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Trump-Kim Summit May Happen Next Year: NIS

South's spy agency says N. Korean leader appears open to dialogue as Trump plans return to Asia

(Newser) - A summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could happen as early as next year, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service. The spy agency told lawmakers on Tuesday that Kim appears open to renewing dialogue with the United States, especially if conditions turn favorable...

North Korea's Longtime Head of State Dies at 97

Kim Yong Nam held ceremonial post for nearly 20 years

(Newser) - Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve as the country's ceremonial head of state for two decades, has died, North Korea's state media reported Tuesday. The Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim Yong...

No Nuclear Explosions During Nuclear Tests: Official

Tests focus on weapons systems, not live detonations, official says

(Newser) - The Trump administration's new round of nuclear testing won't involve actual nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright clarified Sunday. Instead, the tests will focus on "the other parts of a nuclear weapon" to verify their reliability, Wright explained on Fox News, according to the New York Times...

North Korea Has Changed Its Pressure Tactics

The number of missile tests has dropped as the country's confidence has seemingly risen

(Newser) - North Korea has sharply reduced its missile tests this year—the AP reports that an Oct. 22 ballistic missile test was the first since May 8—but that doesn't mean Pyongyang is dialing back its military ambitions. Instead, Kim Jong Un's regime appears to be shifting tactics when...

Trump: South Korea Can Build Nuclear Sub in Philadelphia

Deal includes oil and gas sales, president posts

(Newser) - President Trump announced Wednesday that he has authorized South Korea to construct a nuclear-powered submarine, saying it will be built in Philadelphia. The statement went up on social media during Trump's visit to Asia, where he has been meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other leaders...

North Korean Soldier Crosses DMZ to Defect

It's the first reported soldier defection in more than a year

(Newser) - A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, per...

North Korean Parade Displays a New Weapon

Russian, Chinese officials join Kim for celebration

(Newser) - At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test. The parade, which began in the rain Friday night at Pyongyang's main square...

North Korea Hackers Are Shifting to a New Target

They're going after wealthy individual crypto holders, to the tune of $2B-plus so far this year

(Newser) - North Korean hackers have ramped up efforts to steal cryptocurrency, with losses attributed to them reaching more than $2 billion so far this year—a record haul, according to researchers at Elliptic . These thefts account for roughly 13% of the country's estimated GDP, per United Nations figures. While...

Kim Suggests Talks Could Resume With US Under One Condition

US has to drop the 'delusional obsession with denuclearization'

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he still has good memories of US President Trump and urged Washington to drop its demand the North surrender its nukes as a precondition for resuming long-stalled diplomacy, the AP reports. Speaking to Pyongyang's rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, Kim stressed that he...

He Defected From North Korea, Then Informed Its Citizens

Kim Seong-Min, whose radio broadcasts relayed foreign news to North Korea, is dead at 63

(Newser) - Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks, and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public about the truth of their authoritarian government, has died. He was 63, reports the AP . The founder of the Seoul-based Free North...

N. Korea Is Executing People for Watching Foreign Films

UN reports says executions have been stepped up since 2020

(Newser) - A new United Nations report finds North Korea is increasingly using the death penalty for ordinary citizens, including those caught watching or distributing foreign films and TV shows. The investigation, which drew on interviews with more than 300 people who escaped the country in recent years, says Kim Jong...

NYT Reveals Failed Secret SEAL Mission in North Korea

In 2019, SEAL team aborted mission to plant listening device, killed apparent civilians on boat

(Newser) - The New York Times is for the first time revealing a secret mission by Navy SEALs in North Korea that unraveled in dramatic fashion back in 2019. It reads like an espionage thriller, though one with fatal consequences for up to three North Korea fishermen. Under a top-secret plan approved...

After Kim-Putin Talks End, the Cleaning Begins

Reports indicate both leaders' poop is collected on foreign trips

(Newser) - After a rare Beijing meeting with Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's team meticulously erased any sign of his presence, according to a Kremlin reporter. Video shared online showed aides cleaning the chair Kim used, scrubbing both the backrest and the armrests, and ensuring his drinking...

Trump Sends China Warm Regards Paired With a Jab

As Xi, Putin, and Kim take in military parade

(Newser) - It was a big day in China on Wednesday as President Xi Jinping attended a sprawling military parade in Beijing flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and President Trump offered some not-exactly-well-wishes to mark the occasion. He wrote on Truth Social :
  • "May President Xi and the
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Kim Brought a Surprise Guest With Him to China

Daughter and likely successor Kim Ju Ae arrives in Beijing with a smile

(Newser) - Speculation continues to grow that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has privately chosen his middle child as his successor after Kim Ju Ae joined her father's entourage in China—her first known international trip. It's a step up for the girl, believed to be around 12, who'...

In China, a 'Show of Solidarity' Against the US

Putin hails dear friend Xi as North Korea's Kim arrives by train

(Newser) - Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping continued presenting a strong united front to the world—and seemingly to President Trump in particular—on Tuesday.
  • Putin, in China for a summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, praised Xi as his "dear friend" and said relations between
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Xi, Putin, and Kim Are Getting Together

Chinese leader stands to gain information of use ahead of negotiations with Washington

(Newser) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a bold diplomatic play as he prepares to host both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, which ended its occupation of regions of...

North Korea Flexes Ahead of US-South Korea Meeting

Kim oversees tests of two new air-defense missiles

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of new air-defense missiles, displaying his expanding military capabilities ahead of a summit between the leader of South Korea and President Trump, per the AP and Reuters . The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the test...

Kim's Sister Says South Korea Is Lying to Public

Kim Yo Jong disputes claim that North's loudspeakers were taken down

(Newser) - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing some of its loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, mocking the government in Seoul for clinging to hopes of renewed diplomacy between the war-divided rivals, per the AP . South Korea's...

South Korea: Fine, We'll Take Down the Propaganda Speakers

It's a small conciliatory gesture toward the North

(Newser) - South Korea's military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions. The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border, but the South's new liberal government halted the broadcasts in...

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