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North Korean educators depart for Russia, led by man previously reported dead

North Korean educators depart for Russia, led by man previously reported dead

State media confirms Kim Kum Chol is heading university delegation after man with same name drowned in Moscow last year

North Korean educators depart for Russia, led by man previously reported dead
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin July 1, 2025
Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine

Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine

Footage of leader beside coffins appears aimed at justifying deployment, while seeking to secure Russian support

Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin July 1, 2025
Radiation levels stable despite alleged North Korean uranium refinery discharge

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

Radiation levels stable despite alleged North Korean uranium refinery discharge
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim July 1, 2025
North Korea denounces NATO pledge to increase defense spending as ‘criminal act’

North Korea denounces NATO pledge to increase defense spending as ‘criminal act’

Commentary accuses transatlantic alliance of exacerbating military tensions in Asia-Pacific and threatening peace

North Korea denounces NATO pledge to increase defense spending as ‘criminal act’
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park July 1, 2025
China could offer Seoul security guarantees against North Korea. Why won’t it?
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China could offer Seoul security guarantees against North Korea. Why won’t it?

Trump’s reevaluation of US alliances presents a chance for Beijing to play a bigger role that it has shunned so far

China could offer Seoul security guarantees against North Korea. Why won’t it?
Peter Ward
Peter Ward July 1, 2025
North Korea tells UN Command it has resumed barrier construction along border

North Korea tells UN Command it has resumed barrier construction along border

Seoul describes first message from Pyongyang in month as ‘meaningful,’ assessing work has been scaled down

North Korea tells UN Command it has resumed barrier construction along border
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy June 30, 2025
Seoul restores all guard posts dismantled under military pact with North Korea

Seoul restores all guard posts dismantled under military pact with North Korea

Resumption of operations at 11 front-line GPs comes as President Lee Jae-myung considers reviving suspended 2018 deal

Seoul restores all guard posts dismantled under military pact with North Korea
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park June 30, 2025
Sanctioned North Korean art studio to exhibit work in Moscow under new deal

Sanctioned North Korean art studio to exhibit work in Moscow under new deal

Russian culture minister meets Kim Jong Un and signs agreement on boosting cultural ties under ‘strategic partnership’

Sanctioned North Korean art studio to exhibit work in Moscow under new deal
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 30, 2025
Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July

Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July

Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting

Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 27, 2025
Russian cargo ship implicated in arms smuggling returns to North Korean port
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Russian cargo ship implicated in arms smuggling returns to North Korean port

Lady R’s visit to Rason comes as signs of DPRK weapons in Ukraine war continue to emerge despite slowdown in port calls

Russian cargo ship implicated in arms smuggling returns to North Korean port
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin June 26, 2025
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