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Russian foreign minister to visit North Korea as Trump turns on Putin
Washington Examiner
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit North Korea over the weekend as Russia’s relationship with the United States sours.Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday that Lavrov would be traveling to the...
Russian FM Lavrov to head to N. Korea for talks with close ally
Daily Sabah
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to visit North Korea this weekend, marking the latest in a string of high-level trips by senior Moscow officials as the two nations strengthen their military cooperation. Pyongyang has emerged as one...
(2nd LD) Russian FM to visit N. Korea later this week
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS Kremlin spokesperson's remarks in paras 5-6) By Park Boram SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, the North's state media reported Wednesday. Lavrov will visit North...
Russian Foreign Minister Set to Visit North Korea
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to arrive in North Korea on Friday for a three-day visit, according to ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Wednesday, Zakharova stated that Lavrov's...
In rare gesture, Seoul returns six North Koreans with 'strong desire' to go back
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
South Korea has returned six North Koreans who accidentally crossed into its waters earlier this year, marking the first such repatriation under new president Lee Jae-myung. The group had expressed a desire to return home, Seoul’s Ministry of...
Putin sends Russia’s top diplomat to North Korea days after Kim assured 6,000 more troops
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will embark on a three-day visit to North Korea starting Friday, in the latest high-level engagement between the two countries as they strengthen military cooperation. North Korea’s official Korean Central...
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Visit North Korea This Weekend
The Moscow Times
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July 9, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Russian officials as the two countries deepen relations. Lavrov "will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
Russian FM Lavrov To Visit North Korea Later This Week
Ommcom News
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July 9, 2025
Seoul: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. Lavrov will visit North Korea from Friday to Sunday at the invitation of the North Korean foreign ministry, the...
Russia to Launch Direct Flights From Moscow to North Korean Capital on July 27
The Moscow Times
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July 9, 2025
Russia will launch direct flights from Moscow to North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang later this month, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said Wednesday. Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia issued a license for the charter...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme
The Hacker News
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in the infamous remote information technology (IT) worker scheme. The...
Russian foreign minister to start 3-day visit to North Korea starting on Friday
NHK
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The Russian foreign ministry has announced that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will make a three-day visit to North Korea starting on Friday. The ministry made the announcement on Wednesday, saying Lavrov will hold talks with North Korea's Foreign...
Russian FM Lavrov to visit North Korea this weekend
Hurriyet Daily News
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MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Moscow officials as the two countries deepen military ties. Lavrov "will visit the Democratic People's Republic...
N. Korean defector to file lawsuits in S. Korea against Kim Jong-un over human rights crimes
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector in South Korea plans to file a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over human rights violations this week, a civic group said Wednesday. The Database Center...
Russia’s top diplomat to visit North Korea for three-day trip this weekend: KCNA
APA
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Russian chief diplomat Sergei Lavrov is set to visit North Korea over the upcoming weekend, according to state media, his third trip to the DPRK since 2023, APA reports citing nknews.org. The Korean Central News Agency said in a one-line report on...
Russia Approves Direct Flights from Moscow to North Korea
Pravda.ru
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July 9, 2025
Russia Approves Direct Flights from Moscow to North Korea Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has granted permission to Nordwind Airlines to launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to Pyongyang, according to a report from the...
North Korea sends congratulatory message to new Palestinian foreign minister: KCNA
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 15:13 A Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine on April 27. [AFP/YONHAP] North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe...
North Korean troops violated military demarcation line 11 times over last year, South's military says
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 14:55 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Explosions are seen as North Korea blows up the Gyeongui and Donghae Line railways and roads connecting the South and the North on Oct. 15, 2024. [YONHAP] North Korean...
N. Korea elevates chemical weapons as strategic deterrent
Daily NK
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July 9, 2025
North Korea is elevating chemical weapons to serve as strategic weapons alongside nuclear weapons and systematically developing them as battlefield weapons in preparation for a full-scale war. Internal military documents reveal that chemical...
South Korea repatriates 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
NHK
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The South Korean government says six North Koreans who were rescued at sea earlier this year were repatriated on Wednesday. South Korea's Unification Ministry says a total of six North Korean residents were rescued by the South Korean military in...
South Korea repatriates six North Koreans, signaling easing tensions in inter-Korean relations
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 19:09 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Six North Koreans cross the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea by boat on July 9. [MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION] In its second major conciliatory move toward...