Demilitarized Zone
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U.S. soldier detained by North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border, officials sayThe soldier was facing disciplinary action and was being escorted back to the U.S. when he managed to slip away and join a tour of the Demilitarized Zone.WorldJul 18, 2023
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South Korea says unidentified person crossed armed border into North KoreaIt was unclear if this was a rare case of a South Korean hoping to defect to the North.PoliticsJan 2, 2022
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North Korea threatens to move military back into demilitarized zoneThe General Staff of the Korean People's Army said it's reviewing a ruling party recommendation to advance into unspecified border areas that had been demilitarized under agreements with the South.PoliticsJun 15, 2020
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Kim Jong Un, Trump agree to push forward on denuclearization dialogue: state mediaTrump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met Kim in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.PoliticsJul 1, 2019
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Trump becomes first sitting U.S. leader to enter North Korea“I was proud to step over the line,” Trump told Kim as they met in on the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom. “It is a great day for the world.”WorldJun 30, 2019
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Trump offers to meet Kim Jong Un at Korean border to ‘say hello’"I will be leaving Japan for South Korea (with President Moon)," Trump tweeted. "While there, if Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!"WorldJun 28, 2019
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North Korea, South Korea and UN finish removing weapons from border villageNorth Korea, South Korea and the UN Command have finished withdrawing firearms and troops from the border village of Panmunjom as part of a broader de-escalation effort.WorldOct 25, 2018
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North Korea to hold nuclear site dismantling ‘ceremony’ ahead of summit with TrumpNorth Korea’s Foreign Ministry says all of the tunnels at the country’s northeastern testing ground will be destroyed by explosion, and that observation and research facilities and ground-based guard units will also be removed.PoliticsMay 12, 2018
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North, South Korea officials begin rare formal talksSenior South Korean officials left Seoul early in the morning for the meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries.SportsJan 8, 2018
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Donald Trump warns North Korea: ‘Do not try us’U.S. President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Wednesday "do not underestimate us and do not try us" as he vowed that the United States would defend itself and its allies against Pyongyang’s nuclear threat.PoliticsNov 7, 2017
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