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Soldier Who Defected Into North Korea 2 Months Ago Is Back In U.S. Hands With Help From China, Sweden

Global UpfrontSep 28, 2023September 28, 20230

The U.S. has secured the release of a U.S. soldier who sprinted across a heavily fortified border into North Korea more than two months ago,

North Korea Breaks Silence On U.S.Soldier Defector, Says Travis King Wants Refuge From Mistreatment, Racism

Global UpfrontAug 16, 2023August 16, 20230

North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the US and the

North Korea Gives U.S. Cold Shoulder On Defected Soldier As White House Says, “We Want To Bring Him Home”

Global UpfrontJul 21, 2023July 21, 20230

North Korea isn’t taking the United States’ call regarding the American soldier who fled to the isolated country earlier this week, keeping Washington in the

U.S. Says Defected Soldier Faced Discharge For Fights, Cop Car Damage As North Korea Still Mum On His Apparent Detention

Global UpfrontJul 20, 2023July 20, 20230

The U.S. soldier who crossed the North Korean border and defected Tuesday had previously been arrested in South Korea for getting into a fight with

Defected US Soldier In North Korean Custody ‘Willfully’ Crossed Border: Pentagon

Global UpfrontJul 18, 2023July 18, 20230

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday confirmed that a U.S. soldier being detained by North Korea “willfully and without authorization” crossed the border from South

U.S. Soldier Defects to North Korea

Global UpfrontJul 18, 2023July 18, 20230

An unidentified United States (U.S.) soldier defected to North Korea from the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area while in the heavily fortified