Kim Hong-Ji

Kurt Campbell, now the US deputy secretary of state, speaks next to senior South Korean official Kim Tae-hyo in Seoul in July 2023

FILE PHOTO: North Korean people work on a military fence near their guard post at the inter-Korean border in this picture taken from the observation deck near the demilitarized zone

A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating

A woman looks at a North Korean propaganda leaflet denouncing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, apparently carried by balloons sent from North Korea,

People look at a North Korean propaganda leaflet denouncing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, apparently carried by balloons sent from North Korea, near

Autumn leaves are seen entangled on a military fence near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Tourists look toward North Korea's propaganda village Kaepoong from an observation point near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

North Korean soldiers stand near a military fence at North Korea's propaganda village Kaepoong, in this picture taken from an observation near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing missiles that flew 400 km after lifting off at around 7:30 a.m. from Sariwon, just south of the

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