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		<title>North Korean, Russian prosecutors sign deal on combating terrorism, smuggling</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The top prosecutors of North Korea and Russia pledged to jointly combat terrorism, smuggling and cybercrime during a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, signing an agreement on law enforcement cooperation. Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan and his DPRK counterpart Kim Chol Won signed “an updated Cooperation Agreement” between the two countries’ prosecution offices, according to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong denounces South Korean lawmaker who criticized loudspeaker plans</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/kim-yo-jong-denounces-south-korean-lawmaker-who-criticized-loudspeaker-plans/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong has demanded that a South Korean presidential adviser “stop rambling and shut his mouth” after he criticized Pyongyang’s plan to restart border loudspeaker broadcasts, declaring they will be operational “within a few days.” In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim responded to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean athlete wins silver in table tennis at Asian Para Games</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-athlete-wins-silver-in-table-tennis-at-asian-para-games/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean athlete Jon Ju Hyon won a silver medal in table tennis at the Fifth Asian Para Games on Tuesday, the country’s first medal at the ongoing multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. Jon finished second in the men’s singles event of the Class 6 category, a para table tennis classification for athletes who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Carlo Masala on why a Russian victory matters for Korea: North Korea Unpacked</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/carlo-masala-on-why-a-russian-victory-matters-for-korea-north-korea-unpacked/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This interview was recorded in July 2026. Some references to recent events and political developments reflect the situation at the time of recording and may differ from subsequent developments. German political scientist Carlo Masala joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss his book “If Russia Wins: A Scenario,” why a Korean-style [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Ex-ROK officials get suspended sentences over North Koreans’ forced repatriation</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/ex-rok-officials-get-suspended-sentences-over-north-koreans-forced-repatriation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday handed suspended prison terms to former top security officials over the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to local media reports. The Seoul High Court sentenced former National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong and former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Suh Hoon to 18 months [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean, Russian education chiefs agree to boost exchanges in AI</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-russian-education-chiefs-agree-to-boost-exchanges-in-ai/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The education chiefs of Russia and North Korea agreed to boost exchanges in artificial intelligence (AI) this week, opening a Russian-language center in Pyongyang. The allies also exchanged several other delegations over the last week aimed at strengthening cultural, IT and law enforcement ties. The deputy head of Russia’s migration service visited Pyongyang, while DPRK [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong says North Korea will restart loudspeakers after visiting border</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/kim-yo-jong-north-korean-top-brass-visit-border-and-threaten-counterattack/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong and top military brass visited the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, according to state media, announcing that the DPRK will restart loudspeaker broadcasts and ordering troops to “counterattack” if South Korean forces threaten their safety. DPRK Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected key points of the “southern border fortification [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia appears to use AI to enhance photos, distorting Kim Jong Un’s face</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/russia-appears-to-use-ai-to-enhance-photos-distorting-kim-jong-uns-face/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Russian government appears to have used artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance photos from its education chief’s latest visit to Pyongyang, distorting the face of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the process, according to NK News analysis. Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov’s visit this week centered on Russian-language education in the DPRK and sharing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Canada’s top general views North Korean gains from Ukraine war</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/how-canadas-top-general-views-north-korean-gains-from-ukraine-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Joon Ha Park | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins the podcast this week to discuss his exclusive interview with Canada’s Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan on what North Korea is gaining from its military cooperation with Russia and how Canada could help South Korea prepare for emerging security threats. Park explains why North Korean [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Canada can help Seoul counter North Korea’s new ‘ways of war’: Military chief</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/canada-can-help-seoul-counter-north-koreas-new-ways-of-war-military-chief/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Canada can share lessons from training Ukrainian forces to help South Korea learn how to defeat the new “ways of war” that North Korea is mastering through Russia’s war, Canada’s top military commander told NK News. Gen. Jennie Carignan, Canada’s chief of the defense staff, said in an exclusive interview in Seoul that North Korea’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul vows to ‘punish’ North Korean ‘provocations’ after loudspeaker threat</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/seoul-vows-to-punish-north-korean-provocations-after-loudspeaker-threat/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seoul warned that it would “resolutely punish” any further “provocations” by North Korea on Tuesday, pushing back against a Kim Yo Jong statement threatening to restart border loudspeaker broadcasts. Experts told NK News that the latest threats by the North Korean leader’s sister seek to pressure Seoul to scale back warning shots that have been [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump appears to cast doubt on prospects for meeting Kim Jong Un next month</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/trump-appears-to-cast-doubt-on-prospects-for-meeting-kim-jong-un-next-month/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on prospects for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in China next month, marking a shift from his earlier remarks. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump responded to a question about the possibility of holding talks with Kim on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea has made ‘various changes’ to forces facing border islands: ROK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-has-made-various-changes-to-forces-facing-border-islands-rok/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has made “various changes” to military forces facing South Korea’s border islands, the commander of the ROK Marine Corps said Tuesday, emphasizing that Seoul has stepped up surveillance along the maritime border. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Ju Il-suk said at a parliamentary audit of the navy and marines that the changes involved the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Swiss delegation visits North Korea to prepare launch of first diplomatic office</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/swiss-delegation-visits-north-korea-to-prepare-launch-of-first-diplomatic-office/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Switzerland has dispatched a delegation to North Korea ahead of the planned opening of its first dedicated political office in Pyongyang, marking a step toward restoring its presence in the country after more than six years. In response to an NK News query, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said the head of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean film delegation tours Chinese company known for AI videos, agents</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A North Korean film delegation has toured a Chinese company known for producing AI short-form videos and agents, potentially signaling Pyongyang’s interest in using artificial intelligence tools for films and video content. The delegation toured the facilities of the Hunan-based SHARE Technology and expressed a “clear intention to cooperate,” according to a press release by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nonprofit fined after defector data found in balloon launched toward North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/nonprofit-fined-after-defector-data-found-in-balloon-launched-toward-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean nonprofit organization has been fined over $5,000 for failing to protect the personal information of North Korean defectors, after an employee launched a balloon toward the DPRK that carried the data of 131 defectors. The state-run Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed an administrative fine of 7.2 million won ($5,412) on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un appears at clothing expo after latest internet rumors on death</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a clothing and shoe expo with his daughter on Monday, state media reported the following day, amid a flurry of unfounded rumors about his death on social media that became tabloid fodder. The rumors appeared to start spreading on social media site X from Sunday to Monday after [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong threatens restart of North Korean loudspeakers amid border tensions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea is considering whether to resume loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea to counter “escalating” military provocations along the border, the DPRK leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Monday,  accusing ROK forces of firing at DPRK troops and transmitting warnings over loudspeakers. In a statement issued through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Suspected North Korean mine found in South Korean county, fourth this month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A suspected North Korean land mine that washed ashore was discovered on an island near the inter-Korean maritime border on Monday, according to the South Korean military, marking the fourth such case this month. The anti-personnel mine was found near Jogaegol Beach on Boreum Island, Ganghwa County at around 10:10 a.m. while ROK marines were [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US commander’s remarks on extent of South Korean territory draw fire in Seoul</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.N. Command (UNC) and South Korea’s Defense Ministry have moved to contain political fallout from remarks by the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, after he suggested the South’s territory begins at the southern edge of the border with North Korea. Gen. Xavier Brunson, who also commands the UNC, reportedly made the remarks on Oct. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK kicks off exercise on countering North Korea, postponed drills with US</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/rok-kicks-off-exercise-on-countering-north-korea-postponed-drills-with-us/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea kicked off an annual large-scale field exercise on Monday to enhance joint operational capabilities to counter North Korean threats, alongside joint drills with the U.S. that President Donald Trump cut from summer training. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said this year’s Hoguk exercise will run through Oct. 30 and is designed to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea-China trade soared to $300M last month ahead of bridge opening: Data</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-china-trade-soared-to-300m-last-month-ahead-of-bridge-opening-data/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s trade with China reached nearly $300 million in September, marking the second-highest total this year and coming as the allies prepared to open their biggest cross-border bridge. The two countries recorded $299 million in bilateral trade last month, up from $238 million in August, China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) reported on Sunday. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea tests new high-precision AI-equipped torpedo: State media</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-tests-new-high-precision-ai-equipped-torpedo-state-media/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has test-fired a new high-speed precision-guided torpedo equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, according to state media, in what Pyongyang hailed as a major breakthrough for its navy. The underwater test of the new &#8220;Zam-2.0&#8221; torpedo took place on Thursday, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday without releasing images [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Belarus belatedly opens embassy in North Korea: Minsk</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/belarus-belatedly-opens-embassy-in-north-korea-minsk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Belarus opened its embassy in North Korea this month, Minsk’s foreign ministry announced, nearly three months after the initially planned launch in the country. The ministry’s readout late Friday didn’t specify the date of the embassy’s opening or the name of the ambassador to the DPRK. Belarus also opened its embassy in Myanmar this month, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On Chinese social media, users hail opening of new bridge to North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/on-chinese-social-media-users-hail-opening-of-new-bridge-to-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chinese social media users have hailed the opening of a new bridge connecting to North Korea this week as a “historic moment,” voicing hope for a resumption of tourism to the DPRK even as some locals expressed skepticism about the impact on business. Footage of Thursday’s ceremony showing convoys of trucks crossing the New Yalu [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean missile chief accuses South of faking hypersonic weapon test</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-missile-chief-accuses-south-of-faking-hypersonic-weapon-test/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s top missile commander accused South Korea of making false claims about a recent hypersonic missile test, according to a short interview released Thursday, drawing a prompt rebuttal from Seoul. DPRK Missile Administration General Director Jang Chang Ha said “It is hard to believe that [South Korea’s hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)] underwent hypersonic flight” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine blames smuggling scheme on man tied to North Korea-Russia arms sales</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/ukraine-blames-smuggling-scheme-on-man-tied-to-north-korea-russia-arms-sales/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine says it has busted a scheme to steal military equipment for illicit sales in Kyiv, allegedly at the behest of an “arms baron” implicated in weapons shipments from North Korea to Russia. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the State Bureau of Investigation detained two individuals who “had been stealing” parts for military [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A school for North Korean defectors found a new home. Then the backlash came.</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/a-school-for-north-korean-defectors-found-a-new-home-then-the-backlash-came/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ifang Bremer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When the Yeomyung School announced that it would build a new campus this summer, it seemed like a dream come true for Seoul’s only accredited institution for the children of North Korean defectors. The school has moved from one rented space to another throughout its existence, but under a deal with the government and Hyundai [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean GPS jamming along border has plummeted this year, data shows</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-gps-jamming-along-border-has-plummeted-this-year-data-shows/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has significantly reduced GPS jamming targeting South Korea this year, according to ROK authorities, even as problems with the South’s GPS monitoring equipment have increased. An official from the Ministry of Science’s Central Radio Management Service (CRMS) confirmed the decline to NK News on Thursday but declined to say when the most recent [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chinese travel agents advertising North Korea business trips on social media</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/chinese-travel-agents-advertising-north-korea-business-trips-on-social-media/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chinese travel agents are openly promoting North Korea trips for business delegations on social media, NK News has found, highlighting what appear to be growing opportunities to enter the country despite the ongoing ban on Chinese tourism. The trips to the border city of Rason and Pyongyang include factory and company visits, with dedicated North [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Moving goalposts’ could make OPCON transfer impossible, Seoul official warns</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/moving-goalposts-could-make-opcon-transfer-impossible-seoul-official-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean defense official warned that repeatedly changing the conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer from the U.S. could make the process impossible, responding to remarks by U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson. The comments underscored tensions between the allies as Seoul pushes to speed up the long-delayed transfer, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea opens dozen barbecue restaurants in push to promote meat</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has opened a dozen new barbecue restaurants across the country in recent weeks, according to state media, part of a propaganda campaign aimed at promoting meat availability and the regime’s concern for people’s welfare. The restaurants specializing in “bulgogi,” a traditional Korean marinated meat, have reportedly debuted in 12 cities, with the first [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea, China officially open long-delayed New Yalu River Bridge</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-china-officially-open-long-delayed-new-yalu-river-bridge/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea and China officially opened the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, over a decade after Beijing finished construction. An opening ceremony took place on the bridge at 10 a.m. local time, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency, with footage showing trucks crossing in both directions. Photos and videos posted on Chinese social media [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bosnian arms dealer gets prison time over plan to buy North Korean missiles</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/bosnian-arms-dealer-gets-prison-time-over-plan-to-buy-north-korean-missiles/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A U.S. court has sentenced a Bosnian arms dealer to five years in prison over his role in a scheme to procure anti-aircraft missiles from North Korea, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Bosnian national Sasa Micev, 43, is an “international arms dealer” who worked with a co-conspirator in New Mexico to broker the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How North Korean missiles found their way into Houthi hands</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Houthi rebels in Yemen have made their largest gains in years since last month, capturing strategic islands along the Red Sea that allow them to threaten global shipping and carrying out a deadly attack on Saudi Arabia’s main airport over the weekend. This offensive has been powered by weapons assembled in Yemen or derived by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea says it tested submarine-launched cruise missiles</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea tested “two kinds of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles” (SLCMs) from a submarine in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Wednesday, according to state media. The test followed the opening of a large weapons museum and ballistic missile tests earlier this week. It is part of a consistent stream of missile testing this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UN special envoy calls for North Korea to declare moratorium on death penalty</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.N. special envoy on North Korean human rights has called for Pyongyang to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step toward abolishing the death penalty, criticizing the country’s reliance on capital punishment. In her report to the U.N. General Assembly released Tuesday, special rapporteur Elizabeth Salmón also repeated her concerns about possible [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kamala Harris slams Trump’s cuts to US-ROK drills on countering North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/kamala-harris-slams-trumps-cuts-to-us-rok-drills-on-countering-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to shorten a major military exercise with South Korea, while calling for strengthening extended deterrence in response to deepening ties among North Korea, China, Iran and Russia.  