Drones Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Bid in South, Special Counsel Says

South Korea’s ousted leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was accused of trying to stoke military tensions to justify his short-lived martial law last December.

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Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Head of North Korea, Dead at 97

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers.

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Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate

President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.

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Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate

President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.

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Feted as a Peacemaker in South Korea, Trump Vows to End Hostilities With North Korea

President Trump lamented not being able to speak with Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, but vowed to end the decades of hostilities between the two Koreas.

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North Korea Conducts Missile Test Ahead of Trump Visit to South

The country has yet to respond to President Trump’s overtures to meet again with Kim Jong-un, its leader.

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Will Trump Meet Kim Jong-un Again? He’s Very Open to the Idea.

President Trump has said he hopes the North Korean leader will reach out so they can meet again. But there has been no public response from Mr. Kim.

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North Korea Sends Delegation From Pyongyang to General Assembly After Long Absence

The last time North Korea sent officials directly from the capital was in 2018, a year before direct diplomacy between its leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Trump collapsed.

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Kim Jong-un Open to Talks if U.S. Drops Demand to Denuclearize

The North Korean leader’s comments came days after President Trump said he would travel to South Korea in late October for a regional summit.

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​Kim Seongmin, Defector Who Pierced North Korea by Radio, Dies at 63

As a military propagandist, he fled the North by jumping off a train. In the South, he broadcast forbidden outside news to isolated North Koreans.

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