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Rubio skips South Korea visit as coordination on North Korea policy stalls
Expert says delays in top-level diplomacy raise concerns over health of US-ROK alliance amid shifting Trump priorities
Civic group halts leaflet launches toward North Korea following crackdown
Abductees’ Family Union cites trust in new Seoul officials and calls on Lee Jae-myung to engage Kim Jong Un directly
North Korean crosses heavily militarized border into South in apparent defection
ROK military says it intercepted the man and took him into custody but is still investigating his motives for crossing
North Korea, Chinese border regions issue flood warnings amid monsoon rains
Intensifying rainfall has triggered evacuations in China’s northeast, but DPRK state media has yet to report flooding
Quad nations condemn North Korean nuclear program, reaffirm denuclearization
Statement comes after foreign ministers of US, Japan, Australia and India omitted mention of DPRK at January meeting
Radiation levels stable despite alleged North Korean uranium refinery discharge
Seoul reports no signs of wastewater release from Pyongsan facility after media and opposition party raised alarm
North Korea’s mega resort opens, testimony of executions and taekwondo rivalry
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses who will visit the Wonsan Kalma tourism zone and a defector’s dream of martial arts glory
Six Americans under investigation for trying to send Bibles, rice to North Korea
South Korean police book US nationals for allegedly trying to float plastic bottles to DPRK from border island
North Korean defectors testify about executions, ongoing abuses at Seoul event
Public sessions at UN office are part of effort to update landmark 2014 report on DPRK’s violations of human rights
US reaffirms commitment to North Korea’s denuclearization after Iran strikes
But State Department declines to comment on what US will do if it can’t resolve DPRK nuclear issue through diplomacy
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