Travis King’s attorney says the U.S. Army private intends to admit guilt to a total of five military offenses, including desertion and assaulting an officer.
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North and South Korean athletes share an Olympic podium — and take a selfie
The players had just received their medals for the mixed doubles competition in table tennis when one of the South Korean athletes produced a cellphone for a modern Olympic tradition: a group photo at the podium.
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A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defects to South Korea
South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North’s ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong Un’s push to bolster his leadership.
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Meet the North Koreans who haven’t been able to return home in over 70 years
On the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the residents of Abai Village, in the coastal South Korean city of Sokcho, reflect on what their community still means to them.
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Opinion: Putin and Kim forge closer ties, resuscitating a defunct Stalinist alliance
As Russia’s leader visits North Korea, Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko offers insights into the fascinating history of twists and turns in relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
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South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North
While Sunday’s incident happened amid simmering tensions between the two Koreas, observers say it won’t likely develop into another source of animosity.
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South Korea to restart loudspeaker broadcasts into North to combat trash balloons
South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South with balloons.
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South Korea says the North has flown balloons carrying trash over the border
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea has been flying balloons carrying trash toward the South in an apparent retaliation to anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets flown across the border.
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North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea in its latest weapons test
North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country’s neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.
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North and South Korea conduct provocative military drills along their sea boundary
The rival Koreas fired artillery rounds into the sea as part of provocative drills along their disputed sea boundary Friday, in violation of the fragile 2018 inter-Korean agreement.
