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23 North Korean defectors reach South Korea in third quarter: Seoul
Group defection of overseas workers appears to drive slight uptick, though numbers still far below pre-pandemic levels
US flight regulator says North Korean missiles pose ‘safety hazard’ to planes
Federal Aviation Administration criticizes launch over Japan as experts warn of risks from test failures
North Korea backs Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory at UN
DPRK one of five countries to vote against resolution calling for Moscow to reverse course on ‘illegal’ seizure
New US national security plan makes little mention of North Korea issues
Expert says lack of attention reflects pessimism about denuclearization, despite US pledge of ‘sustained diplomacy’
Kim Jong Un says children must join military drills, construct apartments
North Korean leader demands country raise ‘loyalists’ from young age in latest push to improve ideological controls
North Korea says it tested long-range cruise missiles to boost ‘nuclear forces’
Seoul did not previously announce test, which DPRK says it conducted over West Sea in ‘warning to the enemy’
North Korean ambassador denounces US nuclear umbrella as ‘blackmail’
Kim Song’s remarks at UN come as conservative lawmakers broach possibility of Seoul arming itself with nuclear weapons
Seoul court rules against North Korean defectors who accused spy agency of abuse
Defectors say they were unlawfully detained and tortured during resettlement process, raising human rights concerns
North Korea cancels meeting with EU diplomatic service: Sources
Withdrawal by DPRK Embassy in Berlin comes after Brussels condemned Pyongyang’s ‘illegal’ missile test over Japan
US says it wants to ‘transition’ from provocation to engagement with North Korea
State Department says allies will emphasize deterrence until negotiations resume