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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 30.

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Latest on Ukraine: China's foreign minister visits Russia after Kim Jong Un's trip

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

September 18, 2023
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  • International Desk
North Korean defectors take a computer class inside Anseong Hanawon, Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees, in Anseong, South Korea, July 10.

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  • World

Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.

September 15, 2023
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  • Se Eun Gong
In this pool photo distributed by Sputnik agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on Wednesday.

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  • World

Kim Jong Un vows full support for Russia as Putin pledges space tech for North Korea

In a summit in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed how geopolitical tensions have brought the two neighbors isolated by the West into closer alignment.

September 13, 2023
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

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  • World

North Korea's Kim vows full support for Russia's 'sacred fight' after meeting Putin

The leaders met at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their countries' separate, intensifying confrontations with the U.S.

September 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Kim Jong Un steps off his train in 2019 ahead of the U.S.-North Korea summit.

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  • World

What we know about Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress

On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Noah Caldwell and
  • Sarah Handel
Russian President Vladimir Putin last met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019 in Vladivostok. The Kremlin confirmed Monday that Kim and Putin will meet again this week, also in Vladivostok.

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  • World

Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet this week

U.S. officials announced last week that the two leaders would meet in Vladivostok, as Russian President Putin seeks more arms to supply his war in Ukraine.

September 11, 2023
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  • Charles Maynes,
  • Anthony Kuhn,
  • and 1 more
In side-by-side photos: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in Moscow, Aug. 23, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea, in early 2023.

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  • World

U.S. says Russia has made 'shameful' moves toward new North Korea arms deals

According to new U.S. intelligence, the potential agreement would allow North Korea to ship "significant quantities and multiple types" of weapons to Russia for deployment in Ukraine.

August 30, 2023
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  • Michele Kelemen
A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's rocket launch with file image during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.

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  • Asia

North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed

The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to issue brief a "J-alert" ordering some residents to evacuate to safe places as the North Korean rocket flew over its southernmost islands of Okinawa.

August 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, meet on Fri, Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David.

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How Biden is using Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea

For 80 years, presidents have used the rustic mountain retreat at Camp David to host foreign leaders. President Biden is hoping to tap into that history for talks with Japan and South Korea on Friday.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Asma Khalid and
  • Franco Ordoñez
A TV screen shows a file image of U.S. soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • Asia

North Korea says a U.S. soldier crossed its border because of the racism in America

The report from the government-owned and run news agency marks North Korea's first public confirmation of the incident since 23-year-old Travis King crossed the border in July.

August 16, 2023
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  • Anthony Kuhn
This family photo shows a portrait of American soldier Travis King displayed at the home of his grandfather Carl Gates, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Kenosha, Wis.

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  • World

UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea over detained U.S. soldier

The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas' heavily armed border.

July 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Travis King, a U.S. soldier, is believed to be in North Korean custody after he ran across the border on Tuesday.

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  • Asia

What we know about Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea

King, 23, was stationed in South Korea, but was scheduled to fly back to the U.S. to face disciplinary action when he escaped an airport outside of Seoul and managed to flee into North Korea.

July 19, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo,
  • Ashley Westerman ,
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Charles Jenkins (left), age 64, his wife Hitomi Soga (second from left) and their daughters arrive at Japan's Sado Island in December 2004, almost 40 years after he defected to North Korea.

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  • History

Travis King isn't the 1st U.S. soldier to enter North Korea. Here's a history

Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

July 19, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
In this photo taken on May 9, South Korean soldiers stand guard as they face North Korea in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea.

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  • World

U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea was facing disciplinary action

The man was touring the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula when he crossed into North Korea without authorization, according to the United Nations Command.

July 18, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Vanessa Romo
TV show news flash about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo Wednesday, May 31, 2023. South Korea's military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit.

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  • Asia

North Korea says its attempt to launch its first spy satellite ended in failure

Following the launch, officials in South Korea's capital of Seoul sent alerts for residents to prepare for evacuation, but there were no immediate reports of damages or disruption.

May 31, 2023
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  • Anthony Kuhn
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