Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

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However, sometimes if there’s a big language barrier, unfamiliar public transportation, navigation issues, or rules you’re unaware of (like the one I learned about in South Korea, that it’s ...

experience life abroad, they come to see North Korea as nothing short of a prison,” Ahn said. “Once they realize what freedom could mean, it’s hard to imagine they wouldn’t consider ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country ...

Yet, her once life-threatening condition improved enough for her to be transferred to a general ward at a hospital in Korea. Since then, she has undergone intensive rehabilitation. At first ...