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How North Korean missiles found their way into Houthi hands
Rebels once seized DPRK arms from Yemen, and amid recent advances, it could push again for military ties with Pyongyang
US again labels North Korea among world’s worst human traffickers
State Department highlights DPRK’s confiscation of overseas workers’ wages, use of forced labor in annual report
North Korean envoy denounces US for supporting ROK’s nuclear submarine ambitions
A senior DPRK diplomat took to the UN General Assembly stage and lambasted the US’s ‘military bloc’
Kim Yo Jong threatens ‘more offensive’ response to US military drills in Pacific
Her statement referred to a recent naval exercise between the US, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
North Korea pledges to plant over 1 billion trees by next decade
The DPRK launched its first reforestation project in 2015, after which it claimed to have planted over 5.7 billion trees
Trump says Kim Jong Un responded ‘positively’ to downsized military drill talk
North Korean state media omitted any mention of Trump’s overtures on Tuesday
Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un, reduces military drills with Seoul
U.S. directs Pentagon to scale back annual military exercises with ROK, cites Seoul’s unwillingness to help against Iran
63 North Korean defectors enter South in first half of 2026: Seoul
All arrived through third countries, while DPRK soldier who crossed border in June was excluded from tally
US has not given up on engaging North Korea, ROK opposition leader says
In interview, People Power Party chief urges cooperation with US and Japan, while criticizing Seoul’s approach to DPRK
Seoul won’t change constitution to accept North Korea as separate state: Chung
Unification minister says recognizing Koreas as two countries remains too controversial, despite endorsing the position
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