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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have exchanged letters pledging to increase their cooperation, the White House said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have exchanged letters pledging to increase their cooperation, the White House said.
South Korea's military says the North has launched what it called "a space launch vehicle" for the second time, following a failed initial attempt in May.
"How many people are aware of what to do in the event of a North Korean missile attack, earthquake or fire?" asked one South Korean paper in an editorial.
President Biden met with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David on Friday. The leaders announced steps to strengthen security and economic ties. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
President Biden hosted a historic trilateral summit at Camp David on Friday. He met with leaders of Japan and South Korea as the three agreed to strengthen their alliance. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
North Korea has confirmed it does have a U.S. soldier who crossed into its territory last month. The country claims 23-year-old Pvt. Travis King is seeking refuge from racism, a familiar talking point for North Korea when it responds to U.S. criticism of its human rights record. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
North Korea on Monday acknowledged for the first time that Travis King, the American soldier who ran across the border between North and South Korea, is in the country.
According to North Korean state media, King told investigators he decided to enter the country because he "harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army."
Pyongyang also depicted Julie Turner as a "wicked woman."
Kim Jong Un welcomed Russia's defense minister this week for an exhibition where he showed off some of North Korea's banned ballistic missiles. Delegations from Russia and China are in the small country to mark 70 years since the armistice that ended the fighting of the Korean War. CBS News foreign correspondent Lucy Craft has more.
North Korean media focused on the Russian envoy, who was quoted as saying the two sides met in a "cordial atmosphere overflowing with militant friendship."
North Korea remains silent about the fate of U.S. Army Private Travis King, who crossed into North Korean territory a week ago. Tensions are escalating after North Korea launched twin missiles, after a second U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea. Nancy Cordes reports from the White House.
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Monday in apparent protest of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arriving off the coast of South Korea. David Martin has the latest on the rising tensions with Pyongyang.
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The American soldier ran into the North last week across the Koreas' heavily armed border. Pyongyang hasn't said anything publicly about Travis King.
North Korea still hasn't responded to U.S. requests for information about U.S. soldier Travis King. King crossed the border into North Korea Tuesday and may have been trying to defect. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan has more.
A new image shows Private 2nd Class Travis King moments before he crossed the Joint Security Area into North Korea. King was being sent back to the U.S. after serving jail time in South Korea for assault when he crossed the border. U.S. officials believe King is still in North Korean custody.
While King's decision to make a dash into North Korea may have some propaganda value for Kim Jong Un, the soldier also poses a problem for a regime.
North Korea has not said anything about Private 2nd Class Travis King, a U.S. soldier who crossed the border from South Korea Tuesday. He "willfully" walked into North Korean territory, officials said. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
This week, U.S. soldier Travis King crossed the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, which separates South Korea and North Korea. He is believed to be in the custody of North Korean forces.
Private 2nd Class Travis King has only been in the Army since 2021, and he was supposed to be sent back to the U.S. after getting in trouble in South Korea.
Private Travis King was being sent back to the U.S. from South Korea after serving time there for assault, but rather than get on the plane, he joined a tour group headed for the heavily mined border area between North and South Korea. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
The U.S. service member crossed the border so quickly that South Korean and American soldiers didn't have time to stop him, according to local media.
An American soldier is being held in North Korea after he willfully crossed the demilitarized zone. U.S. officials say Private 2nd Class Travis King was released from a South Korean detention facility a week ago after an altercation with locals. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation" Margaret Brennan has the latest.
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