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North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency
Non-Russian tourists, excluding from US and ROK, can reportedly visit special economic zone for first time in 5 years
Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push
Title and ranking of Ri Son Gwon suggest he still leads a department, despite Seoul’s claims that UFD was downgraded
North Korea stole over $600M in cryptocurrency in 2024, US and allies confirm
US, ROK and Japan emphasize need for greater collaboration between public and private sectors to counter DPRK threat
North Korean POW details orders for handling Ukrainian prisoners in new video
Release of new interrogation footage comes as Kyiv’s top diplomat holds up POWs as ‘proof’ of DPRK involvement in war
Trump’s defense chief nominee calls North Korea a ‘nuclear state’
Peter Hegseth’s statement may signal shift from US policy of not accepting DPRK’s nuclear status
Biden hails US-ROK-Japan ties to deter North Korea as key foreign policy success
But outgoing president also warns of growing DPRK-Russia cooperation, as Trump return threatens his diplomatic legacy
North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang
Russia appears to mistakenly destroy North Korean anti-aircraft weapon in Kursk
New footage appears to show Pyoljji-3 system, suggesting DPRK is using Ukraine war to conduct battlefield testing
US appoints former special envoy on North Korea to oversee embassy in Seoul
Joseph Yun to serve as interim charge d’affaires, while a senior official criticizes ‘shocking’ and ‘wrong’ martial law
Ukraine ready to ‘hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers’ in prisoner swap: Zelensky
Kyiv also releases interrogation footage suggesting one of two captured North Koreans may not want to return to DPRK