tightly enforced border controls for more than 3 years.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin
Russia and North Korea say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, where he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Putin aiming to strengthen North Korean ties ‘on all fronts’
Kim is expected to travel to Russia for a meeting in Vladivostok with Putin early next week.
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Commentary: Travel ban to North Korea divides me from my family
The Biden administration has renewed limits imposed on American passport holders over travel to North Korea. The U.S. should lift this rule and put a formal end to the Korean War.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet with Putin in Russia this month, U.S. official says
The Kremlin has been plying North Korea for military equipment that it can use in its war in Ukraine.
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U.S. soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge
At a Pentagon press conference Tuesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the U.S. service member was likely now in North Korean custody.
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Russian mercenary group acquires North Korean missiles for use in Ukraine war
The Wagner group’s troops also include 40,000 convicts taken from Russian prisons.
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North Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile with range to strike entire U.S.
The United States quickly condemned the launch and vowed to take “all necessary measures” to guarantee the safety of its territory and its allies South Korea and Japan.
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North Korea fires 4 short-range ballistic missiles, South Korean officials say
The action follows the launch on Wednesday of at least 23 missiles, including the first ballistic one to fly over a nautical border with South Korea.
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North Korea is secretly shipping artillery to Russia, White House says
The White House on Wednesday accused North Korea of covertly shipping a ‘significant number’ of artillery shells to Russia in support of its invasion of Ukraine.