Harris made the remarks at the Seoul-based think tank Asan Institute for Policy Studies, where [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US announces sweeping crackdown on North Koreans working for American IT firms</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a sweeping law enforcement crackdown against North Korea’s remote information technology (IT) worker schemes on Tuesday, charging over a dozen people with helping the workers obtain fraudulent employment at American companies. The crackdown resulted in charges against 14 people, two arrests and the seizure of 187 computer devices, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US to drop charges against Sue Mi Terry, expert accused of aiding Seoul spies</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/us-to-drop-charges-against-sue-mi-terry-expert-accused-of-aiding-seoul-spies/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. federal prosecutors have agreed to drop charges against Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and prominent North Korea expert accused of secretly working for South Korea’s spy agency. The deal effectively ends the high-profile case that sent shockwaves through the Korea watcher community when announced two years ago, and which was headed for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia reveals plans for feature film about North Korean troops in Kursk</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/russia-reveals-plans-for-feature-film-about-north-korean-troops-in-kursk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russian filmmakers have revealed plans for a war movie starring a South Korea-born actor as a North Korean soldier fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, a state-funded project that has sparked debate about how prominently the DPRK’s role will be depicted. The military biopic titled “Sudzha. Brothers in Arms” will follow a Russian and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China, North Korea to finally open long-unused border bridge Thursday: Xinhua</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/china-north-korea-to-finally-open-long-unused-border-bridge-thursday-xinhua/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad O'Carroll]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China and North Korea will finally open the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, according to Chinese state media, more than a decade after it was built. “A new bridge will officially open to traffic on Thursday across China&#8217;s border river with the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Edward Goldring on the logic behind North Korea’s elite purges</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/edward-goldring-on-the-logic-behind-north-koreas-elite-purges/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Edward Goldring, senior lecturer in political science at the University of Melbourne and author of the new book “Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive,” joins the podcast to discuss why authoritarian leaders remove senior officials and what those purges can reveal about political survival.  Goldring explains why a purge does not necessarily mean imprisonment or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korean escapee takes lead of defector aid group in South Korea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A North Korean studies researcher who defected to South Korea has become the new president of the Korea Hana Foundation, a government-funded organization tasked with helping defectors resettle in South Korea. Kim Young-hui, who previously led the North Korea Development Institute (NKDI) since May, is the first North Korean defector to lead the Korea Hana [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea-China passenger train belatedly resumed service last month</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-china-passenger-train-belatedly-resumed-service-last-month/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A passenger train linking China with North Korea’s remote Jagang Province resumed service in early September for the first time since the pandemic, more than four months after it was originally scheduled to restart, according to Chinese social media users. The Ji&#8217;an-Manpho international train, which crosses the Yalu River between the Chinese border city of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Intel sharing one of most difficult issues in US-South Korean ties: Seoul envoy</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/intel-sharing-one-of-most-difficult-issues-in-us-south-korean-ties-seoul-envoy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s intelligence cooperation with the U.S. has become one of the most difficult issues in bilateral relations, Seoul’s ambassador told lawmakers on Monday, confirming that Washington raised concerns about the unification’s minister’s remarks on a suspected North Korean uranium enrichment facility. Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha made the remarks during the National Assembly’s audit of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea eases entry controls for tourists who visited India, Bangladesh</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-eases-entry-controls-for-tourists-who-visited-india-bangladesh/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has eased entry restrictions for tourists who previously visited countries affected by infectious disease outbreaks, including India and Bangladesh, but continues to bar travelers who have visited several African states. Sweden-based Korea Konsult, a tour agency specializing in DPRK travel, told NK News on Monday that India and Bangladesh are no longer on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU sanctions North Korean, Russian targets for supporting DPRK weapons programs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The EU has introduced new sanctions targeting North Koreans and Russian entities for allegedly contributing to Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction programs. The designations announced Monday are part of the EU’s largest sanctions package to date covering 1,569 individuals and entities primarily in Russia’s military industrial complex, also including a section pertaining to Russia’s growing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un opens new weapons museum as North Korea claims missile test success</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/kim-jong-un-opens-new-weapons-museum-as-north-korea-claims-missile-test-success/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new arms museum to showcase the country’s nuclear missiles, drones and other weapons, vowing to continue their development, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) separately published a brief report on Monday’s missile test, claiming it heralded “an important change” in improving all weapons [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul denies US has curbed most intel sharing related to North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/seoul-denies-us-has-curbed-most-intel-sharing-related-to-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seoul’s Defense Ministry has denied a news report claiming that the U.S. has limited most intelligence sharing related to North Korea, allegedly in response to a senior official publicly revealing operations at a third DPRK uranium enrichment facility. “There are no restrictions on intelligence sharing between South Korea and the U.S. [needed] to maintain a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un marks ruling party anniversary with low-key concert</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea marked the 81st anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on Saturday with a relatively subdued celebration, a year after it held a military parade attended by foreign leaders to celebrate the party’s founding. The highest profile event to mark the occasion was a concert at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium attended by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russian emergency minister arrives in North Korea to discuss joint projects</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/russian-emergency-minister-arrives-in-north-korea-to-discuss-joint-projects/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The head of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry arrived in North Korea for his first visit on Sunday, according to aviation data and DPRK state media, following Moscow-Pyongyang’s agreement to train North Korean rescuers in Russia. The delegation headed by EMERCOM Minister Alexander Kurenkov landed at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport around 10 p.m. KST, Flightradar24 data showed. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, fourth test in a month</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-appears-to-conduct-fourth-missile-test-in-a-month/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea fired multiple suspected ballistic missiles on Monday morning, according to Japanese and South Korean military authorities, the country&#8217;s fourth apparent missile test in the last month. South Korea&#8217;s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired “multiple ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea” at around 9:20 a.m. KST. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Over 70% of Americans approve defending South Korea in war against North: Poll</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/over-70-of-americans-approve-defending-south-korea-in-war-against-north-poll/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 70% of Americans support the U.S. military defending South Korea in the event of a North Korean attack, according to an annual think tank survey published Thursday. Seventy-seven percent of Republicans and 73% of Democrats back U.S. military support of its longtime ally, according to the survey conducted by the Washington-based Korea Economic [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul’s envoy recall over North Korean POW spat draws backlash in Ukraine, ROK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/seouls-envoy-recall-over-north-korean-pow-spat-draws-backlash-in-ukraine-rok/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin | Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine says it remains open to dialogue with South Korea despite Seoul’s decision to recall its ambassador due to a spat over North Korean prisoners of war, a move that has triggered a fierce ROK domestic debate over President Lee Jae Myung’s contrasting approaches to Ukraine and the DPRK. “We are convinced that diplomacy must [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea tests hypersonic missile for first time, weeks after North</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung observed the first “successful” test launch of a domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) on Thursday, a capability experts say could keep Seoul’s missiles ahead of North Korean air defenses. The Blue House said in a statement that the “successful test marked a significant step toward securing a new [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean smartphone stops working when taken to South, Chinese blogger says</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The screen of a phone manufactured for the North Korean market turned orange and became stuck in an endless reboot loop after a Chinese blogger took it to South Korea, raising questions about controls built into the device. The Weibo user “fenibook,” who has about 503,000 followers, described the malfunction in a video review of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Suspected North Korean land mine washes ashore on South Korean island</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A suspected North Korean land mine washed ashore on an island near the inter-Korean maritime border on Thursday, according to the South Korean military. The anti-personnel mine was discovered near Daebinchang Beach on Ganghwa County’s Jumun Island, near Incheon, at around 3:30 p.m. KST, the ROK marines said in a statement Thursday evening.  The marines [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US again labels North Korea among world’s worst human traffickers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea generates hundreds of millions of dollars annually by confiscating up to 90% of its overseas workers’ wages, according to a new U.S. State Department report, condemning the country as one of the world’s worst human trafficking offenders. The 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report keeps Pyongyang in its “Tier 3” category, meaning North Korea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW spat</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea has recalled its envoy to Ukraine over a diplomatic spat surrounding the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) between the two states. The ROK Foreign Ministry announced the move in a press release on Thursday evening, following the Foreign Minister Cho Hyun’s warnings of firm measures against Kyiv. “The government has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US nonprofit cleared to send medical equipment for North Korean children</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/us-nonprofit-cleared-to-send-medical-equipment-for-north-korean-children/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A U.S. nonprofit has received a sanctions waiver from the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) to ship medical equipment for North Korean children with developmental disabilities, the first time in four months the committee overseeing DPRK sanctions has confirmed a humanitarian exemption. On Sept. 18, the UNSC granted permission to IGNIS Community, a nongovernmental organization offering [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK military chief condemns North Korean mine blasts as a ‘clear provocation’</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/rok-military-chief-condemns-north-korean-mine-blasts-as-a-clear-provocation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea&#8217;s top military officer criticized North Korean mine laying on the ROK side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as a “clear provocation” on Thursday, pledging “appropriate” measures in response to last month&#8217;s explosions that injured three soldiers. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung said the Sept. 21 mine explosions were “a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine denies it apologized to Seoul over North Korean POW row</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/ukraine-denies-it-apologized-to-seoul-over-north-korean-pow-row/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine has denied Seoul’s claim that it apologized over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to the South, blaming the diplomatic row on differing interpretations of confidentiality arrangements. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said in a briefing on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha merely expressed “regret that the situation had [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul’s plan to send medical aid to North Korea is a ‘provocation’: Kim Yo Jong</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/seouls-plan-to-send-medical-aid-to-north-korea-is-a-provocation-kim-yo-jong/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sanctions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The North Korean leader’s sister denounced Seoul’s plan to send medical equipment to the North as an “insult” and a “provocation” on Thursday, after reports that the U.N. has granted a sanctions exemption for a shipment. “This is an insult to our state, a mutated political provocation and a grave act of sovereignty infringement that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea publishes first biography of Kim Jong Un’s ‘revolutionary’ life</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-publishes-first-biography-of-kim-jong-uns-revolutionary-life/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has published the first “Revolutionary History” book about leader Kim Jong Un’s life, according to state media, a state-produced biography that may signal plans to start openly promoting tales about his childhood for the first time. The revelation came in a Korean Central Television (KCTV) program from Sept. 28 profiling Kim Il Sung [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea likely buried ‘hundreds’ of mines south of border, ROK lawmaker says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-likely-buried-hundreds-of-mines-south-of-border-rok-lawmaker-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean intelligence indicates that North Korea has likely buried hundreds of land mines near the area where explosions injured three ROK soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month, according to an opposition lawmaker. In an interview at the National Assembly on Tuesday, People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Yu Yong-weon told NK News that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unification minister opposed North Korea cyber sanctions over mine incident</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/unification-minister-opposed-north-korea-cyber-sanctions-over-mine-incident/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nknews.org/?p=980434</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s unification minister says he opposed a foreign ministry proposal to sanction North Korean cyber operatives in response to the Sept. 21 mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), arguing that the two issues are unrelated. “What does a cyber sanction have to do with responding to a land mine explosion?” Chung Dong-young said [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul seeks joint probe with UN Command into North Korean border crossings</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/seoul-seeks-joint-probe-with-un-command-into-north-korean-border-crossings/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea plans to investigate North Korean incursions across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in order to formally declare them violations of the Korean War armistice, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, following the Sept. 21 mine explosion that injured three ROK soldiers. The ministry outlined the plan in a document submitted to the National Assembly’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea renames cultural agency to erase ‘national’ identity with South</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-renames-cultural-agency-to-erase-national-identity-with-south/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has renamed a government agency tasked with preserving the country’s culture to drop a reference to a shared Korean ethnic identity, in the latest example of Pyongyang’s abandonment of its reunification policy. The agency formerly known as the Bureau for the Protection of National Cultural Heritage (민족유산보호국) is now know as the Bureau [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia, North Korea find signs of endangered leopards and tigers living in DPRK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/russia-north-korea-find-signs-of-endangered-leopards-and-tigers-living-in-dprk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean and Russian scientists have found signs that endangered leopards and tigers are living in the DPRK and will join hands to search for the animals, a Russian nature reserve has announced. The revelation came during a three-day visit by a delegation from the DPRK Ministry of Land and Environment Protection to Russia’s Land [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Prankster appears to hack voicemail of North Korea’s UN mission to mock country</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/prankster-appears-to-hack-voicemail-of-north-koreas-un-mission-to-mock-country/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An unknown prankster appears to have hacked the voicemail of the North Korean mission to the U.N., NK News has confirmed, recording a profane greeting that mocks the country and its persistent food shortages. CNN was first to report on the satirical message that plays after calling the phone number of the DPRK’s diplomatic office, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean mine blast, disputed intent and the risk of escalation at the DMZ</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-mine-blast-disputed-intent-and-the-risk-of-escalation-at-the-dmz/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Joon Ha Park | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park and Michael Bosack, former deputy secretary of the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission, join the podcast this week to discuss the Sept. 21 landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), what investigators have established about the North Korean mine involved and why questions remain over how it ended up [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korea rejects Seoul’s land mine probe, warns against DMZ demining efforts</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-rejects-seouls-land-mine-probe-warns-against-dmz-demining-efforts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea on Tuesday condemned South Korea’s final investigation into a land mine explosion near the inter-Korean border that injured three soldiers and warned that its forces would respond to any South Korean demining activity that crosses into the North’s territory. In a statement issued through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Defector who facilitated remittances to North Korea acquitted in landmark case</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/defector-who-facilitated-remittances-to-north-korea-acquitted-in-landmark-case/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Defector Issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s highest court has acquitted a North Korean defector who helped facilitate money transfers to family members in the North, marking the court’s first such ruling in a remittance case. The Supreme Court of Korea on Thursday dismissed the prosecution’s appeal and finalized the acquittal against the defector, a court spokesperson told NK News. