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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
‘No evidence’ fisheries official killed by North Korea sought to defect: Seoul
Government expresses regret over military’s initial claim, drops appeal to block release of information on 2020 killing
Uvalde shooting shows ‘miserable’ US human rights situation, North Korea says
Foreign ministry statement latest attempt to undermine international criticism of widespread rights abuses in DPRK
Crisis in North Korea’s rice bowl as stomach bug spreads amid drought, COVID
Kim Jong Un ‘donates’ medicine to region suffering intensitinal disease outbreak and orders quarantine, state media says
North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month
More than two dozen countries to join Rim of the Pacific drills through August, including South Korea and Japan
North Korea’s increasing missile launches put planes at risk, US agency warns
Federal Aviation Administration says unannounced tests likely to continue and travel into neighboring airspace
Obscure vessels conduct likely ship-to-ship transfer in North Korean waters
Activity aligns with trend of illegal transfers well outside ports due to COVID-19 and sanctions concerns, expert says
North Korea has assembled 20 nuclear warheads, think tank estimates
Expert says figure is relatively conservative, noting estimates can vary widely depending on method of calculation
China disputes claim it endangered aircraft monitoring North Korea sanctions
Beijing accuses Canadian plane of threatening China and undermining its sovereignty through sanctions mission
Seoul says it will unilaterally sanction North Korea if it tests nuclear weapon
DPRK’s pandemic isolation means targeted sanctions could have significant impact, expert tells NK News
North Korea has finished preparations for a nuclear test, Seoul says
Foreign minister Park Jin states DPRK only needs to make ‘political decision’ to conduct test
