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Staff of the Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 disinfect the store before it opens in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korea claims it has no COVID-19 cases, but now seeks vaccines

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Members of North Korea's military divisions attend a meeting to pay respect to late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

‘Rally of Hope’ draws million attendees seeking Korean peace

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

North Korea calls UN nuclear watchdog `a marionette’ of West

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Illustration on defending against North Korean nuclear weapons by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Only Star Wars can beat North Korea’s nukes

By Brandon J. Weichert

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. After two years in the spotlight at the U.N. General Assembly, North Korea this year is mostly an afterthought. The nation warranted only a single, rehashed sentence in Trump’s address and has been largely overshadowed by other standoffs and scandals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kim Jong-un threatens Trump with new ballistic missile capable of targeting U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT, military parade is held to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party in Pyongyang Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.(KRT via AP)

Kim Jong-un unveils North Korea missile to send Trump a message

By Guy Taylor and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un talks to officials as he visits a damaged area in the South Hamgyong province, North Korea, following a typhoon known as Maysak. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Seeking unity, NKorea’s Kim vows to overcome typhoon damage

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a Politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 2, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un coma reports ‘even more tenuous than previous iterations,’ ex-CIA official says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Swedish diplomats leave N. Korea, but embassy remains open

Associated Press

A man stands with a banner to oppose the joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. The countries will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. But a spreading coronavirus outbreak has apparently forced the allies to scale back an already low-key training program mainly involving computer-simulated war scenarios. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US, SKorea to begin scaled-down drills amid virus spike

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech before war veterans in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, July 27, 2020, marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. Kim said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a “reliable, effective” deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media reported Tuesday. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

UN experts: North Korea flouts sanctions on nukes, missiles

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an emergency Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, July 25, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea ‘Christmas gift’ may become ‘October surprise,’ experts fear

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo-jong, right, helps her brother North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sign a joint statement following the summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un sister, rise marks increase in North Korea cyberattacks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, left, is greeted by his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Biegun is in Seoul to hold talks with South Korean officials about allied cooperation on issues including North Korea. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP)

US envoy issues rare public criticism of N. Korean official

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a Politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 2, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea talks tough as U.S. negotiator Stephen E. Biegun lands in Seoul

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the inauguration of the new parliament in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May, 27, 2020. Iran convened its newly elected parliament, dominated by conservative lawmakers and under strict social distancing regulations, as the country struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus that has hit the nation hard. Iran is grappling with one of the deadliest outbreaks in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

Hassan Rouhani, Iran president, expresses solidarity with North Korea against ‘common enemy’ U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in cross the military demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. On both sides of the world's most heavily armed border Thursday, June 25, 2020, solemn ceremonies will mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of a war that killed and injured millions, left large parts of the Korean Peninsula in rubble and technically still continues. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP. File)

70 years after Korean war, animosity and fear still linger

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

People watch a TV screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. North Korea said Wednesday that it will send soldiers to now-shuttered inter-Korean cooperation sites in its territory and reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas, nullifying tension-reducing deals reached with South Korea just two years ago. The letters read &quot;North Korea, the video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

AP Analysis: N. Korea’s dramatic bang part of measured plan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

North Korea blew up the liaison office building in Kaegon just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a carefully choreographed, largely symbolic display of anger that puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy. (Associated Press Photographs)

North Korea demolishes office symbolizing outreach to Seoul

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

This May 29, 2020, photo provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of a shuttered joint industrial park, where an inter-Korean liaison office building is located in Kaesong, North Korea. The North blew up the liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, June 16, in a carefully choreographed, largely symbolic display of anger that puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

North Korea says it’s sending soldiers to joint border sites

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press