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North Korea shuts down Angola embassy as diplomatic closures widen
Move follows closure of Uganda embassy and as media report DPRK to shutter over a dozen missions due to financial issues
North Korea to raise tourism prices, move to dollar payments: Tour company
Expert warns move away from euros could result in sanctions violation by foreign visitors to DPRK
North Korea shutters embassy in Uganda in move to streamline Africa operations
‘Surprising’ closure of mission to long-time ally reflects financial problems facing DPRK foreign ministry, expert says
North Korean athletes to skip Asian Para Games over anti-doping ruling
Organizers say DPRK made decision after being told athletes could not compete under their flag
K-pop star says North Koreans confessed they were her fans at Pyongyang concert
Claims by singer Ailee speak to spread of South Korean content despite DPRK laws against its consumption, expert says
French aircraft to help monitor sanctions violations by North Korean ships
France will assist with monitoring illegal ship-to-ship transfers from Japan throughout October, Tokyo says
North Korean envoy tells UN that Korean Peninsula on brink of nuclear war
Kim Song blames US but also calls for climate change action, in likely effort to position itself as engaged member state
‘Two-way’ North Korea-Russia ties threaten global peace, Blinken says
US Secretary of State warns DPRK seeks help with missile program in exchange for aiding Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
Seoul asks North Korea to accept body that washed up on border island
Unification ministry says man’s possessions indicate he was DPRK citizen, though it’s unclear if he was trying to defect
North Korea’s foreign minister totes $10K ostrich-leather Gucci bag in Russia
Leader’s sister also carried Dior bag during Kim Jong Un’s trip, despite regime’s criticism of ‘bourgeois culture’
