Kim Jong Un may seem to keep his regime afloat with missile tests and propaganda depicting happy and healthy citizens despite the tough United Nations sanctions, but by next March North Koreans will be struggling to stay alive because of “severe” economic difficulties, South Korean researchers predicted on Monday.
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{FD} White House says North Korea was behind massive ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack in May
North Korea was behind the massive “WannaCry” cyberattack in May that spread around the world costing billions of dollars, White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday.
{FD} Australian accused of being ‘loyal agent’ to North Korea identified, called a ‘good man’
The Australian man who was arrested Saturday after being accused of working as an agent for North Korea as part of a case “like nothing … ever seen on Australian soil” has been identified.
{FD} Korean battle flags tied to Kim Jong Un ancestor unearthed at US Naval Academy
Korean battle flags purportedly connected to Kim Ung-u, a direct ancestor of Kim Jong Un, were found this month at the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) said Friday.
{FD} Trump needs to stand up to China, despite our confrontation with North Korea
While President Trump remains fixated on North Korea, his own security team and other military experts continue to warn about the Chinese threat to the United States.
{FD} North Koreans mark 6th anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death
North Koreans on Sunday marked the sixth anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il, the former leader of the country and father of current leader Kim Jong Un.
{FD} Australian man accused of brokering North Korea missile sales
Australian police have arrested a Sydney man accused of acting as an agent for North Korea by allegedly attempting to broker sales for Pyongyang including components used in ballistic missiles.
{FD} North Korea ‘must earn its way back’ to negotiating table, Tillerson tells UN
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday appeared to backtrack on comments he made earlier this week that appeared to contradict President Trump’s position on how to negotiate with North Korea.
{FD} Dennis Rodman says Kim Jong Un ‘probably’ a madman, ‘but I didn’t see that’
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman thinks his pal Kim Jong Un — the North Korean leader continuously threatening to blow up the United States with a nuclear weapon — is just misunderstood.
{FD} Japan sends signal to North Korea by freezing company assets
Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday that it is freezing the assets of 19 companies in an attempt to deter the development of North Korea’s missile program.
{FD} Trump, Putin talk North Korea in phone call
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone Thursday, reportedly discussing a range of issues.
{FD} Kim Jong Un’s top aide executed by North Korean death squad, reports suggest
A key member of Kim Jong Un’s inner circle touted as a powerful military figure mysteriously vanished from public life recently, sparking rumors he was executed by a North Korean death squad after allegations of bribery, recent reports indicated.
{FD} Kim Jong Un vows more ‘quality’ nuclear weapons, honors rocket scientists
Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster the “quality” and “quantity” of North Korea’s crisis-causing nuke and missile stockpile and praised the scientists responsible for “faithfully and perfectly” constructing the Hermit Kingdom’s deadly arsenal.
{FD} US ready to talk any time North Korea wants, Tillerson says
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that the U.S. would be willing to hold talks with North Korea even if the Communist nation does not do away with its nuclear weapons program.
{FD} North Korea terror threat remains a concern as Winter Olympics prep gets underway
South Korean officials are getting ready for the worst as they prepare for their Winter Olympic games in PyeongChang in February.
{FD} Dennis Rodman wants North Korea, Guam basketball game for peace
Former NBA Star Dennis Rodman believes he can broker a peace deal between the United States and North Korea.
{FD} Charles Jenkins, Ex-US Army soldier who defected to North Korea, dead at 77
Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. Army soldier who deserted to North Korea at the height of the Cold War, died Monday. He was 77.
{FD} North Korean defector describes forced abortion, said bodies fed to dogs in prison
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley held a meeting on the human rights situation in North Korea where one defector spoke about how she was forced to have an abortion following her repatriation from China.
{FD} North Korea’s nuclear test site aftershocks are ‘relaxation events’ caused by nuke test, analysts say
North Korea’s sixth nuclear test caused a series of aftershocks called “relaxation events” after the blast moved the “earth’s crust around” and caused stress on the region, analysts said after two earthquakes were detected in the region over the weekend.
{FD} Analysts warn of North Korea’s push for biotech capabilities: report
U.S. analysts have raised concerns over North Korea’s potential to pursue an industrial-scale production of biological pathogens it could use to threaten neighbors and U.S. troops, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
{FD} North Korea pushing for biological weapons factories, analysts say
U.S. analysts have raised concerns over North Korea’s potential to pursue an industrial-scale production of biological pathogens it could use to threaten neighbors and U.S. troops, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
{FD} North Korea is hacking bitcoin exchanges as currency value soars, expert says
As bitcoin’s value continues to surge, North Korean hackers are taking advantage by targeting exchanges to gain financial profit, experts said on Friday as sanctions against Kim Jong Un regime threaten to impede on economic development.
{FD} North Korea won’t start a war – Trump shouldn’t launch an attack
Listen to the mainstream media and President Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, and you would conclude that war on the Korean Peninsula is imminent, right?
{FD} Singapore Airlines changed flight route after North Korea missile test
Fears of a North Korean missile accidentally obliterating a passenger plane during one of Kim Jong Un’s unannounced, uncoordinated rocket launches prompted at least one airline to change its flight course this year, a spokesperson told Fox News on Thursday.