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul says Ukrainian apology over North Korean POW disclosure falls short</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/seoul-says-ukrainian-apology-over-north-korean-pow-disclosure-falls-short/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An apology from Ukraine for publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea has fallen short of Seoul’s expectations, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun told lawmakers Tuesday. “I cannot say that there was no apology,” Cho said in response to a question from ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Ki-heon during [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea turning to knock-off parts for missiles used in Ukraine: Report</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-turning-to-knock-off-parts-for-missiles-used-in-ukraine-report/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has relied heavily on counterfeit U.S. and European parts to produce missiles and drones used in the war against Ukraine, a new report has found, suggesting that sanctions are limiting Pyongyang’s ability to source original components. The U.K.-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR) project analyzed North Korean Hwasong-11-series missiles used by Russia against Ukraine [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean mines ‘deliberately buried’ south of border caused blasts, ROK says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-mines-deliberately-buried-south-of-border-caused-blasts-rok-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Military affairs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s military has concluded that plastic, North Korean anti-personnel mines “deliberately buried” south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) caused the Sept. 21 blasts that injured three ROK troops, announcing the final results of a joint investigation with the U.N. Command (UNC). At a briefing on Monday, the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump reaffirms ‘great’ relation with Kim Jong Un and nuclear-armed states</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/trump-reaffirms-great-relation-with-kim-jong-un-and-nuclear-armed-states/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump on Saturday touted his relations with nuclear-armed nations, specifically North Korea, as the U.S. State Department reaffirmed his willingness to diplomatically engage with the DPRK. Speaking at a 2026 midterm election campaign rally in Ohio, Trump said he got “along great with Kim Jong Un” and that it was important to maintain [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia to bankroll $730K in training fees for North Korean first responders</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/russia-to-bankroll-730k-in-training-fees-for-north-korean-first-responders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has agreed to finance training programs for North Korean first responders in Vladivostok for the next five years, according to a government decree, following an agreement last year to exchange drone and rescue tactics. The Russian government instructed the Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) to organize the “training of specialists from the national emergency service of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea slams UN report on human rights abuses as ‘propaganda’</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-slams-un-report-on-human-rights-abuses-as-propaganda/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s Foreign Ministry has denounced a new U.N. report on human rights abuses in the country, accusing U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres of following “hostile forces” that distort the facts about its record. In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday, a ministry spokesperson condemned the report as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea falters in Asian Games medal tally despite weightlifting domination</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-falters-in-asian-games-medal-tally-despite-weightlifting-domination/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s 2026 Asian Games campaign was a study in contrasts: Its 29-medal haul fell short of its previous performances, but a dominant weightlifting team delivered all seven of the country’s gold medals and proved the DPRK remains a force to be reckoned with in the sport. North Korea ranked 12th in the overall medal [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean, Taliban military officials hold talks at Russian war games</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-taliban-military-officials-hold-talks-at-russian-war-games/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A North Korean military official met a Taliban counterpart on the sidelines of a Russian military exercise and weapons expo last week, where the DPRK joined Afghanistan and dozens of other countries as an observer. The Russian Defense Ministry announced Saturday that North Korea was among the 33 states that dispatched observers to its Center-2026 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea says hypersonic missile flew 1,000km, exceeding Seoul, Tokyo reports</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-says-hypersonic-missile-flew-1000km-exceeding-seoul-tokyo-reports/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea launched a missile toward waters off its eastern coast on Saturday, with the weapon striking a designated target about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), according to the country’s state media Sunday. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the intermediate-range strategic missile was launched [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea mocks Seoul, Tokyo over alleged failure to track missile</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-mocks-seoul-tokyo-over-alleged-failure-to-track-missile/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea conducted an intermediate-range strategic missile drill Saturday, claiming its maneuvering flight prevented South Korean and Japanese militaries from tracking its full trajectory. “At dawn of this morning, a drill of firing a strategic weapon toward the East Sea of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-east-sea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Saturday, according to South Korean and Japanese authorities. A ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan area of North Korea toward the East Sea was detected at around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong accuses Seoul of fanning inter-Korean tensions in land mine dispute</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/kim-yo-jong-accuses-seoul-of-fanning-inter-korean-tensions-in-land-mine-dispute/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong on Friday accused South Korea of seeking to inflame tensions by blaming Pyongyang for a recent explosion at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), insisting that Pyongyang’s goal is to sever all ties with Seoul and close its border so tightly that “even wild animals” cannot [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DMZ land mine explosion should not be politicized: Unification Minister</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/dmz-land-mine-explosion-should-not-be-politicized-unification-minister/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young warned against politicizing the Sept. 21 mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that left several soldiers injured and argued the incident should not be used to undermine Seoul’s efforts to pursue peace with North Korea.  “Stoking hatred and hostility is not politics,” he told news reporters Friday in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean POWs face uncertain future after Ukraine transfer sparks feud</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-pows-face-uncertain-future-after-ukraine-transfer-sparks-feud/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For two North Korean soldiers who spent over a year in the hands of Russia and Ukraine, arriving in South Korea was supposed to mark the beginning of a new life.  Instead, the political feud surrounding their transfer has thrust them into the international spotlight — raising fresh questions about their safety, the fate of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why North Korea could build a new bridge linking key port city to southern area</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/why-north-korea-could-build-a-new-bridge-linking-key-port-city-to-southern-area/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s recent economic growth and leader Kim Jong Un’s repeated nods to addressing a widening regional “wealth gap” suggest the time may be right to build a new bridge linking the country’s main port city on the west coast to the southern provinces. There are currently no bridges across the Taedong River between the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean state TV turns to Disney’s ‘Frozen II’ for English lessons</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/north-korean-state-tv-turns-to-disneys-frozen-ii-for-english-lessons/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A North Korean television channel recently aired a segment from Disney’s “Frozen II” movie to teach English vocabulary and expressions, despite the country’s ongoing crackdown on foreign media, according to NK News analysis of state media. Ryongnamsan TV on Monday aired about seven minutes of the movie in English, including scenes featuring the song “Some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lee calls DMZ blast ‘unfortunate accident’ despite North Korean mine finding</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/lee-calls-dmz-blast-unfortunate-accident-despite-north-korean-mine-finding/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday expressed his condolences to soldiers injured in Sept. 21 mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) while reaffirming his push to restore dialogue with North Korea, despite a finding by Seoul and the U.N. Command (UNC) that the explosion violated the armistice agreement. Lee made the remarks [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Suspected body of 6-year-old North Korean cremated in South Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/suspected-body-of-6-year-old-north-korean-cremated-in-south-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean county recently cremated the body of a suspected North Korean child found dead on an island earlier this year. The unidentified boy, believed to be around six years old, was cremated on Sept. 23 after South Korea’s Oceans Ministry notified Ganghwa County to take account of the unclaimed remains, a county official [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ask a North Korean: What was it like to secretly watch South Korean dramas?</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/ask-a-north-korean-what-was-it-like-to-secretly-watch-south-korean-dramas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee Ju Won]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about watching South Korean films [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia envoy arrives, DPRK hackers strike and North Korean POWs reach ROK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/10/russia-envoy-arrives-dprk-hackers-strike-and-north-korean-pows-reach-rok/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Anton Sokolin | NK News | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NK News Data Correspondent Anton Sokolin and Lead Correspondent Shreyas Reddy join the podcast this week to discuss Russia’s new ambassador to North Korea, Pyongyang’s latest cyber operations and the growing dispute between Seoul and Kyiv over two North Korean prisoners of war.  Anton explains what the arrival of veteran diplomat Andrei Podelyshev signals about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>50% chance of US-North Korea talks around APEC summit: report</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/50-chance-of-us-north-korea-talks-around-apec-summit-report/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Talks between the United States and North Korea have an equal chance of taking place around the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit scheduled November in China, according to a lawmaker Wednesday, citing an assessment from South Korea’s intelligence agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes “there is roughly a 50% chance of talks” around the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UN Command says DMZ blast involving North Korean mine violated armistice</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/un-command-says-dmz-blast-involving-north-korean-mine-violated-armistice/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.N. Command (UNC) on Wednesday determined North Korea’s land mine that exploded on South Korea’s side of the western section of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sept. 21 violated the Armistice Agreement. The UNC said in a statement that it conducted joint on-site investigations with the South Korean military and found an “active DPRK [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea, Russia ink deal to recognize university degrees</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-russia-ink-deal-to-recognize-university-degrees/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea and Russia have signed a deal to mutually recognize university degrees in a bid to boost academic exchanges, according to Moscow, alongside a series of cooperation agreements reached between Russian and DPRK universities in Pyongyang. The agreement was signed during the second Forum of University Rectors in Pyongyang on Tuesday, Russia’s Ministry of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Self-staged farce&#8217;: Kim Yo Jong denies North Korean role in DMZ mine blast</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/self-staged-farce-kim-yo-jong-denies-north-korean-role-in-dmz-mine-blast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea claimed it is not responsible for a landmine explosion that injured South Korean soldiers in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) this month, according to a statement by the leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday morning. In a statement titled “Those Behind the Provocation Should Be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean embassy in China imprisoning suspected defectors: report</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korean-embassy-in-china-imprisoning-suspected-defectors-report/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Seoul-based human rights group has accused North Korea of running a secret prison beneath its embassy in Beijing to interrogate North Koreans suspected of attempting to defect before forcibly repatriating them to the DPRK. In a report released Tuesday, the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) said DPRK officials tracked down North Korean workers in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean military finds North Korean land mine at site of DMZ blast</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/south-korean-military-finds-north-korean-land-mine-at-site-of-dmz-blast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean and U.N. Command (UNC) investigators on Tuesday discovered a North Korean plastic anti-personnel mine near the site of a blast that seriously injured three soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last week. The mine was found during a joint on-site investigation involving about 30 personnel, including ROK military personnel, UNC Military Armistice Commission [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU blacklists North Korean Songdowon children’s camp</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/eu-blacklists-north-korean-songdowon-childrens-camp/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The EU has slapped new sanctions on Russia over its alleged use of North Korea’s international children’s camp to indoctrinate Ukrainian children, following a similar move by the U.K. that resulted in a diplomatic row between London and Pyongyang. The EU’s new sanctions package primarily targeted Russian entities and individuals over the “unlawful deportation of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea preparing 10,000 troop deployment to Russia, Zelensky warns</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-preparing-10000-troop-deployment-to-russia-zelensky-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea is preparing to deploy around 10,000 soldiers to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday, claiming Moscow has helped Pyongyang set up attack drone manufacturing capabilities in exchange for the military aid. The DPRK’s current contingent of over 8,000 troops in Russia is set to be reinforced by another 10,000 personnel, who are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why DMZ land mines are notoriously dangerous and hard to control by both Koreas</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/why-dmz-land-mines-are-notoriously-dangerous-and-hard-to-control-by-both-koreas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Bosack]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Korean Peninsula has a persistent land mine problem that was recently highlighted by another explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), injuring three South Korean soldiers during a route-clearing operation in the western sector of the boundary area.  Seoul subsequently announced its initial assessment that the mines likely originated from North Korea and may have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean envoy denounces US for supporting ROK’s nuclear submarine ambitions</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korean-envoy-denounces-us-for-supporting-roks-nuclear-submarine-ambitions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A senior North Korean diplomat on Monday criticized U.S. support for South Korea’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines and accused Washington of worsening tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Speaking at the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong said the U.S. had “approved and is encouraging Seoul’s ambition to possess [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean mine ‘likely’ caused DMZ blast that injured 3 troops: ROK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korean-mine-likely-caused-dmz-blast-that-injured-3-troops-rok/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s military said Monday an explosion that seriously injured three soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) seven days earlier was “highly likely” to have been caused by a North Korean mine, citing preliminary evidence. During a briefing at the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Seoul at 8:30 p.m. KST, ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>39% of South Koreans believe reunification with North is impossible: poll</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/39-of-south-koreans-believe-reunification-with-north-is-impossible-poll/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over 39% of South Koreans say they believe reunification with North Korea is impossible, the highest number since Seoul National University’s Institute for Peace and Unification Studies began its annual poll in 2007. The results of the institute’s poll released Monday showed respondents who believe reunification is impossible rose 3.5 percentage points from the previous [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vietnam unveils plaque honoring North Koreans who fought in Vietnam War</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/vietnam-unveils-plaque-honoring-north-koreans-who-fought-in-vietnam-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vietnam unveiled a plaque paying tribute to North Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War on Friday, ahead of the planned installation of the first memorial sculptures commemorating the DPRK’s support for Hanoi in the conflict. In a ceremony held at Hanoi’s Vietnam Military History Museum, North Korean Vice Defense Minister Ryo Chol Ung [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean POW transfer disclosure</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/rok-demands-apology-from-ukraine-over-north-korean-pow-transfer-disclosure/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, expressing “strong regret” after Kyiv unilaterally disclosed the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war and then claimed the two countries had never agreed to keep the matter confidential. In a statement released Sunday, the Blue House said Kyiv had violated an agreement [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia’s new top envoy presents credentials, kicks off duty in North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/russias-new-top-envoy-presents-credentials-kicks-off-duty-in-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia’s new top envoy to North Korea presented his credentials to DPRK authorities on Monday, according to the diplomatic mission, marking the formal start of his posting following his arrival in the country on Saturday. Ambassador Andrei Podelyshev presented “copies of his credentials” to Kim Myong Jin, head of the DPRK Foreign Ministry’s Second Protocol [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea falls to Spain on penalties in U-20 Women’s World Cup final</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-falls-to-spain-on-penalties-in-u-20-womens-world-cup-final/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea failed to retain its FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup title after losing to Spain on penalties in the final on Sunday, narrowly missing out on its second successive trophy despite not conceding a single goal in the tournament. From start to finish, the final played in the Polish city of Lodz was a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Russian ambassador arrives in North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/new-russian-ambassador-arrives-in-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia’s newly appointed ambassador to