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US and Russia clash over North Korean nukes at UN forum
Moscow demands IAEA cease ‘speculative’ reports on DPRK enrichment, as US and allies repeat calls for denuclearization
Lee Jae Myung dismisses talk of strikes on North Korea like those on Iran
South Korean president urges focus on peace after opposition calls Iran war a ‘preview’ of conflict with Pyongyang
North Korean education officials visit Chinese school furniture factory
Visit appears to signal interest in modernizing classrooms with imports, even as DPRK pushes greater domestic production
Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile test from new destroyer ahead of deployment
North Korean leader orders 12 nuclear-armed warships by 2030, also attends sniper drills
North Korea, Russian nukes are ‘primary existential threat’ to US: Pentagon
Elbridge Colby says US defense strategy doesn’t downplay DPRK threats, calls for allies like Seoul to step up
North Korea to hold elections for rubber-stamp parliament after two-year delay
Vote in mid-March suggests DPRK wants new deputies to quickly endorse decisions from Party Congress, experts say
UN announces 8 new sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid to North Korea
First waivers in a year cover health care, nutrition and sanitation and follow US reversal on blocking DPRK aid projects
Russia asked for North Korean POWs in prisoner exchange, lawmaker says
ROK lawmaker warns two soldiers captured by Ukraine at risk of forced repatriation despite wish to defect to South
North Korea reveals first-known Kim Jong Un sculpture, boosting personality cult
Artwork is distinct from huge statues of former leaders used for ‘idolization and veneration,’ Seoul says
Russian TV touts North Korean troops’ ‘selfless’ sacrifice after US strikes Iran
Segment featuring half-naked DPRK soldiers in Russia signals Moscow will stand by biggest war supporter, expert says
