North Korea boosts nuclear arsenal and expands military intel
Pyongyang also widened the role of its military intelligence agency for operations and information gathering tied to South Korea.
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South Korea court gives Yoon 30 years over 2024 drone flights
What's new: Judges found the flights were meant to provoke Pyongyang and help justify Yoon's martial law move.
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CrowdStrike finds China drove 58% of state-backed tech hacks
Why it matters: The report tied the espionage to a race for AI and said North Korean operatives also sought remote tech jobs to fund Pyongyang.
Xi ends 2-day Pyongyang visit as China, North Korea tighten ties
Denuclearization was absent from official reports as Beijing seeks to curb Russia's influence over Pyongyang.
Series: Xi Jinping · North Korea State Visit · 2 chapters since Jun 5Xi Jinping to visit Pyongyang on June 8-9, first since 2019
The two-day trip comes as Beijing works to keep Pyongyang from drifting further toward Russia.
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