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North Korea violated sanctions, earned $200 million, UN report alleges

February 3, 2018

North Korea violated sanctions, earned $200 million, UN report alleges

A new United Report claims that North Korea violated sanctions and earned roughly $200 million by exporting coal and other commodities.

North Korea pushing 'vanity projects' as Olympics near, despite suffering in Kim Jong Un's regime

February 1, 2018

North Korea pushing 'vanity projects' as Olympics near, despite suffering in Kim Jong Un's regime

The apparent charm offensive comes from multiple angles: NBC’s Lester Holt promoting a “modern” North Korean ski resort, Dennis Rodman on late night TV saying Kim Jong Un is a misunderstood leader, press reports dramatizing a huge, swanky skyscraper known as the "Hotel of Doom" and officials boasting about plans for a new tourist destination with a “famous sandy beach.”

North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea amid Hermit Kingdom's threats of 'dark clouds of a nuclear war'

February 1, 2018

North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea amid Hermit Kingdom's threats of 'dark clouds of a nuclear war'

As North Korean athletes were arriving in South Korea on Thursday ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics' opening ceremony, the regime’s propaganda wing back home was accusing the United States of “bringing dark clouds of a nuclear war to the peninsula over which doves should fly.”

Another US antiballistic missile test fails, officials say

January 31, 2018

Another US antiballistic missile test fails, officials say

A test of an American missile defense system failed early Wednesday morning in Hawaii, two U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.

North Korea's days are numbered. Trump's State of the Union just made that clear

January 31, 2018

North Korea's days are numbered. Trump's State of the Union just made that clear

What the talking heads need to pay attention to is the moral smackdown the president just delivered to the hermit kingdom.

Otto Warmbier's parents recognized at State of the Union in emotional moment

January 30, 2018

Otto Warmbier's parents recognized at State of the Union in emotional moment

President Trump acknowledged the family members of Otto Warmbier, a college student who died after suffering injuries while in North Korean captivity, during an emotional moment of his first State of the Union address.

North Korea increasing executions of top political officers amid sanctions strain, US general says

January 30, 2018

North Korea increasing executions of top political officers amid sanctions strain, US general says

North Korea is stepping up its execution of top political officers to prevent the regime from deteriorating under immense pressure caused by international sanctions, a U.S. general said after recent reports suggested that a key member of Kim Jong Un’s inner circle was reported executed by the death squad.

Swine flu, bird flu hit North Korea and South Korea days before Winter Olympics kickoff

January 29, 2018

Swine flu, bird flu hit North Korea and South Korea days before Winter Olympics kickoff

Super flu outbreaks are ravaging the Korean Peninsula less than two weeks before the Winter Olympics — leaving North Korea scrambling to treat more than 81,000 people infected with swine flu as the South kills off nearly 1 million chickens to contain the bird flu on its side of the border.

Small earthquake detected in North Korea, South's weather agency says

January 28, 2018

Small earthquake detected in North Korea, South's weather agency says

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was detected in North Korea on Sunday, sparking concerns if it was caused by another nuclear test or from the regime’s collapsing test site.

Kim Jong Un's slush fund running out of fuel after numerous missile, nuclear tests, report says

January 26, 2018

Kim Jong Un's slush fund running out of fuel after numerous missile, nuclear tests, report says

Kim Jong Un's trigger-happy antics have nearly depleted a critical slush fund the North Korean despot uses to run his isolated country -- and the Hermit Kingdom's participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics is merely a scheme to refill his coffers, according to a report.