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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
North Korea ready to conduct nuclear test, ICBM launch around US election: Seoul
Military says DPRK seeks attention for nuclear issue, though expert says tests unlikely as they’d anger Russia and China
Kim Jong Un sensitive to criticism of regime’s human rights abuses: Ex-diplomats
Former North Korean envoys say leader ordered measures to deflect attention from abuses and even pushed limited reforms
North Korea plagued by one of world’s highest tuberculosis rates: WHO data
UN health agency lists DPRK as high-risk country for seventh straight year, with estimated 135K cases in 2023
Kim Jong Un appears to fear possible assassination, South Korean spy agency says
NIS cites increased security around North Korean leader, while assessing DPRK generals deployed to support Russia’s war
North Korea’s top diplomat visits Russia amid criticism of DPRK troop deployment
Choe Son Hui’s trip trumpets ‘unbreakable unity’ and may aim to normalize military cooperation in Ukraine, expert says
North Korea has sent up to $5.5B in weapons to Russia since last year: Report
Researcher also estimates DPRK could earn up to $572M per year from deploying troops to fight Ukraine
North Korean troops already in Russia’s Kursk near Ukraine, NATO confirms
Expert says Moscow using deployment to send message over Kyiv’s incursion and repel Ukraine from its territory
ROK opposition claims Yoon policies pushed North Korea to send troops to Russia
Democratic Party blames focus on deterrence over diplomacy, slams alleged plans to send military experts to Ukraine
Russian air force jet stops in North Korea before unusual flight toward Ukraine
Plane appears to make irregular landing near airbase, after DPRK allegedly started sending troops to Russia
North Korea defends right to send troops to Russia but doesn’t admit to doing so
Foreign ministry statement marks shift from outright denial, as Ukraine says DPRK soldiers could start fighting Monday
