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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
Possible drone spotted near DMZ, weeks after North Korean incursion
NK News observed aircraft from border observatory on Tuesday, raising questions about flights in sensitive military area
Judge raises legal avenue to stop extradition of man who raided DPRK Embassy
Lack of formal end to Korean War means Christopher Ahn’s actions may not have been crime in US, district judge suggests
US keeping ‘close eye’ on North Korean chemical and biological weapons
Defense department comments come as Washington prepares to release major posture review on countering such weapons
North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
Compounds resemble known isolation ward and point to efforts to isolate patients long before DPRK’s first outbreak
North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border
Renovated Sinuiju Square features copies of capital’s buildings and propaganda signs and could be used for parades
Only 67 North Korean defectors reach South in 2022, second fewest ever
Reality on ground inside DPRK more opaque than ever as COVID border measures pose barriers to escape, expert says
Activist says he will send drones into North Korea carrying anti-regime leaflets
Park Sang-hak tells NK News drones are on ‘standby,’ weeks after DPRK’s unmanned aerial vehicle breached Seoul airspace
Kenneth Rowe, North Korean pilot who defected in Soviet plane, dies at 90
Rowe fooled the DPRK air force into thinking he was loyal to Kim Il Sung, all while he was planning his great escape
UN Command investigating armistice violations after North Korean drone intrusion
Seoul has balked at accusations that its response also violated Korean War armistice, claiming right to self-defense
New North Korean propaganda posters focus on economy over missiles
Despite recent call for increased weapons production, new art and slogans emphasize sectors like farming and fishing
