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Kim Yo Jong says ‘unkind things’ await US after it slams North Korea’s ICBM test
DPRK leader’s sister justifies launch as necessary for ‘self-defense,’ blaming US for elevating risk of war
July 14, 2023
Kim Jong Un appears to build giant private train station near beach mansions
Construction points to paranoia around leader’s security, as well as investment in personal luxuries despite shortages
July 14, 2023
South Korea evasive about sharing North Korean satellite debris with UN experts
Seoul noncommittal in comments to NK News, though it allowed sanctions investigators to inspect similar wreckage in past
July 14, 2023
North Korean man stabbed multiple times in Moscow, Russian media reports
No evidence attack was politically motivated, as state news agency says victim undergoing ‘intensive’ treatment
July 14, 2023
Seoul slaps new sanctions on North Korea after latest ICBM test
Unilateral designations target 4 individuals and 3 firms for generating currency for DPRK nuclear and missile programs
July 14, 2023
Almost half of North Korea’s population undernourished due to food shortages: UN
Report estimates 12 million people are not getting enough to eat, an increase of more than 1 million from last year
July 14, 2023
North Korea warns of ‘nuclear crisis’ in rare comments at UN Security Council
Ambassador Kim Song accuses US of pushing tensions to the brink at meeting convened after DPRK fires solid-fuel ICBM
July 14, 2023
North Korea reveals new smartphones, as Kim Jong Un uses likely Chinese model
NK News analysis suggests DPRK brands are importing components for devices, in apparent sanctions violation by Beijing
July 13, 2023
North Korea launched Hwasong-18 ICBM as show of force against US: State media
Kim Jong Un guided launch as state media calls missile test boost to nuclear forces
July 13, 2023
North Korean student goes missing in Russian Far East in possible defection
NGO confirms police are searching for DPRK citizen, the third to disappear in region in last month
July 12, 2023
