South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North's ruling elite that likely hurt ...

Our Sources. Hagar Chemali, remarks on MSNBC, July 6, 2017. Treasury Department, sanctions information on Cuba and North Korea, accessed July 6, 2017. Observatory of Economic Complexity, trade ...

Ahn Young-joon. A TV screen shows a file image of Ri Il Kyu, a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba, during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

SEOUL, South Korea — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November, he ...

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This image, captured from the website of Cuba's presidential office on Sept. 19, 2024, shows Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa, center, with North Korea's new ambassador to Cuba, Han Su ...

South Korea’s presidential office claimed on Feb. 15, 2024, that the country’s move to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba would deal a "political and psychological blow" to the South’s ...

When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No.2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland last November, he finished all necessary ...

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and his delegation will be traveling to Cuba, in hopes of revamping international support amid sanctions and widespread condemnation of Pyongyang's nuclear ...

A TV screen shows a file image of Ri Il Kyu, a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba, during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November ...