UNC investigating NK troops' land border incursion, S. Korean loudspeaker broadcastsThe U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Thursday it is investigating a series of incidents at the inter-Korean border earlier this week, including a brief border incursion by North Korean troops and South Korea's resumption of anti-Pyongyang broadcasts.Jun 13, 2024
China, Russia fail to stop UN meeting on NK rights abuses Life for North Koreans is a "daily struggle devoid of hope," the United Nations human rights chief told a Security Council meeting on Wednesday that Russia and China unsuccessfully tried to block.Jun 13, 2024
Truth commission confirms mass killings of Christians by communists during Korean War Dozens of Christians were tortured and killed en masse at a church in Nonsan by communist soldiers during the Korean War, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Wednesday.Jun 12, 2024By Jung Min-ho
NK's Kim hopes to continue to develop 'meaningful, close' ties with PutinNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced hope for continuing to develop "meaningful and close" ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media reported Wednesday, amid growing speculation that the Russian leader could soon travel to Pyongyang.Jun 12, 2024
'US ready for anything' amid North Korean threats: Ambassador Goldberg The United States remains ready for "anything" that could happen on the Korean Peninsula, its top envoy to South Korea said Tuesday amid tensions heightened by Pyongyang's recent sending of trash-filled balloons to the South and Seoul's subsequent reaction to it.Jun 12, 2024
NK leader sends message to Putin marking Russia's nat'l dayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of its national day, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid growing speculation that Putin would visit Pyongyang soon.Jun 11, 2024
Unification ministry mulls meeting with activists over anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign The unification ministry is considering meeting with North Korean defectors' groups dedicated to sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul officials said Tuesday.Jun 11, 2024
N. Korea's vice public security minister leaves for Russia North Korea's vice public security minister has left for Russia, state media reported Tuesday, amid deepening cooperation between the two nations following their leaders' summit last year.Jun 11, 2024
S. Korean military fires warning shots after brief border incursion by NK soldiers About 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the inter-Korean land border earlier this week and went back to the North's side after the South's military fired warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloon campaign.Jun 11, 2024
Changes at N. Korea missile bases hint at effort to enhance Strategic Force status, readiness: US monitor North Korea has made numerous changes at most of its ballistic missile bases over the last five years in an indication of its efforts to elevate the status of its Strategic Force, a unit tasked with operating long-range and other key missile systems, a U.S. monitor said Monday.Jun 11, 2024
