Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ones dur

Pyongyang has carried out frequent missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions and continues to build out its nuclear weapons program. The Kim Jong Un regime insists both are necessary for self-defense, citing "provocations" by the U.S. and its allies.

This week, the United Nations General Assembly met for its first-ever public high-level session devoted to North Korea's human rights situation. The meeting highlighted Pyongyang’s brutal repression of its citizens as a driver of global insecurity.

The incident, which occurred during a ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, reportedly saw “sections of the warship's bottom crushed.'

On Jan. 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo was attacked and captured by North Korea, in what became known as the "Pueblo Incident." One Kansas veteran is trying to keep the story of the ship and his crewmates alive.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics agreed Monday to upgrade their nations' ties to a

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have again demanded a swift resolution of the decades-old issue.

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