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Kristen Talman

Kristen Talman

Kristen Talman is an editor at NK News. She previously worked at the Financial Times, Morning Brew and Al-Monitor.

Analysis

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

Kristen TalmanKristen TalmanOctober 15, 2026
News

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

Kristen TalmanKristen TalmanOctober 9, 2026
News

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’

Kristen TalmanKristen TalmanSeptember 29, 2026
News

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.

Kristen TalmanKristen TalmanSeptember 18, 2026
News

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

Kristen TalmanKristen Talman | Seung-Yeon ChungAugust 25, 2026
News

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

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Kristen TalmanAugust 18, 2026
News

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

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Kristen TalmanAugust 17, 2026
News

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

Jooheon KimJooheon Kim | Kristen TalmanAugust 6, 2026
News

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

Kristen TalmanKristen TalmanApril 23, 2026
News

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

Joon Ha ParkJoon Ha Park | Kristen TalmanSeptember 30, 2025