North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday, the diplomatic mission announced on social media, nearly a year after his predecessor died in the DPRK capital. Ambassador Andrei Podelyshev arrived with his wife aboard a direct Nordwind flight from Moscow, the Embassy and TASS reported, before “immediately” heading to the World [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The strangest details Soviet archives reveal about 1970s North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/the-strangest-details-soviet-archives-reveal-about-1970s-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fyodor Tertitskiy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The late 1960s and early 1970s were among the most intensely ideological periods in North Korean history: from the introduction of the Singular Thought System in 1967 to the point when terror was somewhat codified with the promulgation of the Criminal Code of 1974. Soviet diplomatic reports from this period, mostly reports sent by the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lee accuses Ukraine of violating pact by revealing North Korean POW transfer</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/lee-accuses-ukraine-of-violating-pact-by-revealing-north-korean-pow-transfer/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday expressed concern over Volodymyr Zelensky’s public disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea, saying the Ukrainian president had violated an agreement to keep the move private. In a statement posted on X, Lee took aim at the Ukrainian leader [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Settling in Seoul: How university helped me find my place in South Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/settling-in-seoul-how-university-helped-me-find-my-place-in-south-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Idam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Settling in Seoul” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Idam, a pseudonym for a defector who left [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea slams ‘unrealistic’ calls for denuclearization by US, ROK, Japan</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-slams-unrealistic-calls-for-denuclearization-by-us-rok-japan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui on Thursday rejected a joint call by the United States, South Korea and Japan for Pyongyang to denuclearize and return to dialogue, saying the country remains “unchanged in its will to keep nuclear weapons forever.” In a statement released through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Choe [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kenneth Bae on surviving North Korean detention: North Korea Unpacked</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/kenneth-bae-on-surviving-north-korean-detention-north-korea-unpacked/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This month, Kenneth Bae joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss the 735 days he spent detained in North Korea, how repeated visits to the country shaped his understanding of ordinary North Koreans and what his imprisonment revealed about the state’s security system. He recounts how he traveled to North Korea 17 times [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korea says 240mm rocket’s range upgraded to instill fear in South Koreans</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-says-240mm-rockets-range-upgraded-to-instill-fear-in-south-koreans/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea successfully tested an upgraded version of the 240mm multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) on Tuesday, according to state media, claiming the weapons will be deployed to the South Korean border to “constantly expose the enemy to extreme uneasiness and fear.” The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday that top military officials oversaw [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine sends 2 North Korean POWs to South Korea: Zelensky</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/ukraine-sends-2-north-korean-pows-to-south-korea-zelensky/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine has transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea it captured during its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in early 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Wednesday. “Recently we sent two North Korean prisoners of war to the Republic of Korea,” he said in a speech about the Ukraine war at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea wins its first gold, silver and bronze medals of 2026 Asian Games</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-wins-its-first-gold-silver-and-bronze-medals-of-2026-asian-games/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea won its first medals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, securing two golds, a silver and two bronze in weightlifting, soft tennis and table tennis in the space of a few hours. Nine days after the DPRK’s first event in this year’s Asian Games, weightlifter Ri Song Gum ended the country’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul’s new defense chief tells North Korea to halt fortifications along border</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/seouls-new-defense-chief-tells-north-korea-to-halt-fortifications-along-border/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s new defense minister Kang Shin-chul said North Korea should halt its efforts to fortify areas along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), adding that Seoul will not be swayed by Pyongyang’s reaction as tensions persist along the inter-Korean border. Kang made the remarks to reporters at the Ministry of National Defense headquarters in Seoul [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Joseph Kim on why North Korea is changing beyond Kim Jong Un</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/joseph-kim-on-why-north-korea-is-changing-beyond-kim-jong-un/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean defector and George W. Bush Institute program manager Joseph Kim joins the podcast to discuss his recent NK News opinion column arguing that analysts and policymakers focus too heavily on Kim Jong Un while overlooking the role ordinary North Koreans could play in shaping the country’s future.  He explains why he believes North [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Lee outlines three-part vision for ‘peaceful coexistence’ with North Korea at UN</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/lee-outlines-three-part-vision-for-peaceful-coexistence-with-north-korea-at-un/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday outlined a three-part vision for “peaceful coexistence” with North Korea, calling for greater mutual respect, restored communication channels and broader cooperation as part of a push to end the Korean War and establish a lasting “peace regime (평화체제).” In a speech at the 81st U.N. General Assembly [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea denounces MSMT as ‘ghost group’ over its overseas labor findings</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has rejected a recent report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) on the country’s illicit overseas worker schemes, branding the multinational body a U.S.-backed “ghost group” and characterizing its efforts to scrutinize Pyongyang’s economic ties as unlawful interference. In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukrainian medics recall how they saved North Korean POW captured by Kyiv</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/ukrainian-medics-recall-how-they-saved-north-korean-pow-captured-by-kyiv/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian field medics say they saved one of Kyiv’s first North Korean prisoners of war shortly after he attempted to kill himself and left a large, self-inflicted wound to his jaw, according to a new documentary released by the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially announced the capture of two POWs in Jan. 2025, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia’s Kursk to boost tourism at combat sites of North Korean soldiers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia’s Kursk region plans to boost tourism at sites where North Korean and Russian soldiers fought Ukrainian forces in the border area in 2024-2025, a move described by an expert as a bid to demonstrate Moscow’s permanent ties with Pyongyang. New war-themed attractions will kickstart a “patriotic tourism” boom in the region for Russians and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cargo trucks appear to cross China-North Korea bridge after 12-year delay</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin | Veronica Hou]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several heavy trucks appeared to cross the long-stalled New Yalu River Bridge from China into North Korea on Sunday, marking what could be the first confirmed cargo traffic on the 12-year-old bridge as preparations for its opening gather pace. According to video footage shot by a resident of the Chinese border city of Dandong, a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top diplomats of US, ROK, Japan reaffirm North Korean denuclearization goal</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/top-diplomats-of-us-rok-japan-reaffirm-north-korean-denuclearization-goal/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea while calling on Pyongyang to return to dialogue after meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea tested ‘new’ hypersonic missile on Sunday: State media</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-tested-new-hypersonic-missile-on-sunday-state-media/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a “new” missile on Sunday that appears to be a short-range system with a hypersonic warhead, according to state media and NK News analysis. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a short and vague report on the missile test on Tuesday morning, quoting Kim [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North and South Korea battle to 1-1 draw in Asian Games women’s soccer clash</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-and-south-korea-battle-to-1-1-draw-in-asian-games-womens-soccer-clash/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s women’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw with South Korea at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, offering a glimpse of sporting rivalry and cautious camaraderie amid deepening tensions between the two Koreas. Both sides had already qualified for the knockout rounds after winning their opening two games, making the inter-Korean clash at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Unidentified explosion’ near North Korean border injures 3 South Korean troops</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/unidentified-explosion-near-north-korean-border-injures-3-south-korean-troops/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three South Korean military officers were injured Monday in an explosion south of the heavily fortified border with North Korea, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The military said in a statement that the officers “were injured by an unidentified explosion” while carrying out an operation south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea’s propagandists aren’t keeping up with societal changes, Kim says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-koreas-propagandists-arent-keeping-up-with-societal-changes-kim-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that his country’s “ideological work” is not keeping pace with a changing environment and called for a more aggressive campaign to keep pace, according to a Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report Saturday.   Kim reportedly made the remarks as he kicked off the Third Workshop for Officials in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tokyo, Seoul rescue 3 North Korean sailors after vessels sink off Japanese coast</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/tokyo-seoul-rescue-3-north-korean-sailors-after-vessels-sink-off-japanese-coast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Japanese and South Korean authorities joined forces to rescue North Korean sailors who fell overboard from one of two vessels that sank off the coast of Japan while being towed by the DPRK-flagged Kum Ya freighter en route to Wonsan last week. The first of the two towed vessels sank around 104 kilometers west-southwest of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) twice on Sunday, according to South Korean and Japanese authorities. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported that it detected a ballistic missile launched from Wonsan on North Korea’s east coast around  3 p.m. KST.   The missile flew approximately 280 miles [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un inspects weapons factories, calls for AI and automation upgrades</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected multiple major munitions factories from Wednesday to Friday, calling for expanded production capacity and modernization of weapons systems, including through artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, state media reported Saturday. The ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said Kim reviewed production at several enterprises under the Second Economic Commission, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea will continue to help ‘create an opening’ for Trump-Kim summit: Lee</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea is “continuing behind-the-scenes coordination to help create an opening” for dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea, which in turn could help pave the way for inter-Korean dialogue, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said during a press conference at the Blue House on Friday. Lee expressed hope for a summit between President [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean official rebukes US, defends nukes during international conference</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korean-official-rebukes-us-defends-nukes-during-international-conference/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A top North Korean military official defended Pyongyang’s nuclear policy as “irreversible” at a major security forum in China on Thursday and pledged closer military cooperation with Beijing. In a speech at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang Il said that the “reckless political and military confrontational maneuvers” of the U.S. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>French novelist traces Korean history through a North Korean spy</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/french-novelist-traces-korean-history-through-a-north-korean-spy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Mercado]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A North Korean spy’s extraordinary journey from colonial Korea to Jeju, Japan and Pyongyang becomes a vehicle for exploring the peninsula’s turbulent modern history in Juliette Morillot’s sweeping historical novel “Entre la terre et le sang,” or “Between Earth and Blood.” Mansu is a schoolgirl living in Kaesong on Aug. 15, 1945, the date of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong threatens ‘more offensive’ response to US military drills in Pacific</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/kim-yo-jong-threatens-more-offensive-response-to-us-military-drills-in-pacific/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korea may take “more offensive” actions in response to U.S.-led multinational military exercises and pledged there will “never ever” be a change in Pyongyang’s efforts to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. In a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday, the powerful sister of leader [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump may propose Kim summit after APEC, possibly in North Korea: former envoy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump may propose a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China, and it “would not be a surprise at all” for him to suggest holding it in Pyongyang, former U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Stephen Biegun said Thursday. Speaking at the West Coast [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea warns US-ROK WMD cooperation could trigger nuclear response</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-warns-us-rok-wmd-cooperation-could-trigger-nuclear-response/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea warned Wednesday that increased U.S.-South Korea cooperation on countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD) could trigger a nuclear response from Pyongyang, accusing the allies of seeking to trigger a nuclear and chemical weapons conflict. In a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for the DPRK Ministry of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The UN Divide: How the two Koreas battled for decades over global legitimacy</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/the-un-divide-how-the-two-koreas-battled-for-decades-over-global-legitimacy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For more than 40 years, North and South Korea couldn&#8217;t agree on a basic point: which government actually had the right to represent the Korean Peninsula. The battle extended beyond the Demilitarized Zone, playing out in the corridors of the U.N. and the capitals of newly independent states across the developing world, as both Koreas [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong slams IAEA critics, says North Korea’s nuclear status is ‘absolute’</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/kim-yo-jong-slams-iaea-critics-says-north-koreas-nuclear-status-is-absolute/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected international calls for Pyongyang to denuclearize Thursday, saying the country’s status as a nuclear weapons state was “absolute” and could not be reversed. In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim dismissed criticism raised at the 70th [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea’s attack drill, Wonsan Kalma slowdown and Google’s blurry maps</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-koreas-attack-drill-wonsan-kalma-slowdown-and-googles-blurry-maps/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Colin Zwirko | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, NK News Senior Analytical Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins the podcast to break down North Korea’s latest missile drill, which combined ballistic missiles, 600mm multiple rocket launchers, cruise missiles and attack drones in a coordinated strike on a single target. Colin explains what the exercise reveals about Pyongyang’s growing ability to integrate different weapons [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korea sends military delegation to China’s major security conference</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-sends-military-delegation-to-chinas-major-security-conference/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has dispatched a defense ministry delegation to Beijing for China’s flagship annual security conference for the first time in seven years, in the latest sign of warming military ties between the two neighbors. The delegation, led by Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang Il, left Pyongyang on Tuesday to attend the 13th Beijing Xiangshan [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea bars Western, Chinese visitors from Pyongyang trade fair: sources</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-bars-western-chinese-visitors-from-pyongyang-trade-fair-sources/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has barred Western and Chinese visitors from attending an upcoming trade fair in Pyongyang over epidemiological concerns, reversing a recent, limited reopening to foreign participants, sources familiar with the matter told NK News. The 18th Pyongyang International Autumn Trade Fair scheduled late October will not admit visitors from China or Western countries this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea ordered to pay $32 million for destroying inter-Korean office</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-ordered-to-pay-32-million-for-destroying-inter-korean-office/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay the South Korean government roughly $32.6 million (44.6 billion won) in damages for destroying the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong near the border in 2020, the first such case in which the South has directly sued the DPRK. Under the Seoul Central District Court’s ruling, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea, Iran ordered to pay $487 million to US victims of terrorism</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-iran-ordered-to-pay-487-million-to-us-victims-of-terrorism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A U.S. federal court has ordered North Korea and Iran to pay roughly $487 million in damages to 47 Americans and their families who were victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East and Africa. The ruling, issued on Sept. 8 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, held the two [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea kicks off Asian Games with 10-0 women’s soccer win</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-kicks-off-asian-games-with-10-0-womens-soccer-win/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s women’s soccer team kicked off its campaign at the 20th Asian Games with a lopsided 10-0 victory against Bangladesh on Tuesday, signaling its intent to push ahead in the tournament and secure the gold medal that narrowly slipped away at the last games. The team’s opening game of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea’s talk about Taiwan is bad news for the US</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-koreas-talk-about-taiwan-is-bad-news-for-the-us/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob York]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Rob York, director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. North Korea’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun has, on a handful of occasions in 2026, made reference to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un vows firm support for Russia’s ‘sacred’ Ukraine war before election</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/kim-jong-un-vows-firm-support-for-russias-sacred-ukraine-war-before-election/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed Russia-DPRK ties in a message to his counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of Russia’s parliamentary election, pledging unwavering support for Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, which he described as a “sacred war.” Kim’s letter dated Monday responded to an earlier telegram in which Putin congratulated him on the DPRK’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Swiss firm denies North Korea’s claim it operates office in Pyongyang</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/swiss-firm-denies-north-koreas-claim-it-operates-office-in-pyongyang/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad O'Carroll]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Swiss testing and inspection giant Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) denied North Korea’s claim that it maintains a representative office in Pyongyang, raising questions over whether the DPRK is exaggerating a historic relationship as it seeks to expand foreign trade. “SGS does not maintain a representative office or other corporate presence in North Korea. Any [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul plans to donate medical equipment to one of North Korea’s major hospitals</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/seoul-plans-to-donate-medical-equipment-to-one-of-north-koreas-major-hospitals/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Monday said it plans to donate 166 types of medical equipment to one of North Korea’s newest major hospitals should it accept them, despite the regime’s ballistic missile launches two days earlier. “We are preparing to launch the relevant project immediately if the North responds positively,” a ministry spokesperson said [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea still closed to private car travel after bridge opening with Russia</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-still-closed-to-private-car-travel-after-bridge-opening-with-russia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Private car travel to North Korea will be off limits to Russian and other foreign citizens despite the new road link between the two countries, according to a Russian tourism association, with travelers having to rely on organized bus tours. