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Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election

By Seung-Yeon Chung, November 6, 2024
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How North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia has triggered a rash of fake news

By Shreyas Reddy, November 5, 2024
Image Credit: 65th Brigade via Telegram (Nov. 2, 2024), FotoForensics and Forensically, edited by NK News

ROK border residents clash with activists over anti-North Korea leafleting

By Ifang Bremer, October 31, 2024
Image Credit: NK News (Oct. 31, 2024)
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Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election

Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election

Analysis shows state media can take days and even months to acknowledge result, depending on regime’s policy goals

Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon ChungNov 06, 2024
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North Korea upgrades luxury palace in possible prep for visit by world leader

Satellite imagery shows construction at Kumsusan Guesthouse where Putin and Xi stayed during their trips to DPRK

North Korea upgrades luxury palace in possible prep for visit by world leader
Colin Zwirko
Colin ZwirkoNov 06, 2024
North Korea upgrades luxury palace in possible prep for visit by world leader
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North Korea’s new missile, fighting in Kursk and the end of the Juche calendar

NK News’ Bryan Betts discusses Pyongyang’s ‘Hwasong-19’ launch and the latest on North Korean soldiers in Russia

Bruce Klingner: What a second Trump presidency would mean for the peninsula

US expert discusses how Trump return could alter inter-Korean dynamics and impact Washington’s policy on North Korea

North Korean soldiers in Kursk, ROK retaliation and propaganda leaflets in Seoul

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses how DPRK troops could help repel incursion and ROK plans to send experts to Ukraine

Roman Husarski: How North Koreans practice religion in the atheistic state

Religious studies scholar discusses DPRK’s five officially recognized faiths and Kim regime’s stance toward believers

Examining evidence of North Korean troop deployments to the war in Ukraine

NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses claims about DPRK soldiers in Russia, related videos circulating online and more

Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value

Senior expert at US Institute of Peace discusses why the Korean problem remains unresolved some 70 years on

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How North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia has triggered a rash of fake news

How North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia has triggered a rash of fake news

Analysis suggests some videos circulating on social media were staged or edited, distracting from facts on the ground

How North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia has triggered a rash of fake news
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas ReddyNov 05, 2024
How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
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How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine

While Beijing may be apprehensive about DPRK-Russia ties, it stands to gain from challenges to US-led global order

How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela BernalNov 05, 2024
North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide
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North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide

Analysis shows officials have altered newspapers and plaques in likely bid to enhance Kim Jong Un’s personality cult

North Korea starts costly task of removing Juche year from monuments nationwide
Colin Zwirko
Colin ZwirkoNov 04, 2024
North Korea in October 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in October 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from October 1 to October 31, 2024

North Korea in October 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
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Arius Derr | NK ProNov 04, 2024
Another muted anniversary highlights strained North Korea-China ties
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Another muted anniversary highlights strained North Korea-China ties

An in-depth analysis of ceremonies for Chinese war veterans, criticism of US-ROK air drills and medical care for miners

Another muted anniversary highlights strained North Korea-China ties
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon ChungNov 01, 2024
New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
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New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

Solid-fuel Hwasong-19 may be step toward multiple warhead missile, as DPRK seeks to compel US to drop disarmament goal

New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
Ankit Panda
Ankit PandaNov 01, 2024
Why North Korea’s TikTok hit marks a win for Kim Jong Un’s globalization dreams

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit marks a win for Kim Jong Un’s globalization dreams

DPRK culture rarely resonates overseas due to focus on leader cult, but viral song provides a template for success

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit marks a win for Kim Jong Un’s globalization dreams
How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
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How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins

Denuclearization hopes have withered amid war in Ukraine, but Washington still has ways to influence Pyongyang

How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
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John PetrushkaOct 31, 2024
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