March 28, 2024
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Kenneth Bae sentenced to 15 years hard labor

Jimmy Carter has "no plans" to visit Pyongyang and recuse detained American

UPDATE MAY 02, 10:52AM ET: NK NEWS has learned that President Jimmy Carter told colleagues today, "I have had no invitation to visit North Korea and therefore have no plans to go."

SEOUL – Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American currently being detained by North Korean authorities, has been sentenced to 15 years of "hard labor," the KCNA reported this morning.

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