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North Korean leader Kim ‘in grave danger after a surgery’ – Reports

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is said to be in a critical condition following a medical procedure, according to news reports on Tuesday. U.S. network CNN cited an intelligence source as saying that Kim was “in grave danger after a surgery”. The online newspaper Daily NK in South

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North Korea says leaders’ relations not enough after Trump sends birthday wishes to Kim

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2020 0

North Korean President Kim Jong Un received birthday greetings from U.S. President Donald Trump, even though their personal relationship is not enough for a return to talks, state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday. The comments came against the backdrop of stalled denuclearisation talks following a flurry of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea […]

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North Korean leader climbs up scared mountain on a horse (photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has climbed the country’s highest mountain on horseback, according to state media. READ ALSO Queen Elizabeth appoints Nigerian as House of Common Serjeant at Arms North Korean leader rides horse up sacred mountain. The mountain holds a special place in the country’s identity and is feted as the birthplace of […]

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South Korea criticised over treatment of North Korean defectors

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

Ill-treatment of North Korean asylum seeks in South Korea has elicited global attention spearheaded by Human Rright Watch. Agency report said that a United Nations independent expert on alleged North Korean human rights violations was put on the defensive in Seoul Thursday, over South Korea’s opaque treatment of defectors. Tomás Ojea Quintana, an Argentinean human […]

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Seoul: N. Koreans fired 40 shots at defector, hit him with 5

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

Four North Korean soldiers fired 40 rounds at a comrade fleeing into South Korea and hit him five times in the first shooting at the jointly controlled area of the heavily fortified border since 1984, the South’s military said Tuesday. According to the VOA report, South Korean soldiers did not fire their weapons, but Monday’s […]