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Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through

Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through

South Korean president discusses peninsula denuclearization with Australian counterpart and plans to meet Japan’s Ishiba

Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim June 17, 2025
India appoints ambassador to North Korea after four-year envoy absence

India appoints ambassador to North Korea after four-year envoy absence

Aliawati Longkumer to fill post vacant since COVID-19 closures, marking return to full diplomatic presence in Pyongyang

India appoints ambassador to North Korea after four-year envoy absence
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 17, 2025
Russia’s Shoigu back in North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un for 2nd time this month

Russia’s Shoigu back in North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un for 2nd time this month

Top security official’s trip comes less than two weeks after last visit to Pyongyang to discuss Ukraine war

Russia’s Shoigu back in North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un for 2nd time this month
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 17, 2025
Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow

Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow

Arrival of presidential fleet jets points to possible visit by high-level officials, two weeks after Shoigu-Kim talks

Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 17, 2025
North Korea could reopen Rason to foreign tours in ‘near future’: Travel agency

North Korea could reopen Rason to foreign tours in ‘near future’: Travel agency

Policy reversal reportedly comes after Chinese groups visited and could include new rules barring content creators

North Korea could reopen Rason to foreign tours in ‘near future’: Travel agency
Dave Yin
Dave Yin June 16, 2025
Seoul weighs legal measures to crack down on leaflet launches into North Korea

Seoul weighs legal measures to crack down on leaflet launches into North Korea

Interagency meeting explores ways to target activists with existing laws as Lee Jae-myung pushes engagement with DPRK

Seoul weighs legal measures to crack down on leaflet launches into North Korea
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 16, 2025
Fears of North Korean axis with China, Russia and Iran are ‘overstated’: Report

Fears of North Korean axis with China, Russia and Iran are ‘overstated’: Report

But Swedish think tank says Trump hostility could push states together, while estimating DPRK has 50 nuclear warheads

Fears of North Korean axis with China, Russia and Iran are ‘overstated’: Report
Dave Yin
Dave Yin June 16, 2025
North Korea supplying deadly cluster munitions to Russia for rare rocket system

North Korea supplying deadly cluster munitions to Russia for rare rocket system

New images show Russia using more DPRK launchers and shells in sign of deepening reliance on Pyongyang

North Korea supplying deadly cluster munitions to Russia for rare rocket system
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 16, 2025
Kim Jong Un promotes rocket production at factory likely making arms for Russia

Kim Jong Un promotes rocket production at factory likely making arms for Russia

North Korean media still hiding purpose of expansion at Tonghungsan Machine Plant after Kim’s third visit in two years

Kim Jong Un promotes rocket production at factory likely making arms for Russia
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 16, 2025
Man arrested after 2nd attempt to enter North Korea to ‘prepare for unification’

Man arrested after 2nd attempt to enter North Korea to ‘prepare for unification’

South Korean in his 20s told authorities he crossed into military zone near DMZ to ‘contribute’ to inter-Korean peace

Man arrested after 2nd attempt to enter North Korea to ‘prepare for unification’
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim June 16, 2025