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Lao foreign minister in N. Korea

Lao foreign minister in N. Korea

Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane (front, L) arrives in Pyongyang on Nov. 11, 2025, for a five-day trip at the invitation of the North Korean Foreign Ministry.

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N. Korea's 78th anniversary of ruling party's founding

N. Korea's 78th anniversary of ruling party's founding

Spectators wave North Korean national flags at Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang as they watch mass games during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 9, 2025.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as they carry a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as they carry a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, carrying a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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[Breaking News]N. Korean foreign minister off to China

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 28 Kyodo - North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China. (Kyodo)

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Bridge connecting China and N. Korea

Bridge connecting China and N. Korea

A truck crosses the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, linking China and North Korea, from Dandong on the Chinese side of the Yalu River on Oct. 6, 2025.

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N. Korean official addresses U.N. General Assembly

N. Korean official addresses U.N. General Assembly

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong speaks during a U.N. General Assembly general debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 29, 2025.

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N. Korean official addresses U.N. General Assembly

N. Korean official addresses U.N. General Assembly

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong is projected on the screen as he addresses a U.N. General Assembly general debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 29, 2025.

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N. Korean foreign minister off to China

N. Korean foreign minister off to China

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (R) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China.

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N. Korean vice foreign minister

N. Korean vice foreign minister

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong (L) arrives at a Beijing airport on Sept. 25, 2025, apparently on his way to New York for a U.N. General Assembly general debate.

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N. Korean vice foreign minister

N. Korean vice foreign minister

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong arrives at a Beijing airport on Sept. 25, 2025, apparently on his way to New York for a U.N. General Assembly general debate.

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N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

A motorcade with North Korean national flags is seen in Beijing on Sept. 2, 2025, a day before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in the Chinese capital marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

A motorcade with North Korean national flags is seen in Beijing on Sept. 2, 2025, a day before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in the Chinese capital marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

A motorcade with North Korean national flags is seen in Beijing on Sept. 2, 2025, a day before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in the Chinese capital marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

N. Korean leader Kim to attend military parade in Beijing

A motorcade with North Korean national flags is seen in Beijing on Sept. 2, 2025, a day before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in the Chinese capital marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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US: Large Waves Hit East Coast as Hurricane Erin Moves North in Atlantic 7

Large parts of the US East Coast are being battered by heavy waves as Hurricane Erin moves offshore, triggering rip currents and coastal flooding.

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Russian delegation to N. Korea

Russian delegation to N. Korea

Members of a Russian delegation are pictured in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Aug. 14, 2025. The delegation, including State Duma chair Vyacheslav Volodin, is expected to attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

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Australia: Record Flooding in NSW Throws Restaurant Into Chaos

One man is dead and three people are missing after record flooding battered New South Wales’ Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate. This video captures the chaos inside a restaurant in Taree following the flooding.

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N Seoul Tower lit up

N Seoul Tower lit up

N Seoul Tower is lit up in red, blue and white in the South Korean capital on Feb. 15, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary in December 2025 of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and South Korea.

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Pro-N. Korean group's delegation to Pyongyang

Pro-N. Korean group's delegation to Pyongyang

Ko Dok U, head of the Tokyo branch of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan is pictured at Beijing Capital International Airport on Sept. 5, 2024, on his way to Pyongyang for a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of North Korea's Founding. The pro-Pyongyang organization, known as Chongryon, sent its official delegation to Pyongyang for the first time after the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

DANDONG, China, Aug. 14 Kyodo - Video taken Aug. 13, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a freight train arriving from the North Korean side on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a cargo truck heading to North Korea's Sinuiju on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a freight train heading to North Korea's Sinuiju on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on Aug. 14, 2024. Trade activities through the bridge were halted due to heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows people on the North Korean side engaging in recovery work following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a facility on the North Korean side undergoing recovery work following heavy rain in July.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean soldiers bow in front of tombstones at the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean citizens visit the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, to offer flowers on the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean citizens offer flowers at the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean soldiers visit the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korean athletes arrive in Paris for Olympics

N. Korean athletes arrive in Paris for Olympics

North Korean athletes wave from inside a bus after arriving at an airport in Paris on July 21, 2024, for the Paris Olympics.

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High-profile defector from N. Korea

High-profile defector from N. Korea

Ri Jong Ho, a former senior North Korean official who defected in 2014, gives an interview near Washington on May 2, 2024.

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U.S., other U.N. members slam Russia-N. Korea defense pact

U.S., other U.N. members slam Russia-N. Korea defense pact

Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood (C) reads out a joint statement by 48 U.N. member states and the European Union condemning Russia's recent mutual defense treaty with North Korea, during a press conference also attended by Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations Kazuyuki Yamazaki (R) and his South Korean counterpart Hwang Joon Kook (L), at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 28, 2024.

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S. Korean paper reports on Japan-N. Korea secret meeting in mid-May

S. Korean paper reports on Japan-N. Korea secret meeting in mid-May

Photo taken on June 13, 2024, shows the June 13 edition of South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reporting on a secret meeting having been held between Japan and North Korea in Mongolia in mid-May.

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N. Korea sending balloons carrying trash to S. Korea

N. Korea sending balloons carrying trash to S. Korea

Photo taken on May 30, 2024, shows a building housing the Japanese Embassy in Seoul where one of the balloons launched by North Korea dropped waste and other objects recently. The North has flown a large number of such balloons in apparent retaliation against South Korean activists' sending balloons with anti-Pyongyang leaflets.

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Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Haneda, Japan, March 19 Kyodo -Members of the North Korean men's national football team arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Japan on March 21.(Kyodo)

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Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the North Korean men's national football team arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Japan on March 21.

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Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the North Korean men's national football team arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Japan on March 21.

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Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the North Korean men's national football team arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport on March 19, 2024, before heading to Tokyo for a World Cup qualifier against Japan.

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Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Football: N. Korea ahead of World Cup qualifier

Members of the North Korean men's national football team arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport on March 19, 2024, before heading to Tokyo for a World Cup qualifier against Japan.

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U.S. special envoy on N. Korean human rights issues in Seoul

U.S. special envoy on N. Korean human rights issues in Seoul

Julie Turner (L), U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues, and South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yong Ho shake hands after their talks in Seoul on Feb. 21, 2024.

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N. Korea returns to int'l sports event

N. Korea returns to int'l sports event

North Korean karate athletes attend the opening ceremony of the East Asian karate championship in Taizhou, eastern China, on April 28, 2023, making a comeback to the international sports scene after three years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N. Korea returns to int'l sports event

N. Korea returns to int'l sports event

North Korean karate athletes attend the opening ceremony of the East Asian karate championship in Taizhou, eastern China, on April 28, 2023, making a comeback to the international sports scene after three years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N. Korea returns to int'l sports event

N. Korea returns to int'l sports event

North Korean karate athletes attend the opening ceremony of the East Asian karate championship in Taizhou, eastern China, on April 28, 2023, making a comeback to the international sports scene after three years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine Kyodo - Video taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile. (Kyodo)

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Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

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