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) outlined the restrictions in a statement to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea launched several missiles and drones in ‘concentrated’ attack drill</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea launched three types of nuclear missiles and various attack drones in a “joint firepower attack drill” on Saturday, according to state media, seeking to demonstrate the ability to overwhelm targets from multiple directions through advanced command and control systems. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a delayed report on Monday saying the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards East Sea: ROK military</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-fires-projectile-towards-east-sea-rok-military-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pyongyang fired off several ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the South Korean military reported on Saturday.  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that North Korea fired the missiles from an area near Wonsan on its east coast, with the ROK military detecting the launch at 5:20 a.m. KST. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Korean language becoming increasingly different between North, South Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/korean-language-becoming-increasingly-different-in-north-south-korea-experts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The number of new words added to North Korean dictionaries have risen sharply under leader Kim Jong Un’s rule as the language differences between the two Koreas continue to widen, according to a South Korean lawmaker Thursday. The expanded 2017 edition of the DPRK’s “Great Dictionary of the Korean Language” added 45,354 new words, according [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul rejects nuclear sharing as North Korea threat fuels opposition pressure</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea is not considering deploying U.S. tactical nuclear weapons, developing its own nuclear weapons or pursuing nuclear sharing with Washington, rejecting calls from the opposition People Power Party (PPP) for similar measures to counter North Korea’s “provocations.” Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee made the remarks during a parliamentary questioning session in response to a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US, South Korea agree to strengthen information sharing on North Korean WMDs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United States and South Korea agreed Thursday to establish a system for sharing information on North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and discussed ways to strengthen their joint response to the regime’s increasingly sophisticated nuclear, chemical and biological threats. The agreement was reached at the annual U.S.-ROK Combined WMD Countermeasures Committee (CWMDC) in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US sanctions messenger-based marketplace over reported North Korea cyber fraud</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/us-sanctions-messenger-based-marketplace-over-reported-north-korea-cyber-fraud/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. has slapped sanctions on an illicit online marketplace allegedly used by Chinese and North Korean cybercriminals in multibillion dollar fraud schemes targeting Americans through “scam centers” in Southeast Asia. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language online marketplace that operated on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former ROK soldier fined $374 in bullying case of North Korean descendant</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean court on Wednesday ordered a former ROK soldier to pay a fine of roughly $374 (500,000 won) after being found guilty of insulting a fellow conscript of North Korean descent who later jumped off a building. The Suwon District Court imposed the fine with a one-year suspended sentence against the defendant surnamed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un thanks troops deployed to Russia in founding anniversary ceremony</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/kim-jong-un-thanks-troops-deployed-to-russia-in-founding-anniversary-ceremony/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a speech marking the country’s founding anniversary on Wednesday thanked service members deployed to Russia amid deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. According to a Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report Thursday, Kim attended a national flag-hoisting and oath-taking ceremony the previous day at the Pyongyang Assembly [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia slams U.N. watchdog for reporting on North Korean nuclear facility</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/russia-slams-u-n-watchdog-for-reporting-on-north-korean-nuclear-facility/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has brushed off a U.N. nuclear watchdog’s report on North Korea’s nuclear program that included findings on a newly built uranium enrichment facility, citing insufficient evidence attributed to the agency’s lack of access to the country. A Russian representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a statement in Vienna on Wednesday noted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump-Kim diplomacy may look unlikely. Seoul should prepare anyway</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mintaro Oba]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Mintaro Oba, a former U.S. State Department official and expert on U.S.-Korea relations. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. Will Donald Trump meet with Kim Jong Un again?  Right now, the answer appears [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea denies easing response to North Korean border crossings</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/south-korea-denies-easing-response-to-north-korean-border-crossings/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s military pushed back against claims that its troops have increasingly overlooked North Korean soldiers crossing the inter-Korean border, denying that commanders have eased their response to incursions along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). “Our military is taking firm operational measures against North Korean violations of the MDL in accordance with established standards and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Zealand warships conclude North Korea sanctions monitoring mission</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/new-zealand-warships-conclude-north-korea-sanctions-monitoring-mission/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New Zealand deployed two naval vessels to monitor North Korea’s illicit maritime activities from mid-August to early September, Japan’s foreign ministry announced after the ships concluded their sanctions enforcement mission. The Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana and sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa conducted surveillance in waters surrounding Japan, the ministry said in a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Google Maps starts blurring images of South Korean military sites and DMZ</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/google-maps-starts-blurring-images-of-south-korean-military-sites-and-dmz/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Google Maps products have started obscuring satellite imagery of U.S. and South Korean military bases and the ROK side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the North Korean border, according to NK News analysis. The move fulfills a condition Google must meet in order to export South Korea&#8217;s detailed national base map: applying the same [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>University finds no misconduct in Korea studies scholar&#8217;s fabricated citations</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/university-finds-no-misconduct-in-korea-studies-scholars-fabricated-citations/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ifang Bremer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The inclusion of six fabricated citations in an academic article by award-winning Korean studies scholar Aram Hur earlier this year did not constitute research misconduct, according to a statement from her university to NK News. A Tufts University investigation into the nonexistent citations determined the article written by Hur, who holds the Kim Koo Chair [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia bridge opens, Songdowon sanctions and North Korea’s forgotten UK insurer</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/russia-bridge-opens-songdowon-sanctions-and-north-koreas-forgotten-uk-insurer/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Anton Sokolin | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, NK News Data Correspondent Anton Sokolin joins the podcast to discuss the opening of the first new road bridge between North Korea and Russia, a project years in the making that gives the two countries their first direct vehicle crossing across the Tumen River.  Anton also breaks down how the project’s cost ballooned [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How the new North Korea-Russia car crossing bridges symbolism and geopolitics</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/how-the-new-north-korea-russia-car-crossing-bridges-symbolism-and-geopolitics/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia and North Korea this week showcased the unprecedented level of their friendship with a new road bridge between the allies, illustrating how symbolism and geopolitical strategy intersect in Northeast Asia. At the bridge’s opening ceremony Monday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin emphasized that naming the bridge after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who threw himself [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean defectors urge media not to identify their status in crime reports</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Human rights activists representing North Korean defectors lambasted South Korean media for identifying a woman under investigation for the killing of her younger brother as a defector, warning it reinforces negative stereotypes about escapees. “I’m offended that they treat us like we’ll always be outsiders,” Lee Eun-taek, a North Korean defector and secretary general of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean defense chief warns of ‘powerful’ response to US-ROK-Japan drills</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korean-defense-chief-warns-of-powerful-response-to-us-rok-japan-drills/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s new defense minister condemned the U.S., South Korea and Japan on Monday for pushing ahead with their trilateral military drills, warning that Pyongyang will respond to the adversarial moves with “more powerful and resolute action.” In a statement issued through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shortly before midnight, Kim Song Gi [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘North South Man Woman’: Love, friction and freedom across the Korean divide</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-south-man-woman-love-friction-and-freedom-across-the-korean-divide/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The most handsome men live in the South and the most beautiful women live in the North.” This old adage — summed up by the phrase “namnam buknyeo” (“men from the South, women from the North”) — has long stood as a romanticized trope of inter-Korean harmony. Yet in co-directors Sun Kim and  Morten Traavik’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul undeterred by North Korea’s ‘unprecedentedly strong’ move to cut ties</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/seoul-undeterred-by-north-koreas-unprecedentedly-strong-move-to-cut-ties/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Tuesday that North Korea has taken “unprecedentedly strong” steps to sever ties with the South, including building layered fortifications along the border, while also calling for continued efforts to restore inter-Korean dialogue. “Since 2024, North Korea has been taking unprecedentedly strong measures to sever ties between the two [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul court sentences man to 5 years in prison for spying on defectors, soldiers</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/seoul-court-sentences-man-to-5-years-in-prison-for-spying-on-defectors-soldiers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The operator of a South Korean cryptocurrency investment firm has been sentenced to five years in prison for collecting information on North Korean defectors under orders from a DPRK agent. The Seoul Central District Court imposed the sentence to a man surnamed Lee on Aug. 28, after he was found guilty of violating the National [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US judge orders forfeiture of virtual assets tied to North Korean IT workers</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/us-judge-orders-forfeiture-of-virtual-assets-tied-to-north-korean-it-workers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A U.S. federal judge has ordered the forfeiture of virtual assets tied to a North Korean information technology (IT) worker money-laundering scheme, partially approving a Justice Department bid to seize nearly $8 million in cryptocurrency linked to Pyongyang’s overseas workforce. Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Thursday [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea to allocate $17.5 million to restore railway linking with North</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/south-korea-to-allocate-17-5-million-to-restore-railway-linking-with-north/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea plans to revive a railway linking the two Koreas by allocating roughly $17.5 million to restore the southern section of the Gyeongwon Line, while separately slashing funds for a government-led North Korean human rights foundation by 90%, according to the Unification Ministry’s annual budget proposal. The ministry proposed a $740.4 million (1 trillion [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ruling party leader urges Seoul to rethink North Korea’s ‘two-state’ doctrine</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/ruling-party-leader-urges-seoul-to-rethink-north-koreas-two-state-doctrine/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The leader of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Monday that Seoul should not outright dismiss North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s vision of a “two-state” system and that it should consider if the notion could promote peaceful coexistence with Pyongyang. While Kim Jong Un’s two-state doctrine dismantling the vision of a unified Korea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia, North Korea open their first car bridge in ceremony: state media</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/russia-north-korea-hold-completion-ceremony-of-first-car-bridge-between-allies/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia and North Korea opened their first new car bridge to vehicle traffic on Monday, Russian wire services reported, at an official ceremony marking the completion of the crossing across the Tumen River. Russian state-run TASS News Agency reported on the opening of the new motorway link, with Interfax adding that Russia has also completed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea deploys naval destroyer on east coast to boost nuclear deterrence</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-deploys-naval-destroyer-on-east-coast-to-boost-nuclear-deterrence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea formally deployed the Kang Kon naval destroyer at a ceremony on the east coast on Sunday, according to state media, where leader Kim Jong Un declared he wanted his enemies to be afraid of the new warship’s nuclear weapons. The No. 52 Kang Kon is the DPRK’s second 5,000-ton Choe Hyon-class destroyer. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK defense chief nominee vows OPCON push as North Korea threat drives spending</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s nominee for defense minister said Thursday he would seek to advance the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States to Seoul in a way that strengthens the alliance, as the country looks to spend more than $53 billion next year to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Kang Shin-chul, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea researchers likely to be in the dark as defections fall, study says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-researchers-likely-to-be-in-the-dark-as-defections-fall-study-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A study from a South Korean government-funded think tank warns that researchers should not expect new, annual updates on North Korea’s informal economy in the near future due to the decline in defections since the COVID-19 pandemic. Defector surveys, essentially the only source of micro-level data allowing quantitative analysis on what ordinary North Koreans earn [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why would the EU want to sanction a children’s camp in North Korea?</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/why-would-the-eu-want-to-sanction-a-childrens-camp-in-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Union’s potential designation of North Korea’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp is likely to strike a nerve in Pyongyang, shrinking room for future dialogue and fueling tensions between the DPRK and the West, experts told NK News. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported Tuesday that the EU plans to slap sanctions on Songdowon as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Koreans are winning — Kim Jong Un isn’t</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-koreans-are-winning-kim-jong-un-isnt/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Joseph Kim, a North Korean defector and program manager for global policy at the George W. Bush Institute. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. Kim Jong Un is not North Korea — to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-koreas-new-rules-delay-leadership-track-for-kims-daughter/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has raised the minimum age for joining the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) from 18 to 20, according to a new analysis of the party’s updated rulebook, a change that could delay any formal leadership role for Kim Jong Un’s daughter. The change was among several revisions adopted at the Ninth Party [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-kicks-off-its-first-national-teachers-conference-in-7-years/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a national teachers conference Wednesday stressed the need to orchestrate an “educational revolution in the new era” for the sake of the country’s future, according to a state media report the next day. Kim delivered his opening speech in Pyongyang during the 15th National Conference of Teachers that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/russia-north-korea-to-name-car-bridge-after-soviet-hero-who-saved-kim-il-sung/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The new car bridge linking North Korea and Russia will be named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who saved DPRK founding leader Kim Il Sung from assassination by a pro-South Korean group, a Russian official announced on Thursday. Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin made the remarks at the East Economic Forum in Vladivostok, according to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean company seeks a return to North Korea to make school uniforms</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/south-korean-company-seeks-a-return-to-north-korea-to-make-school-uniforms/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean manufacturer of school uniforms launched a task force to explore inter-Korean economic cooperation possibilities, including returning to North Korea to create production facilities and employ its people. Hyungji Elite, which produces school uniforms for clients in South Korea, China and Japan, plans to hire North Koreans if inter-Korean cooperation becomes possible, a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ethnic Koreans file motion to seize North Korean warship in Japanese court</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/ethnic-koreans-file-motion-to-seize-north-korean-warship-in-japanese-court/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A group of ethnic Koreans in Japan that previously moved to North Korea before fleeing requested a Japanese court to seize a North Korean warship to recover damages awarded in a landmark lawsuit against the regime. Eiko Kawasaki and three other plaintiffs on Sunday filed an application with the Yokohama District Court to seize a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK, Japan lambast Russia-North Korea military ties at UN debate on Ukraine</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/rok-japan-lambast-russia-north-korea-military-ties-at-un-debate-on-ukraine/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea and Japan slammed Russia and North Korea over their ballistic missile transfers and troop deployments for the Ukraine war at a U.N. forum Tuesday, with Seoul calling on the Kremlin to end its illicit military cooperation with Pyongyang. South Korean Ambassador to the U.N. Jihoon Cha delivered the remarks at the General Assembly [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/trump-kim-summit-could-do-more-harm-than-good-for-us-interests-bolton-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton warned Tuesday that a renewed summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could do more harm than good, arguing that Trump appears more interested in the optics of a meeting than pursuing a carefully prepared strategy. Speaking at a virtual symposium organized by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sun Kim on documenting North Korean women, matchmaking and marriage</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/sun-kim-on-documenting-north-korean-women-matchmaking-and-marriage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“North South Man Woman” co-director Sun Kim returns to the NK News Podcast to discuss the five-year process of making the documentary, which follows North Korean defector Yoojin Han and her matchmaking agency connecting North Korean women with South Korean men. Kim explains how a chance encounter with longtime collaborator Morten Traavik in North Korea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Russia adds $6 million in canopies to North Korea border project as costs soar</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/russia-adds-6-million-in-canopies-to-north-korea-border-project-as-costs-soar/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia’s new border crossing is facing additional costs with the addition of nearly $6 million worth of canopies, taking its ballooning budget to at least $183 million, nearly twice the original sum the Russian government allocated for the project. Records published on Monday by Rosgranstroy, the Russian state agency overseeing the project, via a state [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump-Kim summit ‘possible at any time,’ South Korean spy agency says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/trump-kim-summit-possible-at-any-time-south-korean-spy-agency-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is “possible at any time,” according to an assessment by South Korea’s spy agency Tuesday.  “There have been no facts confirmed regarding specific contact between North Korea and the U.S., but there are signs of dialogue,” Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Kun-young [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea starts selling travel insurance for citizens going overseas</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/north-korea-starts-selling-travel-insurance-for-citizens-going-overseas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad O'Carroll]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea&#8217;s state insurance monopoly recently began offering a travel insurance policy for domestic citizens traveling overseas, according to a notice on its website, as the number of North Koreans sent to Russia rose and trade with China has boomed. The Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) said Aug. 24 that traveler insurance was being offered [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Giant Russia-DPRK mural divides Vladivostok as artist embraces controversy</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/09/giant-russia-dprk-mural-divides-vladivostok-as-artist-embraces-controversy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new mural depicting North Korean and Russian soldiers shaking hands appeared in Vladivostok on Aug. 22, causing a stir among netizens who accused its creator of glorifying militarism as the conflict in Ukraine continues to rage. The 900-square-meter, 60-meter tall handpainted mural on a column of Vladivostok’s Golden Bridge garnered attention from the online [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump’s trifecta of failure on Seoul hands Kim Jong Un the advantage</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/trumps-trifecta-of-failure-on-seoul-hands-kim-jong-un-the-advantage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Klingner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at the Mansfield Foundation. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. President Donald Trump’s abrupt and arbitrary decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea will exacerbate allied [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Body of suspected 6-year-old North Korean boy found near island</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/body-of-suspected-6-year-old-north-korean-boy-found-near-island/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A suspected North Korean child was found dead on a South Korean island close to the inter-Korean maritime border last month, a spokesperson for the Incheon coast guard told NK News on Monday. The coast guard received a report of a “mannequin or a baby” floating off Jumun Island’s coast at around noon on July [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK taps veteran general for defense minister as North also names new top brass</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/rok-taps-veteran-general-for-defense-minister-as-north-also-names-new-top-brass/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated retired four-star Gen. Kang Shin-chul as defense minister, putting a former deputy commander of the U.S.-ROK Combined Forces Command (CFC) potentially in charge as Seoul prepares for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) and key decisions on its defense posture toward North Korea. Presidential chief of staff [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-reshuffles-top-military-leadership-replaces-defense-minister/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea replaced its defense minister and reshuffled several senior military officials at a meeting of the ruling party’s top military body chaired by leader Kim Jong Un over the weekend, state media reported Sunday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim Song Gi, until now director of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean troops ‘recently’ crossed MDL in second encroachment in weeks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean troops “recently” crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the eastern sector, prompting South Korean soldiers to fire warning shots, South Korea’s military said Friday. It marks the second such crossing in weeks along the heavily fortified inter-Korean border, and the military said its troops responded in line with standard operational procedures. There [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul court holds North Korea liable for torture, sexual abuse of defector</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/seoul-court-holds-north-korea-liable-for-torture-sexual-abuse-of-defector/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Seoul court on Friday ordered North Korea to pay 50 million won ($36,300) to a defector who said she was repeatedly tortured and sexually abused in detention, ruling the DPRK government responsible for abuses committed inside its prison system. The Seoul Central District Court upheld plaintiff Choi Min-kyeong’s claim for 50 million won in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia is calling on North Korea for more powerful ballistic missiles: Kyiv</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russia-is-calling-on-north-korea-for-more-powerful-ballistic-missiles-kyiv/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has requested powerful ballistic missiles from North Korea, Kyiv’s intelligence said, in addition to Moscow’s currently deployed DPRK short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) variants like the KN-23 and KN-24. “Moscow has asked Pyongyang for new North Korean KN-30 ballistic missiles, which are three times more powerful than the KN-23/24, but no transfer of these missiles [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-slams-us-over-125m-missile-sale-to-south-and-human-rights-grants/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea condemned the U.S. on Thursday for selling missiles to the South and for its funding toward documenting human rights abuses, even as President Donald Trump seeks to revive engagement with Pyongyang. In a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry denounced Washington’s approval [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US, ROK and Japan to hold military exercises aimed at countering North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/us-rok-and-japan-to-hold-military-exercises-aimed-at-countering-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct their annual Freedom Edge exercise next month to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threats, the ROK military announced Friday.  Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the trilateral multi-domain exercise will run Sept. 7 to 11 in international waters southeast of Jeju Island. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More Trump overtures to North Korea likely to come, former NSC official says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/more-trump-overtures-to-north-korea-likely-to-come-former-nsc-official-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is likely to make another attempt to diplomatically engage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he seeks to salvage his legacy after the controversial war with Iran, according to a former National Security Council official Thursday. Speaking at a panel discussion during the annual Global Korea Forum hosted by the Unification [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ask a North Korean: What is it like working as a nurse in North Korea?</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/ask-a-north-korean-what-is-it-like-working-as-a-nurse-in-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lena]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about what life is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea to supply luxury anti-aging cosmetics to Russia: records</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-to-supply-luxury-anti-aging-cosmetics-to-russia-records/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A North Korean luxury skincare brand is set to ship its ginseng-based anti-aging creams to the Russian market, according to official records, following the arrival of DPRK beer and other goods in the allied country. The Sinuiju-based Korea Cosmetics Trading Company teamed with Invest Stroi in Moscow to supply its ginseng creams under the Pomhyanggi [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/trumps-outreach-seouls-dilemma-and-lessons-from-decades-inside-the-dprk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Joon Ha Park | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Korea Risk Group Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins this week’s podcast to discuss the latest signals from Pyongyang following President Donald Trump’s renewed outreach to Kim Jong Un and the decision to shorten the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises from 11 days to five. He breaks down two recent statements from Kim Yo Jong, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korea plans to send over 100 athletes to upcoming Asian Games in Japan</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-plans-to-send-over-100-athletes-to-upcoming-asian-games-in-japan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea plans to send over 100 athletes to compete in next month’s Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the largest sporting delegation the country has ever sent to Japan. In an interview published Tuesday by Choson Sinbo, the official newspaper of the pro-DPRK General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), DPRK Olympic Committee Secretary-General Ko Chol [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russian checkpoint by North Korea car bridge 65% completed: authorities</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russian-checkpoint-by-north-korea-car-bridge-65-completed-authorities/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia is nearing the completion of a border checkpoint next to its newly built road bridge to North Korea, according to local authorities, just weeks ahead of the expected opening of the motorway link between the two states. The assessment came as Russia’s Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor Alexander Voronin, Federal Security Service and customs officials [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-caught-erasing-former-leaders-russian-heritage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Choi Hyun Jun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A recent investigation into a decades-old children’s poem authored by a young Kim Jong Il provides evidence that the former North Korean leader was called by his Russian-derived childhood name Kim Yu Ra, which Pyongyang has spent decades trying to erase from history. Long before the world knew him as Kim Jong Il, the former [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un leads politburo meeting on economy without disclosing details</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/kim-jong-un-leads-politburo-meeting-on-economy-without-disclosing-details/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a politburo meeting on Tuesday to discuss state-led development projects under the new five-year plan that kicked off earlier this year, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a brief report on the “fourth enlarged meeting” of the Workers&#8217; Party of Korea (WPK) Central [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea open for all tourists regardless of nationality, legal journal says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-open-for-all-tourists-regardless-of-nationality-legal-journal-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tourism in North Korea is open to all people “regardless of nationality,” according to the law journal from the country&#8217;s most prestigious academic institution, even though the DPRK is currently closed to nearly every foreigner but Russians. The assertion comes from an undated article published in the latest edition of the Journal of Kim Il [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Koreans blamed for spike in intestinal worm infections in Russian region</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-koreans-blamed-for-spike-in-intestinal-worm-infections-in-russian-region/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Russian region next to Ukraine has blamed a spike in intestinal worm infections on the influx of North Korean laborers, a health care report shows, pointing to a small coal-mining town as a hotbed of the parasites. The Rostov region’s health care watchdog named North Korean “labor migrants” as responsible for the spread of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean corn researcher hopes to send climate-resilient seeds to North</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/south-korean-corn-researcher-hopes-to-send-climate-resilient-seeds-to-north/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A South Korean researcher nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize is exploring ways to send corn seeds capable of growing in high-altitude regions to North Korea in hopes to ease food shortages in the country. Kim Soon-kwon, a researcher who leads the South Korea-based International Corn Foundation, said he hoped to send a resilient strain [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea pledges to plant over 1 billion trees by next decade</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Talman | Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea has pledged to plant more than 1.1 billion trees over the next decade under a new phase of its nationwide reforestation campaign, according to the country’s statement submitted during an annual U.N. climate conference in Mongolia. Starting this year, the second phase of North Korea’s Forest Restoration Project will run for 10 years, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Expert roundup: Can Trump’s outreach bring Kim Jong Un back to the table?</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/expert-roundup-can-trumps-outreach-bring-kim-jong-un-back-to-the-table/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have revived talk of diplomacy after years of impasse, but the path back to the engagement looks far different than it did at their first summit eight years ago. Trump’s strategy of highlighting his “very good relationship” with Kim while scaling back U.S.-South Korea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong’s latest tirade keeps South Korea out of its strategy for Trump</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/kim-yo-jongs-latest-tirade-keeps-south-korea-out-of-its-strategy-for-trump/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the days leading up to the end of the United States and South Korea&#8217;s shortened large-scale military exercise on Friday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of the North Korean leader, issued her latest tirades against Seoul. But in her list of grievances carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Belarusian foreign chief vacations in North Korea, works out visa-free deal</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/belarusian-foreign-chief-vacations-in-north-korea-works-out-visa-free-deal/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov spent his summer vacation in North Korea, where he finalized details of a deal on mutual visa exemptions with his DPRK counterpart Choe Son Hui, Minsk’s state media reported on Sunday. Ryzhenkov said he spent his time in the country in a friendly atmosphere, praising the DPRK for its traditions [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>State Department seeks $3 million projects to counter North Korean propaganda</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/state-department-seeks-3-million-projects-to-counter-north-korean-propaganda/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department is planning to fund efforts to document human rights abuses in North Korea and counter the regime’s propaganda apparatus, despite President Donald Trump’s recent attempts to revive diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang. The State Department&#8217;s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is seeking “organizations to document the DPRK’s human rights [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pro-North Korea newspaper chief in Japan returns to foreign-policy polemics</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/pro-north-korea-newspaper-chief-in-japan-returns-to-foreign-policy-polemics/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Ji Yong, the chief editor of the Choson Sinbo, has resumed writing bylined opinion columns rebutting Washington, Tokyo and Seoul after a roughly two-year silence, most recently attacking the international community’s calls for denuclearization in an article Aug. 5.  The Choson Sinbo is a Tokyo-based outlet run by the pro-North General Association of Korean [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong mocks ‘puppet’ Seoul as Trump cuts short U.S.-ROK military drills</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/kim-yo-jong-mocks-puppet-seoul-as-trump-cuts-short-u-s-rok-military-drills/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, derided South Korea on Thursday for scaling back joint exercises at the U.S.’s request, hours after Pyongyang launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan). In a statement published by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What to make of Trump’s oddly specific claim that North Korea has 57 nukes</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/what-to-make-of-trumps-oddly-specific-claim-that-north-korea-has-57-nukes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday by putting an unusually specific number on how many nuclear weapons North Korea possesses: 57. The U.S. president did not provide the source for this number when addressing reporters, leaving questions over whether it reflects intelligence assessments, an estimate of operational warheads or simply a figure drawn from another [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un positioned in the driver’s seat as Trump races for a summit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A potential U.S.-DPRK summit this year has emerged as a new focus in the relationship, with President Donald Trump stepping up overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while Pyongyang raises the bar for renewed engagement. Trump said Wednesday that he plans to meet Kim later this year, despite North Korea giving little indication [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea launches barrage of short-range missiles from Pyongyang</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea test-launched around 10 or more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang at around 5 p.m. KST on Thursday, according to Japanese and South Korean military authorities, as China’s foreign minister Wang Yi held a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul. The launches coincided with large-scale joint U.S.