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North Korea arrests 5 Christians during underground church service

North Korea arrests 5 Christians during underground church service

Religion is illegal in North Korea, so they will likely be sent to a labor camp.

Childhood friend of North Korea's Kim Jong Un says he has never heard about Kim’s son

Childhood friend of North Korea's Kim Jong Un says he has never heard about Kim’s son

Focus on daughter Ju Ae seems to undermine South Korean claims that Kim has a son

‘Fever’ cases spread in North Korea, but hard to say if it’s COVID

‘Fever’ cases spread in North Korea, but hard to say if it’s COVID

A possible second wave of virus could delay reopening of vital trade with China.

US sanctions North Korean crypto operations

US sanctions North Korean crypto operations

Besides stealing cryptocurrency, Pyongyang allegedly has tech specialists 'fraudulently’ working remote jobs.

North Korea forces exhausted soldier-laborers to keep daily diary

Party reviews their diary entries every week and punishes those deemed ‘insincere’

Food shortage spreads in North Korea, with some starving farmers unable to work

Food shortage spreads in North Korea, with some starving farmers unable to work

Desperate families flee by boat to South Korea to escape hardship.

South Korean military personnel recover what is believed to be a part of the rocket that North Korea said crashed into the sea off the west coast of the Korean peninsula, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

North Korea vows to try again after failed satellite launch

2023-05-31

The rocket failed when the second stage did not ignite, state media said.

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what it called a space satellite toward the south, in Seoul, South Korea, May 31, 2023.

North Korea botches firing 'space launch vehicle,' South Korean military says

2023-05-30

Rocket believed to be carrying spy satellite fell into the Yellow Sea after an 'abnormal' flight.

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Kim Jong Un firmly in control of North Korea after 10 years despite economic record

Kim Jong Un firmly in control of North Korea after 10 years despite economic record

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Flexing the nuclear umbrella

Flexing the nuclear umbrella

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North Korean women find their place in the "Atlas of Beauty"

In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is nickname for informer and betrayer

In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is nickname for informer and betrayer

Reference to disciple who betrayed Jesus persists in atheist country that has tried to stamp out Christianity

This picture taken on May 16, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 17, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un [top, 2nd R] and his daughter, Ju Ae [top, R], meeting with the Non-permanent Satellite Launch Preparatory Committee and inspecting a military reconnaissance satellite, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

North Korea prepares to launch new spy satellite, state media reports

Experts say the launch site will be ready in June or July.

People welcome soldiers who parade to mark the 73rd anniversary of the founding of North Korea in Pyongyang, Sept. 9, 2021.

North Korean student beaten to death for trying to steal gasoline

This plastic bottle of rice and money was sent to North Korea by the North Korean Defectors Campaigning for North Korea's Liberalization, a group of anonymous refugees, via river and ocean currents.

Escapee group in South Korea floats bottles of rice and cash to the North

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets the crowd during a military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of North Korea's army at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Fe. 8, 2023.

Kim Jong Un gains a new title among youth: ‘Respected Father’

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'Nothing else matters. Only us.'

'Nothing else matters. Only us.'

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