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Man who exported weapons from US to North Korea jailed

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The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

95-year-old former North Korean soldier in South campaigns to be sent to the North

A 95-year-old former North Korean soldier who spent decades imprisoned in the South will continue his campaign to return to the North, an activist said Thursday, after South Korean troops stopped his symbolic border march this week

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Chinese man jailed for 8 years in US for smuggling arms to North Korea

Chinese man sent consignment of firearms and ammunition to North Korea via China

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

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Taiwan court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea

Illegal transfers at sea are one of the few ways North Korea, largely isolated from the international community, can obtain fuel because of strict United Nations sanctions against its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.

Euronews · Aug 20, 2025

Taiwanese court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea

The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegally supplying fuel oil to North Korea

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Kim Jong Un’s sister says war games show South Korea has ‘dual personality’

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismisses South Korean president’s latest outreach as hypocrisy

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Chinese national in California jailed for exporting weapons to North Korea

Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California.

Euronews · Aug 20, 2025

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North Korea slams South Korea’s peace overtures as US drills continue

North Korean leader’s sister says South Korea cannot be a diplomatic partner, denounces ongoing army drills with the US.

Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2025

Kim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korea following joint US military drills

Korean Central News Agency said Kim Yo Jong condemned the South as the ‘top-class faithful dog’ of the United States

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Kim Jong Un makes nuclear pledge after South Korea-US military drills

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The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

South Korea-US drills trigger Kim Jong-un to pledge nuclear force expansion

Pyongyang has long denounced the allies’ joint drills as invasion rehearsals and Kim has often used them to justify his own military displays and testing activities aimed at expanding his nuclear weapons programme.

Euronews · Aug 19, 2025

Kim Jong Un rants about ‘hostile’ US-South Korea exercises while inspecting North Korea’s largest warship

Kim says Western rivals want to ‘provoke war’, while the US and South Korea say their annual exercises are necessary in face of Pyongyang’s military expansion

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Opendoor's First North Korean Investor? Eric Jackson Shares News of Fearless Backer From The Hermit Kingdom — But There's A Catch

Fund manager Eric Jackson, who’s been responsible for igniting iBuying platform, Opendoor Technologies Inc.’s (NASDAQ:OPEN) 875% rally over the past few weeks, just shared the unusual support that he has received from an unexpected region of the world.

Benzinga · Aug 19, 2025

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The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly

Reason · Aug 18, 2025

Trump Critics Should Stop Treating Diplomacy Like a Gift to America's Enemies

His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.

TechRadar · Aug 18, 2025

When the insider Is the adversary: North Korea’s remote work espionage campaign

North Korean operatives landed remote jobs at U.S. companies, no hacking required.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025

Poem of the week: Search Engine: Notes from the North Korean-Chinese-Russian Border by Suji Kwock Kim

Kim’s meditation on the disruptions experienced by family members during the Korean war and North Korean dictatorship explores absence, searching and separation

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The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

South Korean president urges Japan to confront its colonial history in Liberation Day address

President Lee Jae Myung called on Tokyo to face its history in his Liberation Day address

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Putin praises ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un

Letter sent to mark anniversary of end of Japan’s colonial occupation of Korea is latest sign of increasingly close ties between two leaders

International Business Times · Aug 15, 2025

South Korea President Vows To Build 'Military Trust' With North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust", a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025

South Korea to restore pact halting military activity on North Korea border

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung said he will restore a military agreement to rebuild trust with North Korea.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2025

Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un

Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea

International Business Times · Aug 15, 2025

Putin Hails North Korean Troops As 'Heroic' In Letter To Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as "heroic" in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported Friday.

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