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North Korea tested a “new-type high-speed torpedo weapon system” on Monday, according to state media, the second public test of the weapon in the last month. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday that “the new-type torpedo weapon system is to be equipped by the Navy [from] the beginning of 2027.” The…
“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question asks: How…
The U.S. Treasury Department has moved to cut a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange off from the American financial system for facilitating at least $16.7 billion in transactions linked to illicit activity, including North Korean money laundering. The department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)…
The U.S. has reaffirmed that there have been no changes in conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea, according to an ROK lawmaker, amid questions about Seoul’s readiness to lead allied defenses against North Korea. Jin Sung-joon of the ruling Democratic Party made the remarks…
Russia used North Korean short-range ballistic missiles to strike a key Ukrainian energy facility on Saturday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, appealing to allies for more interceptor missiles. “According to preliminary findings, at one of the key energy facilities that was damaged, the Russians…
For over a decade, the New Yalu River Bridge linking China and North Korea was known as the “bridge to nowhere” on account of sitting unopened and unused. But following that bridge’s long-delayed grand opening last month, another new span on the other side of the DPRK border arguably has a better claim to the
A North Korean wrestler has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, a month after he was suddenly removed from the 2026 Asian Games without explanation. In a press release Tuesday, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said it notified Ro Yu Chol of an “adverse analytical finding”…
Editor’s note: This article includes spoilers for the game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.” For Lanny Joon, playing one of the central characters in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4” was a lifeline after nearly three years without work and a way to honor the father he lost last year. Now in his 20th