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North Korea builds anti-tank trenches over demolished inter-Korean roads: Seoul
Defensive structures appear aimed at showing DPRK resolve to cut ties, though ROK says they can be easily filled in
Seoul sanctions North Korean diplomats, companies over latest ICBM launch
Measures target 11 individuals and 4 organizations linked to DPRK’s missile program and efforts to earn foreign currency
ROK trains to strike North Korean missile launcher, hours after ICBM test
South Korea says it carried out drill with guided bomb to demonstrate ability to retaliate with ‘overwhelming force’
ROK border residents clash with activists over anti-North Korea leafleting
Locals show up in mass to stop balloon launch near border, accusing activists of aggravating security concerns
Kim Jong Un sensitive to criticism of regime’s human rights abuses: Ex-diplomats
Former North Korean envoys say leader ordered measures to deflect attention from abuses and even pushed limited reforms
North Korea plagued by one of world’s highest tuberculosis rates: WHO data
UN health agency lists DPRK as high-risk country for seventh straight year, with estimated 135K cases in 2023
How Russia is transporting North Korean troops to the front lines of Ukraine war
NK News analysis suggests Moscow prefers transport by plane, with suspicious flights from Far East to city near Ukraine
UN aid groups receive OK to send health care, farming equipment to North Korea
Sanctions exemptions allow UNICEF and FAO to ship items through next year, though aid workers still unable to return
North Korea building concrete wall on eastern inter-Korean border, photos show
Barrier stands at least 13 feet tall and stretches 1/3 mile, in potential preview of plans to fortify DMZ
76 North Korean escapees arrive in South Korea in third quarter
Numbers remain far below pre-COVID levels but include rare direct defections over inter-Korean border
