Report: Iran-Backed Yemeni Rebels Use North Korean Missiles Against Saudis
According to South Korean sources for the Korea Times, Yemeni rebels have attacked Saudi Arabian targets with missiles purchased from North Korea.
Tag: North Korea
US Envoy: America Has ‘Flexibility’ to Talk Nukes with North Korea
The United States has “flexibility” when it comes to engaging North Korea and its nuclear weapons program, as shown by its willingness to seal an accord with Iran, the US Envoy tasked with re-engaging the Hermit Kingdom said Monday in Seoul, South Korea.
Experts Warn Royce, House About Iran Nuclear Deal
The House Foreign Affairs Committee hosted experts on the Middle East on Thursday to examine the new Iran deal and its consequences for U.S. national security and foreign policy. Committee chair Ed Royce (R-CA) put the question to expert witnesses and fellow representatives: “[A]re temporary constraints on Iran’s nuclear program worth the price of permanent sanctions relief?”
North Korea Raking in Almost $2 Billion Selling Slave Labor to Russia, Others
To fund a nuclear program, North Korean President Kim Jong-un is sending slave laborers to countries around the world, including Russia. These slaves are worth almost $2 billion.
North Korea Not Interested in Iran-Style Nuclear Deal
Miffed that everyone is paying so much attention to Iran right now, North Korea piped up and declared it was not interested in making the kind of Iran-style deal nobody is offering them.
Leftists Advertise North Korea Vacation; Hope to Change U.S. Policy
The ANSWER Coalition, a well known far-left organization, is inviting Americans to join a “unique opportunity to travel to North Korea.” The group claims that the government-guided trip will show participants that “corporate-owned mainstream media” has “demonized” the country’s dictatorship, and that the United States of America should normalize relations with North Korea as it has done with Cuba.
North Korea’s Sprawling African Diplomacy Makes Hermit Kingdom an Influencer, Not a Pariah
The government of North Korea has rightfully gained a reputation in the West for isolation and obstinacy, but its diplomatic ventures in Africa have poised it to be significantly more influential on that continent than potentially anywhere else.
Questionably Fascist Slovenian Rockers to Be First Foreign Band to Perform in North Korea
The Slovenian band Laibach—an industrial rock outfit who have repeatedly been accused of fascist sympathies in their decades-long history—have received permission from the oppressive regime of Kim Jong-Un to perform in Pyongyang. They will be the first foreign band of their kind to grace such a stage in North Korea.
Report: After Iran, State Department Willing to Re-Engage North Korea
Moments after the Obama administration and world powers agreed to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, State Department officials said Tuesday that the United States was ready to re-engage North Korea in nuclear negotiations.
North Korea Invites Obama to Inspect Facility Allegedly Making Anthrax
As the world turns its attention to nuclear proliferation in Iran, North Korea is denying threats that it, too, is developing weapons of mass destruction.
North Korea Responds to Damning Human Rights Report with Threats Against US
North Korea has reacted fiercely to a scathing new report of human rights abuses, threatening to take “tougher countermeasures” against the United States after Washington stated the communist country is guilty of some of the most grievous human rights violations on the planet.
‘Fatty Monster U.S. Imperialists’: North Korea Celebrates Hate America Month
On Thursday, the North Korean government culminated the celebration of “Struggle Against US Imperialism Month” with a large stadium commemoration of the anniversary of the Korean War. In addition to propaganda significantly more belligerent than its usual fare and praise for communist leader Kim Il Sung and current dictator Kim Jong Un, the nation’s museums were teeming with individuals observing the holiday.
Poll: 9 in 10 South Korean Men Would Fight in a War with North Korea
According to a new survey, 91 percent of South Korean men in their 20s say that they would fight if war broke out with North Korea.
North Korea Says It is Suffering Through Worst Drought in 100 Years
North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages in a country where the United Nations says almost a third of children under five are stunted because of poor nutrition.
North Korea Confirms: Defense Official Executed for Napping at Meeting
North Korean officials have confirmed that Hyon Yong Choi, the hermit kingdom’s former defense minister, was put to death for “insubordination,” South Korean media outlet YTN reported Monday.
Teenage North Korean Soldier Breaches Border to Escape to South Korea
A teenage North Korean soldier defected to South Korea Sunday through the fortified border separating the two countries, according a statement Monday from the Ministry of Defense in Seoul. The escape is the first of its kind in nearly three years.
World View: IMF and ECB Walk Out of Negotiations with Greece
Contents: Zimbabwe offers 5 US dollars for 175 quadrillion Zim dollars; IMF and ECB walk out of negotiations with Greece; The Greek Tragedy must move to the happy ending
Health Fears as New Photos of Kim Jong Un Show Startling Weight Gain
SEOUL, June 3 (UPI) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s chronic weight gain is drawing concern, but it may not be linked to a serious illness, an analyst told UPI on Wednesday.
Defector: North Korean Hackers ‘Could Kill People and Destroy Cities’
Thousands of military hackers in North Korea could launch cyber attacks that could “kill people and destroy cities”, a defector has warned.
US Chief Negotiator on Iran to Resign Following Failed Career as Diplomat
Wendy Sherman, who is the United States lead negotiator in the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, is set to resign her position following the June 30 deadline for a deal with the terror regime, she told The New York Times Wednesday.
Dissident Group Says Iran Forging Nuclear Ties With North Korea
A Paris-based Iranian opposition group called the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) claims that teams of North Korean “nuclear experts, nuclear warhead experts and experts in various elements of ballistic missiles including guidance systems” have made several visits to Iran, most recently in April.
Rumors Spread of ISIS Abduction of North Korean Couple in Libya
Rumors and online reports, led by the social media news outlet Libya Observer, claim that the Islamic State has abducted a North Korean doctor and his wife in Muammar Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. South Korean outlets have picked up the news, though no mainstream outlet has yet confirmed the identity of the victims or their location.
Abortion Advocate Gloria Steinem Heads Campaign To End Korean War
While North Korean television depicted women in colorful traditional garb welcoming Steinem and the other activists along a main street in Pyongyang, hundreds of South Koreans reportedly accused the activists of “flattering Kim Jong-un” and promoting a “fake peace.” These protesters said the activists had allowed themselves to be used as propaganda by North Korea.
Kim Jong-Un’s Brother Goes Missing after Attending Eric Clapton Concerts in London
Kim Jong-chol, brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has gone missing after attending a pair of Eric Clapton concerts in London last week.
North Korea Shows Off Sub-Launched Missile, but US Says Photos Are Fake
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un always gets fidgety when some other global supervillain hogs the spotlight. Having watched Iran mop the floor with President Barack Obama and ISIS turn cities into torture chambers for long enough, Kim decided to announce that his arsenal now includes submarine-launched nuclear ballistic missiles.
