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December 11, 2023

K-pop group BTS begins mandatory military service, may not regroup until 2025

Singers RM and V of the K-pop group BTS have begun their mandatory military service in South Korea, joining three other members already fulfilling their duties.

December 11, 2023

US F-16 crashes into Yellow Sea following in-flight emergency; pilot rescued after ejecting safely

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, South Korea, crashed into the Yellow Sea on Monday after an emergency. The pilot ejected safely.

December 5, 2023

Kim Jong Un praises mothers’ roles in raising communists, revolutionaries

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un gave a speech at a national conference honoring mothers this week, celebrating the maternal role in forming young communists.

December 2, 2023

North Korea warns US that harm to spy satellite would be declaration of war

The North Korean regime is warning the U.S. that any attempt to interfere with the military spy satellite launched last month would be a declaration of war.

December 2, 2023

UN reaffirms food assistance to North Korea through 2024

The United Nations World Food Program reaffirmed its commitment to providing food assistance for North Korean citizens through at least December of next year.

November 30, 2023

Kim Yo Jong claims North Korea will ‘never sit face to face’ with US again

North Korean official Kim Yo Jong is incensed at U.S. condemnations of the nation's military spy satellite launch, calling opposition to the launch an attack on North Korean sovereignty.

November 29, 2023

Biden touts domestic green energy agenda by promoting struggling foreign company

President Biden touted his "Bidenomics" agenda during a speech in Colorado where he promoted a foreign green energy firm which is expanding thanks to federal taxpayer funding.

November 29, 2023

North Korea closes additional embassies amid suspected financial issues

North Korea is continuing to close diplomatic missions to countries around the world amid what South Korean experts suspect is a financial crunch on its foreign ministry.

November 28, 2023

North Korea acknowledges votes against selected candidates for first time since 1956

The North Korean government is reporting votes against the ruling regime's candidates in local parliamentary elections for the first time since 1956.

November 27, 2023

North Korea building border guard posts following spy satellite launch, South Korea says

South Korea says North Korea is restoring guard posts along the border and is moving military assets around following the launch of a spy satellite.