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Kim Jong Un declares North Korea will refuse outside aid to combat coronavirus, help rebuild after flood damage

The declaration puts a halt to South Korean hopes of restarting negotiations.

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North Korea nuclear complex may have been damaged by recent flooding, US think tank says

Significant flooding along a river in North Korea near the country's main nuclear facility may have resulted in damage to the complex, a U.S.-based monitoring website said Thursday.

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Bob Woodward spoke with Trump, got access to Kim letters for forthcoming book

Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book on President Trump will contain nuggets from more than two dozen letters between the president and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to publisher Simon & Schuster.

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North Korea has likely developed mini nukes to fit into warheads of ballistic missiles: report

North Korea has likely developed a mini nuclear device that could fit into the warheads of its ballistic missile, a new United Nations report suggests. 

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North Korean who caused coronavirus scare was fleeing sexual assault investigation, report says

The man who sparked a recent coronavirus scare in North Korea after crossing its border reportedly fled the South because he was facing a sexual assault investigation, it has emerged. 

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Defector who sparked North Korea coronavirus lockdown doesn't have disease, South says

A man who recently swam back to North Korea after defecting years ago – leading Kim Jong Un to place a border city on lockdown over fears he had the coronavirus – isn’t actually carrying the disease, the South revealed Monday. 

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Kim Jong Un puts North Korean city on lockdown over suspected coronavirus case, says 'vicious virus' may be in country

After denying for months that it did not have a single case of coronavirus on its soil, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un placed a border city on lockdown after a person was discovered with suspected symptoms, state media reported Sunday.

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Kim Jong Un repeats claim that North Korea has no COVID-19 cases

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis,” state media said Friday.

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Inside 'Office 39': North Korea's illicit global smuggling network

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vanishes, then pops up. Now, the portly despot is out of sight again, and that raises the question: Who’s minding the store — the one that keeps him in booze and fancy wheels?

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North Korea says it will counter 'nuclear with nuclear' over 'hostile' US policy

North Korea Thursday said it has no choice but to “counter nuclear with nuclear” over the “hostile policy” of the United States, which it blames for failed bilateral talks.

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Kim Jong Un suspends planned military retaliation against South Korea

North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South Korea.

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South Korean activist group floats anti-Kim leaflets to North amid rising tensions

South Korean activists say they launched balloons carrying hundreds of thousands of leaflets across the border with North Korea on Tuesday amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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South Korea's unification minister resigns amid rising tensions with North

The minister resigns as relations between the two countries continue to collapse.

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North Korea blows up South Korea liaison office: Seoul

South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea’s military demolished an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the tense Korean border, only days after the Hermit Kingdom threatened a "tragic scene" at the site.

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Kim Jong Un's sister threatens military action against South Korea, promises 'tragic scene' at liaison office

Kim Yo Jong is making use of her elevated position.

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North Korea marks 2-year anniversary of Trump-Kim summit by vowing to build up military

North Korea is marking the two-year anniversary of the first summit between Kim Jong Un and President Trump by vowing to build up its armed forces so it can “cope with the long-term military threats from the U.S.” 

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North Korea nuclear fuel plant still operational despite US pressure to end program, report says

North Korea is pushing forward with work at a nuclear fuel plant despite calls from the U.S. to wind its program down, a report says. 

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Kim Jong Un makes appearance in public for first time since May 1, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in over three weeks Saturday, hosting a military meeting, according to state media reports.

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North Korea: Kim Jong Un's bodyguard, head of spy agency replaced

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unexpectedly replaced both the head of the rogue state's spy agency and his bodyguard in another apparent purge, according to South Korean media reports.

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Dennis Rodman describes wild night of ‘hotties and vodka’ with Kim Jong Un

NBA legend Dennis Rodman dished on his longtime bromance with the North Korean despot — revealing how the pair partied with “hotties and vodka” when they first met.

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Kim Jong Un praises China's handling of coronavirus

The North Korea leader made a public statement, his first since his return from a long absence.

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Kim Jong Un vanished over coronavirus concerns, not heart surgery: South Korea

Kim Jong Un disappeared from public view over the past few weeks because of concerns about the coronavirus – not for any heart-related surgery – South Korea’s intelligence agency is claiming. 

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Putin sends commemorative World War II medal to North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a commemorative World War II coin Tuesday for preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers who died on North Korean soil fighting for its liberation.

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North Korea tests cloud seeding, 'making it rain' after devastating droughts

After years of devastating droughts that have led to food shortages in North Korea, scientists in the Hermit Kingdom have reportedly been developing using artificial rain to combat the problem. 

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Amid Kim Jong Un's health rumors, experts ask: Is North Korea ready for a female leader?

She cuts an intriguing figure: the demure diplomat, the ambitious politician, and of course, the little sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. As rumors running rampant that the Supreme Leader is dead, speculation is swirling that Kim Yo Jong is the most likely successor. But is the deeply patriarchal dynasty ready for a female leader?

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No indication Kim Jong Un had surgery during absence, South Korean official says

As speculation still lingers over North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un after he reappeared publicly on Saturday for the first time in 20 days, an official in South Korea says it doesn't appear he had any medical procedure.

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North Korea, South Korea troops exchange gunfire along border, South says

North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities.

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Kim Jong Un may have had heart surgery, based on fresh mark on wrist, experts say

A new mark on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s wrist could suggest that he has had heart surgery, according to medical experts.

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Harry Kazianis: Kim Jong Un is alive — Here's what Trump needs to do right now

President Trump must now work towards ending decades-old hostility with North Korea.

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North Korea releases pictures showing Kim Jong Un's first public appearance in weeks

North Korea has released images of Kim Jong Un making his first public appearance in more than three weeks, seemingly quashing rampant speculation that he was gravely ill or even dead.

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Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in 20 days, state media reports

North Korean state media has claimed that the country's dictator, Kim Jong Un, made his first public appearance in 20 days amid a flurry of speculation about his health.