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North Korea says US space shield is ‘nuclear war scenario’

PYONGYANG (Reuters) — North Korea's foreign ministry has criticized the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense shield project as a "very dangerous threatening initiative", state media said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump on May…

John McCarthy May 27, 2025

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident as ‘criminal’

PYONGYANG (Reuters) — A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's…

John McCarthy May 22, 2025

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North Korea-linked gang ‘stole’ billions from Americans through ‘pig butchering’ romance scams

WASHINGTON (NYP) — A Cambodia-based gang with ties to North Korea has “stolen” billions of dollars from Americans through romance scams and other cyber-heists since August 2021, federal officials said Thursday in…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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21 countries have ‘Do Not Travel’ warning. Here’s what to know about the U.S. State Department advisories.

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Twenty-one countries around the world have a "Do Not Travel" warning from the U.S. State Department, as of April 30. The agency regularly updates or reissues its…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride

WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump reversed course on his tariffs and announced he would pursue trade negotiations, he had a simple explanation for how he would make decisions in the…

John McCarthy April 13, 2025

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Trump administration weighs barring Cubans, Haitians from U.S. as part of new travel ban

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is weighing including Cuba and Haiti on a list of countries whose nationals will face restrictions to enter the country, sources with knowledge of the…

John McCarthy March 11, 2025

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Russian frontline soldiers reduced to eating canned dog meat from North Korea

KURSK, Ukraine — Videos of Russian army soldiers eating canned meat supplied by the DPRK are being circulated on various social media. As it turned out, the Russians received canned dog meat from North Korea. This was reported…

John McCarthy November 7, 2024

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A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim

HAVANA (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North’s…

John McCarthy July 18, 2024

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South Korea vows ‘unbearable’ retaliation against North Korea over its launch of trash balloons

SEOUL (AP) — South Korea said today it’ll soon take “unbearable” retaliatory steps against North Korea over its launch of trash-carrying balloons across the border and other provocations. In the past week,…

John McCarthy June 2, 2024