BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia’s military intelligence service and companies in North Korea and China for their alleged involvement in major cyber attacks worldwide. FILE PHOTO: The flags of the European Union wave outside the headquarters of …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean women detained in prison camps suffered torture, rape and other forms of “multiple and serious” violence by security and police officials, a UN human rights report said Tuesday, citing accounts. of more than 100 women. The women, detained between 2009 and 2019 after not fleeing …
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South Korea has said a deserter who recently fled to the North does not appear to have contracted Covid-19, a day after Pyongyang imposed a lockdown near the border, alleging that the man was its first recorded case of the disease. North Korean state media reported Sunday that the 24-year-old …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promoted his country’s nuclear weapons, saying there will be no more war because the arsenal guarantees the security and future of the Hermit Kingdom amid military threats, according to reports. The despot made the comments during a reception for veterans as he celebrated the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic in the background this time, his illicit journey attracted much More attention. FILE PHOTO: Kaesong City is seen through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates …
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