-ROK military exercises. It also [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russian greenhouse operator plans to hire 50 North Korean &#8216;student trainees&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note (Sept. 30, 2026): Following publication, Pyongyang LLC issued a statement disputing this report. Pyongyang LLC CEO and founder Ruslan Zhukov on Sept. 21, 2026 published a rebuttal to this story via an outlet run by Vladimir Sokolov to clarify the company’s position.  Regarding the legal status of DPRK citizens in Russia, Zhukov stated [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump says he’ll meet Kim this year, despite Pyongyang denying communication</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, despite Pyongyang’s apparent denial hours earlier that the two leaders are in contact. Speaking to White House pool reporters, Trump responded to a question about his expectations for a summit with Kim by answering, “Yeah, I will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong denies Trump-Kim contact, dismisses scale back of military drills</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un’s influential sister Kim Yo Jong has seemingly denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he is in contact with the North Korean leader, dismissing the possibility of renewed engagement with Washington. In a statement released Wednesday night through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Yo Jong said she knows “absolutely [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump courts Kim again, US-ROK drills shrink and a more confident North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/trump-courts-kim-again-us-rok-drills-shrink-and-a-more-confident-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | NK News | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is once again reaching out to Kim Jong Un, praising their personal relationship, calling for a reduction in U.S.-South Korea military exercises and claiming the North Korean leader has responded “very positively.” This week, NK News Lead Correspondent Shreyas Reddy joins the podcast to unpack what Trump actually said, how closely it resembles [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korean ‘trainees’ appear packaging Finnish-marketed pet food in Russia</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korean-trainees-appear-packaging-finnish-marketed-pet-food-in-russia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dozens of North Koreans appeared to work at a Moscow factory handling canned food for cats and dogs marketed as a Finnish brand, according to footage released by a businessman implicated in DPRK labor procurement schemes. Multiple North Koreans underwent vocational training inside the facility in the Moscow region on a packaging line featuring boxes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US-South Korea cuts military exercise length by half after Trump’s demand</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United States and South Korea have shortened their large-scale annual military exercise and scaled back some combined field training at Washington’s request, Seoul’s military said Wednesday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced in a press release that the allies agreed to conduct this year’s Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) summertime exercise from Aug. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea considers mandatory military service for North Korean defectors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s agency responsible for military conscription is exploring the idea of requiring male North Korean defectors to complete military service as the number of service members continues to decline.  The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) commissioned the state-funded Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) to study the ethics in compelling male defectors to serve in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea-China trade continues to slip as imports fall for third month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s trade with China dipped at the start of the second half of the year as its imports continued falling for a third consecutive month, while exports nudged up and reversed a downward trend. Pyongyang’s commercial exchanges with Beijing dropped to $229.4 million in July from nearly $252 million in June, continuing a three-month [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia to unveil monument for North Korean soldiers in fall: defense chief</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia will unveil a monument for North Korean soldiers who fought against Ukrainian forces in Kursk in the fall, Moscow’s defense chief announced Saturday at a reception marking Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov highlighted the role of North Korean soldiers who fought “shoulder to shoulder” with Russian troops, liberated [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump says Kim Jong Un responded ‘positively’ to downsized military drill talk</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park | Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded positively to his praise of their relationship and orders to substantially reduce the U.S.’s military drills with South Korea.  Asked by reporters if Kim had responded to Trump’s overtures made in a social media post the previous day, the president said Kim [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean troops fire warning shots at North’s forces crossing border</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/south-korean-troops-fire-warning-shots-at-norths-forces-crossing-border/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korean troops recently fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers crossing the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) on the eastern front, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced for the first time this year Sunday.  &#8220;Our military is closely monitoring the movements of North Korean troops while maintaining a firm military readiness posture,&#8221; the JCS [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea imposes Ebola-related travel restrictions on foreign tourists</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-imposes-ebola-related-travel-restrictions-on-foreign-tourists/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean authorities have imposed entry restrictions on foreigners with a history of travel to 11 African states and France amid a deadly Ebola outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives. The Russian Union of Travel Industry, an umbrella organization representing tour operators, reported the restrictions Friday, citing its expert Inna Mukhina, who runs the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un, reduces military drills with Seoul</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park | Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Washington would substantially reduce its military exercises with South Korea, citing his “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and disappointment over Seoul’s unwillingness to partake in the U.S.’s denuclearization of Iran.  In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said regular military exercises between the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On Liberation Day, North Korea blasts fireworks as South Korea calls to end war</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/on-liberation-day-north-korea-blasts-fireworks-as-south-korea-calls-to-end-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea marked the 81st anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with a massive fireworks display and youth gala in Pyongyang’s main square, while the South Korean president called for mending inter-Korean ties and reaching a peace deal with the DPRK. Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square drew hundreds of North Korean students for a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Jong Un plays up Soviet war sacrifice ahead of Liberation Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un played up the sacrifice of Soviet soldiers who fought Japanese forces in Korea as a cornerstone of burgeoning ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, ahead of the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule.  Just as in 2024 and 2025, Kim visited the Liberation Tower on Friday to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea warns of ‘new level’ of measures ahead of US-ROK military drills</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea on Friday condemned the upcoming large-scale South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise, warning of “a new level of a deterrent” to combat the alleged war preparation from the allies. In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the annual Ulchi [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia-North Korea car bridge contractor faces $1.5M lawsuit ahead of opening</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russia-north-korea-car-bridge-contractor-faces-1-5m-lawsuit-ahead-of-opening/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The main Russian contractor building the new motorway link to North Korea faces a $1.5 million lawsuit from the project’s likely material supplier, according to court documents, just weeks before the bridge’s expected opening. TonnelYuzhStroi, the small firm based out of Sochi, accumulated $1.44 million in debt from the rock soil supplier Primorskaya Nerudnaya Company, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blacklisted North Korean oil firm defrauded of $366K in gasoline deal in Russia</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/blacklisted-north-korean-oil-firm-defrauded-of-366k-in-gasoline-deal-in-russia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing NK News series exploring Russia-DPRK relations based on court documents. A U.N.-sanctioned North Korean oil company spent nearly a decade chasing a Russian businessman who received payment for a gasoline shipment he never delivered, in a case that ultimately landed him a four-year prison sentence and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine war experience gives North Korea new edge, UNC deputy commander warns</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/ukraine-war-experience-gives-north-korea-new-edge-unc-deputy-commander-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The second-in-command of the U.S.-led multilateral force overseeing the inter-Korean armistice warned that the experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war changes the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula. Addressing foreign reporters at a press conference in Seoul on Thursday, U.N. Command (UNC) Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Scott Winter [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea to upgrade battle tanks as North improves drone capabilities</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/south-korea-to-upgrade-battle-tanks-as-north-improves-drone-capabilities/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea will upgrade its K2 battle tanks with protection systems to counter a variety of threats, the country’s arms procurement agency said Tuesday, as the North continues to upgrade its attack drones and gain valuable experience in the Ukraine conflict. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will spend about $2.4 billion (3.4 trillion South [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ask a North Korean: Why I smuggle media content into North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/ask-a-north-korean-why-i-smuggle-media-content-into-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. This week marks the end of David’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul’s nuclear submarine plans could spark arms race, North Korea warns</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/seouls-nuclear-submarine-plans-could-spark-arms-race-north-korea-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea on Wednesday condemned South Korea’s plans to develop its first nuclear-powered submarine, warning that the project could set off “nuclear dominoes” in the Asia-Pacific and further destabilize the Korean Peninsula. In a statement released through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Jang Kum Chol said Seoul’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Buried missile facilities, mystery telecom site and North Korea’s naval buildup</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/buried-missile-facilities-mystery-telecom-site-and-north-koreas-naval-buildup/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim hosts this week’s NK News Podcast and is joined by Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko to discuss a series of recent satellite imagery investigations into North Korea’s military infrastructure, beginning with an unusual new facility at a factory producing short-range ballistic missiles supplied to Russia. Colin explains why North Korea built and then [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>40 North Korean women offered for hire as kimbap roll cooks, laborers in Russia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Moscow staffing agency is promoting the recruitment of dozens of North Korean women for long shifts making kimbap rolls at restaurants, or working in manufacturing, textiles and agriculture amid increased DPRK labor inflows into Russia. The firm, identified on the Russian online marketplace Avito as “Wonderful Employer,” is offering a team of 40 North [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean experts debate merits of changing North Korea’s name to DPRK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/south-korean-experts-debate-merits-of-changing-north-koreas-name-to-dprk/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of a South Korean association of over 950 North Korean studies experts said Seoul should refer to the North using its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to promote peace on the peninsula. “There is growing discussion within the government, academia and civil society about using North Korea’s official name at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine blames North Korean missiles for killing 7 in Russia’s latest attack</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/ukraine-blames-north-korean-missiles-for-killing-7-in-russias-latest-attack/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean ballistic missiles used in a massive attack by Russia killed at least seven people in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday night, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zaporizhzhia “was struck with North Korean ballistic missiles, [Russian] Zircon missiles and guided aerial bombs,” Zelensky wrote on social media, adding that authorities had [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea conducts 2nd missile test in a week as US-ROK prep for joint drills</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-appears-to-conduct-second-missile-test-in-a-week-japan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean defense ministries, in the second such missile test by Pyongyang in the last week. The Japanese military alerted ships in the Sea of Japan, or East Sea in Korea, at around 6:03 a.m. KST about a launch, urging them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rare flower discovered on mountain near North Korean border</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/rare-flower-discovered-on-mountain-near-north-korean-border/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s state-run arboretum expressed hope to collaborate with North Korean researchers after discovering the rare leopard lily further north than previously known, near the Demilitarized Zone.  “From a researcher’s perspective, there’s definitely a sense of curiosity and a desire to learn more, especially because those [areas in North Korea] are places we can’t access [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia can’t fight Ukraine without North Korea’s help: Zelensky</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russia-cant-fight-ukraine-without-north-koreas-help-zelensky/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kyiv’s long-range strikes on oil refineries in the heart of Russia prompted Moscow to increasingly rely on North Korean military support, including the latest delivery of ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. Citing talks with military brass and security officials, Zelensky praised the success of Ukraine’s “deep strikes” on Russian facilities, including the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unification Minister walks back push to call North Korea by its official name</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Public discussion should precede any move by the South Korean government to refer to North Korea by its official name, Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Unification Minister Chung Dong-young told an advisory council after his controversial remarks last week prompted a warning from President Lee Jae Myung. “Keeping the president’s remarks firmly in mind, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US-ROK drills to counter North Korean threats shaped by lessons from Ukraine war</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/us-rok-drills-to-counter-north-korean-threats-shaped-by-lessons-from-ukraine-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea and the U.S. will hold their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise from Aug. 17 to 27, with this year’s drills incorporating scenarios designed to counter evolving North Korean military threats, including those shaped by lessons from the war in Ukraine. The exercise will address responses to GPS disruption, cyberattacks and drone attacks [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russian tourists shun North Korea in first half of 2026: data</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russian visitors to North Korea saw a year-on-year decline in the first half of 2026, official data showed, amid skepticism in the Russian tourism industry about the DPRK’s prospects of being a major destination.   A total of 2,589 Russian nationals entered North Korea in the second quarter of the year, the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Crypto exchange sues North Korean government and hackers over $1.5B heist</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/crypto-exchange-sues-north-korean-government-and-hackers-over-1-5b-heist/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has moved to sue the North Korean regime and state-sponsored cybercriminals over a $1.5 billion heist carried out last year, seeking to recover funds stolen in the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. In a press release Friday, the Dubai-based exchange Bybit said it filed a civil lawsuit in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia to deploy up to 50K North Korean soldiers to fight Ukraine: Zelensky</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russia-to-deploy-up-to-50k-north-korean-soldiers-to-fight-ukraine-zelensky/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia is gearing up to deploy as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers against Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday while calling on South Korea to boost cooperation with Ukraine on air-defense systems and drones. Zelensky said in a televised interview that Russia and North Korea decided to station 30,000 to 50,000 DPRK troops [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Hana Korea,’ film about life after escaping North Korea, lends fact to fiction</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim | Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: This story contains spoilers from the film.  Movies about North Korean defectors often focus on the dangers of escaping the country. “Hana Korea” begins after the escape — with a young woman sitting alone on a plane that has just landed in South Korea, unsure of what awaits her. Released last month, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ping-pong propaganda: North Korea’s failed bid to crown a table tennis queen</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/ping-pong-propaganda-north-koreas-failed-bid-to-crown-a-table-tennis-queen/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on North Korea’s hosting of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1979. Part 1 on how Pyongyang attempted to use the competition to improve ties with the U.S. can be read here. Everything seemed to be falling into place for a North Korean propaganda coup [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seoul&#8217;s restoration of inter-Korean railway could still reap benefits: experts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s plan to resume work next year on restoring the southern section of the Gyeongwon Line, a railway line that historically linked the two Koreas, is unlikely to entice the North to resume diplomatic talks but could still bring tangible benefits to Seoul, according to experts. The project, which is expected to be completed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea launches short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: JCS</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-launches-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeongmin Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward its eastern coast late Thursday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).  “At around 5 p.m., our military detected a short-range ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan area of North Korea toward the East Sea,” the JCS said in a message to journalists. South [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>63 North Korean defectors enter South in first half of 2026: Seoul</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim | Kristen Talman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sixty-three North Koreans defected to South Korea between January and June, a roughly 34% decline from the same period last year, the Unification Ministry said Thursday, reporting that all had gone through third countries rather than crossing directly. The new arrivals included 59 women and four men, according to ministry data. The figure represents just [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Book review: The struggle in carrying out development work in North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/book-review-the-struggle-in-carrying-out-development-work-in-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Mercado]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In his new book, Witness to North Korea: Three Years on the Ground in the DPRK, former U.N. official Jerome Sauvage offers a rare firsthand account of working inside one of the world’s most isolated countries.  