The 4 North Korean officials arrested over a botched destroyer launch are in mortal danger

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A satellite image showing North Korea's new warship partially submerged in water at a port and covered in blue tarps.
Blue tarp was used to cover up the damage to North Korea's new destroyer, as of May 23.

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North Korea detains 3 officials following botched warship launch, state media says

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Satellite imagery shows a North Korean warship partially covered with blue tarps after a failed launch.
Satellite imagery showed a North Korean warship partially covered with blue tarps after a failed launch.

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Satellite images show the catastrophic damage to North Korea's new destroyer that's lying on its side

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A satellite image showing North Korea's new warship partially submerged in water at a port and covered in blue tarps.
Blue tarps attempt to cover up the damage to North Korea's new destroyer.

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How North Korea actually works, according to a former Storm Corps military trainee

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Hyunseung Lee and his family defected from North Korea in 2014 after a series of violent executions by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un. Despite living a privileged life in the elite class of Pyongyang and serving in the North Korean special forces, he feared for his safety.

Trump faces a far more emboldened Kim Jong Un this time around

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Donald Trump looks at North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, who is looking directly ahead.
President-elect Donald Trump will find North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, a much tougher and more emboldened character to deal with when he enters office.

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China is increasingly unnerved by Russia and North Korea's growing alliance, says top US official

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Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin standing under a stone gazebo with their portraits displayed in massive frames behind them. They are surrounded by people in military dress and others in suits.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Pyongyang in June.

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North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, left, inspects tests of drones designed to crash into targets, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
Kim Jong Un, left, ordered the mass production Thursday.

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North Korea sending military officials to help Russia in Ukraine is a massive boost for Kim Jong Un

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place

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A close-up shot of a D-74 firing from an entrenched position, with the logo of Russia's defense ministry in the top-right corner.
Russia published a video of a D-74 artillery system last week, a gun that it's thought to have received from North Korea.

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North Korea is looking for medicine overseas to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity, spy agency says

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The state of Kim Jong Un's health has been speculated on for years.

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