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By Sangmi ChaSEOUL (Reuters) - A group of North Korean refugees launched a political party in South Korea on Tuesday, aiming to give a voice to the 33,500 defectors living in the South and oppose conciliation with Pyongyang."We were always considered minorities and aliens," said Kim Joo-il, secretary-general of the…

Pyongyang claims that North Korea has no cases of coronavirus, having closed its border with China and suspended all tourism. Experts are skeptical, reports the Daily Mirror, and South Korean media claims that an official returning from China was executed on the spot after it was learned he visited a…

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg pauses as he speaks during the New Hampshire Youth Climate and Clean Energy Town Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Associated PressFormer Mayor Pete Buttigieg declined to answer numerous questions about his positions on leading foreign…

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg pauses as he speaks during the New Hampshire Youth Climate and Clean Energy Town Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Associated Press Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg declined to answer numerous questions about his positions on…

Kim Jong Un has spent much of his time as North Korea’s leader developing bigger and more advanced nuclear weapons. This year, he may try to make them harder to find by putting them under the sea. Recent North Korean reports touting a new submarine and its test of a…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's online health editor on what we know about the virusCountries around the world have closed their borders to arrivals from China, as officials work to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus.The US and Australia said they would deny entry…

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping offering condolences about the coronavirus outbreak in China, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday. Kim “expressed the conviction that the …

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By Josh SmithSEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The influential aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first public appearance in six years, state media reported on Sunday, years after her husband was executed in a purge.Kim Kyong Hui is the sister of former North Korean dictator Kim…