Drawing on his posting in Pyongyang from 2009 to 2013, Sauvage recounts the practical, political and human difficulties of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia to deploy North Korean missile unit and launchers to Ukraine border: Kyiv</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russia-to-deploy-north-korean-missile-unit-and-launchers-to-ukraine-border-kyiv/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea could soon send a dedicated missile unit to a western Russian region bordering Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s military intelligence agency, amid increasing reports that Pyongyang plans to ramp up military assistance to Moscow. “The aggressor state Russia intends to deploy a North Korean missile unit in the Voronezh region that will be equipped [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ask a North Korean: Why was stealing so prolific in North Korea?</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/ask-a-north-korean-why-was-stealing-so-prolific-in-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about burglaries and what motivated [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unification Minister urges South Korea to stop calling North the &#8216;main enemy&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/unification-minister-urges-south-korea-to-stop-calling-north-the-main-enemy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea should ditch its designation of North Korea as the “main enemy,” Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday, arguing that replacing confrontation-based language should be the first step toward rebuilding inter-Korean trust. Speaking at a policy briefing in Seoul, Chung said the two Koreas should begin by “calling each other by name” and abandon [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vietnam to honor North Korean pilots killed in war with first-ever memorial</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/vietnam-to-honor-north-korean-pilots-killed-in-war-with-first-ever-memorial/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vietnam will build its first memorial honoring North Korean troops who died during the Vietnam War and restore an existing cemetery for the DPRK’s war dead, underscoring renewed efforts by the two countries to strengthen their decades-long friendship. The plans were announced after a meeting on Monday, in which delegations led by Vietnamese Deputy Defense [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea threatens response to Japan’s arms buildup ahead of Asian Games</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-threatens-response-to-japans-arms-buildup-ahead-of-asian-games/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday threatened Japan for transforming into a “war state,” citing Tokyo’s recent first-ever test-firing of a long-range Tomahawk cruise missile. In a statement issued through the state-run Korean Central News Agency, Kim criticized Japan&#8217;s test launch of a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean attack could leave 76,000 unexploded shells in an hour</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korean-attack-could-leave-76000-unexploded-shells-in-an-hour/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A full-scale conflict with North Korea could leave the Korean Peninsula littered with millions of explosive remnants of war (ERW), prompting the need for South Korea to adopt an integrated drone and artificial intelligence (AI) based clearance system, according to researchers from a government-funded think tank. A Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) report released [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jerome Sauvage on North Korea’s crises, contradictions and quiet moments</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/jerome-sauvage-on-north-koreas-crises-contradictions-and-quiet-moments/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former U.N. official Jerome Sauvage joins this week’s podcast to discuss his new book, Witness to North Korea: Three Years on the Ground in the DPRK, which recounts his posting in Pyongyang from late 2009 to early 2013. He explains why he accepted one of the U.N.’s most difficult assignments and what it took to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>North Korean defectors near nuclear test site show chromosome abnormalities</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korean-defectors-near-nuclear-test-site-show-chromosome-abnormalities/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 60 North Korean defectors who lived near the country’s nuclear test site were found to have chromosomal abnormalities, though researchers have yet to confirm a direct link to nuclear testing, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Unification.  Radiation exposure tests conducted annually between 2017 and 2025 on 214 North Korean defectors from areas [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea slams 11-nation advisory on remote IT worker schemes</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/north-korea-slams-11-nation-advisory-on-remote-it-worker-schemes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea on Tuesday condemned a recent alert issued by 11 countries about Pyongyang&#8217;s information technology (IT) worker operations, dismissing the allegations as a politically motivated attempt by the U.S. and its allies to “tarnish” the country’s image. In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for North Korea’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russian military help could strengthen North Korean forces over time: Japan</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/russian-military-help-could-strengthen-north-korean-forces-over-time-japan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kosuke Takahashi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russian assistance does not appear to have directly strengthened North Korea’s military yet, but the rapid and expanding cooperation between the two countries could boost Pyongyang&#8217;s armed forces over the medium to long term, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) warned in its latest white paper released Tuesday. The annual report on regional security developments and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DOJ subpoenas journalist over North Korea SEAL mission report</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/doj-subpoenas-journalist-over-north-korea-seal-mission-report/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly subpoenaed an investigative journalist over a New York Times report about an alleged secret operation to infiltrate North Korea during President Donald Trump’s first term, which the reporter framed as an effort to force him to reveal confidential sources. In a statement posted on social media on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ROK drone command cut training, budget despite North Korea’s advances: lawmaker</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/rok-drone-command-cut-training-budget-despite-north-koreas-advances-lawmaker/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s Drone Operation Command slashed drone training by over 50% and reduced spending by over $2 million since last year, a lawmaker from the country’s opposition party said Friday, arguing that Seoul’s counter-drone capabilities have weakened amid a reorganization effort.  The command conducted 14 joint exercises with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and individual [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>11 nations issue first-ever joint alert on North Korean IT worker schemes</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/08/11-nations-issue-first-ever-joint-alert-on-north-korean-it-worker-schemes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shreyas Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 11 member states of a multilateral initiative monitoring DPRK sanctions evasion issued a joint alert for the first time on Friday about North Korean information technology (IT) workers’ illicit revenue generation activities. The advisory — issued by the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the U.K. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea expands Cheongung-II missile shield against North Korean threats</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea has begun operating this year’s first batch of domestically developed Cheongung-II medium-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM-II) systems, strengthening the country’s lower-tier missile defense against North Korean missile threats. Seoul’s Defense Ministry announced in a press release Monday that the first Cheongung-II battery scheduled for deployment this year entered full operational service two days earlier, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea’s economy grows over 3% annually since 2022: BOK</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/north-koreas-economy-grows-over-3-annually-since-2022-bok/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea’s economic growth topped 3% for a third consecutive year in 2025, South Korea’s central bank announced Friday, despite a slight slowdown compared to the previous year when the growth rate hit an eight-year high. North Korea’s real gross domestic product (GDP) reached 38.26 trillion won last year, growing 3.5% from 2024, when it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Radio broadcasts to North Korea important for would-be defectors: US official</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) invoked the struggles of North Korean defectors during her confirmation hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C., telling lawmakers the impact American radio broadcasts had on those who would later flee the regime.  “In Seoul, North Korean defectors told me that snippets of American radio were [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea slams US Forces Japan expansion as Tokyo tests Tomahawk missile</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pyongyang accused Washington of turning U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) into a “de facto war command” aimed at a regional conflict as Tokyo announced it successfully conducted its first live-fire test of a Tomahawk cruise missile capable of striking North Korea. In a commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday, Pyongyang referred [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia used North Korean missile in Ukraine for first time since 2025: Kyiv</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/russia-used-north-korean-missile-in-ukraine-for-first-time-since-2025-kyiv/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia attacked Ukraine with a North Korean ballistic missile for the first time since last year, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, shortly after Kyiv warned of a new wave of DPRK troop deployments and transfers of North Korean ballistic missile launchers to Russia. Multiple people, including children, were killed after the Russian-operated North Korean ballistic missile [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Korean War concert in Moscow reveals North Korean labor supply scheme: footage</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/korean-war-concert-in-moscow-reveals-north-korean-labor-supply-scheme-footage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russian officials exposed an apparent labor recruitment scheme in the Moscow region while attending a Korean War commemoration ceremony at a dumpling factory located a few miles from a military airbase hosting Russian strategic assets. Multiple North Korean women appeared to be employed at the Shchyolkovsky Meat Processing Complex, which produces a variety of dumplings, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean army to conduct mass review of weapons at border with North Korea</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/south-korean-army-to-conduct-mass-review-of-weapons-at-border-with-north-korea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The South Korean army will conduct a service-wide inspection of frontline guard operations after reports that machine guns at border outposts facing North Korea were ordered to be unloaded, according to the Defense Ministry. The ROK army Ground Operations Command will begin inspections with the I Corps, which is responsible for defending the western front, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia seeks to open new car bridge to North Korea in September: official</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/russia-seeks-to-open-new-car-bridge-to-north-korea-in-september-official/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia aims to open its new car bridge across the Tumen River with North Korea in early September, a local official said in a recent interview with Russian state media, after the project was originally slated for a June opening. The bridge is largely “ready for operation” as Russia puts the finishing touches on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korea capable of dealing with North&#8217;s unexpected water releases: Seoul</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/south-korea-capable-of-dealing-with-norths-unexpected-water-releases-seoul/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s Unification Ministry downplayed a media report suggesting the country has limited capabilities to monitor North Korea’s dam water releases near the border, arguing Seoul has sufficient tools to detect and stave off threats from unexpected releases. South Korea’s border-area safety measures remain effective even if the DPRK releases water from its Hwanggang Dam [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump warns ideology behind North Korea’s 1950 invasion is heading West</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/trump-warns-ideology-behind-north-koreas-1950-invasion-is-heading-west/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump used the anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement to warn of a renewed communist threat, saying the ideology behind North Korea’s June 1950 invasion is attempting to make headway “in the West.” In a 613-word White House statement marking Washington’s National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on Tuesday, Trump honored [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean troops for Russia, a new Seoul strategy and the ‘Hero of Panmunjom’</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/north-korean-troops-for-russia-a-new-seoul-strategy-and-the-hero-of-panmunjom/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alannah Hill | Joon Ha Park | NK News]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins this week’s podcast to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim that Russia has requested another 30,000 North Korean troops for its war against Ukraine. He explains how realistic a deployment of that size would be, why Russia may be preparing facilities in the Voronezh region and whether DPRK [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Russia picks new ambassador to North Korea months after longtime envoy’s death</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/russia-picks-new-ambassador-to-north-korea-months-after-longtime-envoys-death/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has appointed a new ambassador to North Korea following the death of its longtime envoy Alexander Matsegora, which left the post vacant for nearly eight months, official documents show. President Vladimir Putin tapped Russia’s ambassador to Nigeria Andrei Podelyshev to serve as the country’s ambassador to the DPRK on Tuesday, according to an official [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea’s trade rebounds as reliance on China reaches near-record high</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/north-koreas-trade-rebounds-as-reliance-on-china-reaches-near-record-high/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korea expanded its foreign trade in 2025 and deepened its dependence on its key commercial partner China, a new ROK report found, with Pyongyang primarily focusing its trade in Asia while maintaining ties with European and African states. The South Korean government’s Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said in a report released Tuesday that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korean defector aid group hit by slew of cyberattacks, lawmaker says</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/north-korean-defector-aid-group-hit-by-slew-of-cyberattacks-lawmaker-says/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cyberattack attempts targeting the Korea Hana Foundation, a state-funded organization helping North Korean defectors resettle in South Korea, have surged more than sixfold in four years, according to a South Korean lawmaker Tuesday. The organization under South Korea’s Unification Ministry recorded 944 cyberattack attempts from January to July 15, exceeding the 817 record attempts all [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Settling in Seoul: How a South Korean alternative school helped find my dream</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/ask-a-north-korean-how-an-alternative-school-helped-me-find-my-dream/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Idam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Settling in Seoul” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Idam, a pseudonym for a defector who left [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim leads ‘V-Day’ events as North Korea highlights Chinese help in Korean War</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/kim-leads-v-day-events-as-north-korea-highlights-chinese-help-in-korean-war/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Zwirko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended events Monday marking the 73rd anniversary of the “victory in the Fatherland Liberation War” over the U.S., according to state media, emphasizing China’s assistance in the war. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday that the July 27 concert took place at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, followed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US seeks UN blacklist for 7 vessels tied to sanctioned North Korea trade</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/us-seeks-un-blacklist-for-7-vessels-tied-to-sanctioned-north-korea-trade/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. submitted a motion to designate seven more vessels suspected of breaching the North Korean sanctions regime Monday, bringing the total number of ships awaiting blacklisting to 14, including a freighter that South Korea detained in March. The formal proposal designating sanction-breaking ships is Washington’s second after it lodged its first motion in December, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What 30,000 North Korean troops could mean for Russia’s war against Ukraine</title>
		<link>https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/what-30000-north-korean-troops-could-mean-for-russias-war-against-ukraine/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia plans to enlist 30,000 North Korean soldiers for a fall offensive in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend, raising questions about the feasibility of such a deployment, Moscow’s military aims and Kyiv’s own strategy. The announcement serves as an important curtain raiser to what the battlefield may look like in the coming [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>School for North Korean defectors gets a new lease on life in Seoul</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jooheon Kim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An alternative school for North Korean defectors and their children will have a new home in Seoul after relocating three times in 22 years, thanks to support from the South Korean government and Hyundai Motor Group. Construction for the Yeomyung School in Seoul’s western district of Gangseo is scheduled for completion in 2029, and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How South Korea’s sole armistice delegate became a hero in North Korea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joon Ha Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For generations of North Koreans, Choe Tok Sin was not merely a former South Korean general who defected to Pyongyang: He was a familiar figure from one of the country’s best-known propaganda film series, a onetime enemy commander recast as a patriot who ultimately found his way back to Kim Il Sung.  Yet decades earlier, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea to face off against South in soccer rematch at Asian Games</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seung-Yeon Chung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Soccer players from both Koreas are scheduled to face off against each other in the upcoming Asian Games in September, four months after a Pyongyang-based women’s team defeated their South Korean counterparts before going on to win the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Champions League. The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee announced Thursday the group [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kim Yo Jong lambasts ‘stupid’ denuclearization calls by ASEAN forum</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anton Sokolin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The North Korean leader’s influential sister Kim Yo Jong dismissed calls by a consortium of Southeast Asian states to denuclearize as “stupid” and “foolish” Monday, days after Russia defended the DPRK’s possession of nuclear weapons during a regional security meeting in the Philippines. Kim’s remarks carried by the Korean Central News Agency referenced a statement [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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