How negotiating with hostage-takers actually works, according to an expert negotiator

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Mickey Bergman is a negotiator involved in political prisoner negotiations for Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Over the past decade, he has helped secure the release of high-profile detainees such as Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, and Danny Fenster.

North Korean soldiers are flying drones for Russia and directing strikes in Ukraine, Kyiv says

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Soldiers participate in a demonstration during the training of the Korean People's Army's air and amphibious combat units, in this picture released on March 16, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency.
North Korean soldiers training. Pyongyang has deployed forces to Russia to fight against Ukraine.

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Rare photos show life inside North Korea's top-secret military

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A North Korean woman and soldiers look at a Chinese tour boat from the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.

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North Korea's tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest. Take a look at the 'Hotel of Doom.'

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A traffic policeman stands in front of the Ryugyong Hotel in 2019.
A traffic policeman is dwarfed by the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. Construction of the pyramid-shaped hotel, the capital city's most conspicuous landmark, began in 1987 but the work has not been completed and it has never hosted any guests.

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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Satellite images appear to show North Korea's new frigate, the largest warship it's built

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A close-up of North Korea's new frigate at the Nampo shipyard.
A close-up of North Korea's new frigate at the Nampo shipyard earlier this month.

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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.

Unprepared North Korean troops had a rough start against Ukraine, but could learn to adapt

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North Korean troops fired mortars during a mortar firing drill in North Korea in 2020.
North Korean troops have suffered losses since engaging in combat operations in Kursk, per US officials.

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