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February 20, 2024

Putin gifts North Korea's Kim Jong Un with Russian made limo

Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian Aurus limousine demonstrating the special personal relations between the top leaders

February 16, 2024

Kim Jong Un draws red line at sea, renews promise to fire on South Korean ship 'that violates even 0.001mm'

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un told military officials to be prepared to fire without hesitation or warning on any South Korean vessel that crosses its maritime borders.

February 15, 2024

South Korea says relations with Cuba would send 'political and psychological blow' to North Korea

South Korea's presidential office said that establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba would deliver a "political and psychological blow" to North Korea.

February 15, 2024

South Korean doctors rally against government plan to increase medical student quota

Hundreds of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul and other cities against a government plan to increase the number of medical students by 2,000 starting in 2025.

February 14, 2024

South Korean officers convicted in Halloween crowd crush cover-up

Three former South Korean police officers were convicted of destroying evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush killed 160 people in Seoul in 2022.

February 14, 2024

South Korea alleges that North Korean hackers breached personal emails of presidential staffer

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office has alleged that North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members to steal information.

February 10, 2024

Kim Jong Un threatens attacking, 'occupying' South Korea in event of conflict

Supreme leader Kim Jong Un gave an address Thursday during the anniversary of the North Korean People's Army in which he threatened to occupy South Korea.

February 7, 2024

South Korean president affirms commitment to non-nuclear strategy as country faces threats

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reiterated that South Korea will not pursue nuclear weapons despite threats from nuclear-armed North Korea, officials say.

February 7, 2024

Moscow releases $9M of frozen assets to North Korea in exchange for weapons: report

Russia has reportedly unfrozen millions of dollars in North Korean assets following a clandestine arms deal aiding the invasion of Ukraine, according to the New York Times.

February 6, 2024

North Korean citizens increasingly skeptical of Kim family, escapees say

Defectors from North Korea are reporting negative feelings toward the ruling Kim family at a higher rate than a decade ago, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry.