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N. Korea not answering US attempts to discuss American soldier who crossed border

North Korea wasn't responding Thursday to U.S. attempts to discuss the American soldier who bolted across the heavily armed border and whose prospects for a quick release are unclear at a time of high military tensions and inactive communication channels.

France 24

Travis King: US probes if North Korea knew about defecting soldier as Army worried for his wellbeing

Soldier was expected to face military disciplinary action in US

The Independent UK

North Korea not responding to US attempts to discuss American soldier who ran across border

North Korea isn’t responding to U.S. attempts to discuss the American soldier who bolted to the North across the Koreas’ heavily armed border

The Independent UK

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American soldier's dash into North Korea leaves family members wondering why

Family members of the U.S. Army private who sprinted across the border into North Korea say he may have felt overwhelmed by recent legal troubles and his possible looming discharge from the military

The Independent UK

Kim’s Regime Shows Disinterest In Engaging With The U.S. On Nuclear Talks

North Korea rejects U.S. nuclear talks despite Washington's efforts

Zenger

N. Korean threat poses greatest regional security risks, experts say

Threats posed by North Korea occupy the top two spots on a list of security risks in Northeast Asia this year, according to a survey of foreign policy and security experts from Japan, the United States, China and South Korea, conducted by Tokyo-based research institute The Genron NPO.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Travis King isn't the 1st U.S. soldier to enter North Korea. Here's a history

Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

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Kim Jong Un Fires Missiles As US Submarine Arrives In South Korea

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Amid Rising Tensions.

Zenger

Tourist who spotted US soldier bolt to North Korea believed it was a prank

‘I assumed initially he had a mate filming him in some kind of really stupid prank or stunt, like a TikTok, the most stupid thing you could do’

The Independent UK

US soldier was reportedly laughing when crossing border into North Korea

Soldier, identified by US and Korean officials as Travis King, gave ‘out a loud “ha ha ha”’, member of tour group says

The Guardian - US

North Korea tests missiles as US nuclear sub sails to South

North Korea launched two missiles into waters off its east coast in a show of anger hours after the U.S. brought a submarine capable of firing nuclear ballistic missiles to a port in South Korea for the first time in about four decades.

Tribune News Service

US says soldier fled to North Korea after facing expulsion

North Korea detained a U.S. soldier who intentionally crossed the border from South Korea in an apparent effort to escape being sent home after being charged with assault, according to an American official.

Tribune News Service

From Otto Warmbier to Kenneth Bae: The US nationals arrested by North Korea

The hermit kingdom has arrested a number of US nationals, with Travis King being the latest to be detained, writes Faiza Saqib

The Independent UK

Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt

Sarah Leslie thought she was witnessing a stunt when she saw an American soldier start sprinting toward North Korea

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

US soldier Travis King crossed into North Korea: What to know

King crossed into North Korea instead of boarding a plane to Texas where he could have faced military discipline.

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled. Now he faces an unknown fate in North Korea

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

The surreal Korean border village where a US soldier crossed into the North

Blue-roofed huts, a raised slab of concrete and some raked gravel are all that separate the rival Koreas at Panmunjom, a rare point of close contact along the most heavily armed border in the world

WEKU

What we know about Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea

King, 23, was stationed in South Korea, but was scheduled to fly back to the U.S. to face disciplinary action when he escaped an airport outside of Seoul and managed to flee into North Korea.

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Evening Standard

Mother of US soldier believed to be in custody in North Korea ‘just wants him to come home’

Travis T King is said to have been facing disciplinary action when he decided to bolt across the border from South Korea

The Independent UK

A look at other Americans who have crossed into North Korea over the years

The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the situation involving a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea at a border village

The Independent UK

Watch live: View of North Korea border after now-detained US soldier entered country ‘willfully and without authorisation’

Watch a live view of border towns in North Korea on Wednesday (19 July), seen from Paju in South Korea, after a US soldier crossed the inter-Korean border during a tour without approval.

France 24

N. Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who crossed border

North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display.

Al Jazeera

N Korea silent after US soldier crosses border from S Korea

US Private 2nd Class Travis King is reported to have willingly entered North Korea from the border village of Panmunjom.

The Independent UK

Travis King – live: ‘Grieving’ US soldier captured in final DMZ tour image before escape to North Korea

Soldier was expected to face military disciplinary action in US

The Independent UK

North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border

North Korea has been silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles in its latest weapons display

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