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North Korea to expel US soldier Travis King over illegal border crossing, says KCNA media

Releasing final results of investigation into his border crossing in July, KCNA said King has harboured ill feelings over inhumane treatment & racial discrimination within US army.

US soldier Travis King’s case highlights North Korea’s long history of addressing US racism

For decades Pyongyang has highlighted racial discrimination in the US, and analysts say it will likely use King's case to resist pressure over human rights.

North Korea says US soldier who fled seeks refuge from ‘mistreatment & racism’ in US

North Korean investigators have concluded that Travis King crossed deliberately and illegally, with the intent to stay in the North or in a third country, state news agency KCNA said.

North Korea tightens scrutiny over border tours after US soldier Travis King crossing case

Dressed in civvies, King broke off from a group of 40 tourists being guided around the Joint Security Area inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and sprinted across the border.

US soldier defection to isolated North Korea amid Covid restrictions raises concerns

Travis King ran over the border Tuesday while on a civilian tour of the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas, and US officials say they have yet to ascertain his fate.

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Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

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Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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