North Korean Soldier Passes Minefield to Defect from Kim Jong Un Regime. Published Aug 20, 2024 at 7:10 AM EDT Updated Aug 30, 2024 at 9:33 AM EDT. By .

A North Korean soldier reportedly defected to South Korea early on Tuesday by crossing the heavily militarized border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula. The soldier crossed into Goseong ...

A North Korean defector dodged a shoot-on-sight order, armed guards, and dozens of land mines to cross one of the most militarized borders in the world. The civilian crossed into South Korea after ...

A North Korean civilian crossed the military border in the central-western frontline area between Yeoncheon and Paju, ...

Earlier this year, Mr Kim pulled off a seemingly impossible escape from North Korea. He fled by sea with his entire family - his pregnant wife, his mother, his brother's family, and an urn ...

Ryu defected to South Korea in 2019, running across a minefield in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. North Korean defector Pak Yusung in Seoul, South Korea.

The case of two North Korean fishermen, who murdered 16 compatriots before they sought asylum, has become a political minefield in the South. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul In 2019, two ...

North Korea sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia. Their progress — especially in drone warfare — has implications not only for Russia's war on Ukraine but also peace on the Korean ...