Kim Hyok Chol was executed by firing squad in March along with four other foreign ministry officials, South Korea’s Chosun Ilbonewspaper reported.
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U.N. rights expert: WikiLeaks’ Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’
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Iran drone strike: Escalating Iran crisis looks a lot like the path US took to Iraq war
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Britain’s embattled leader Theresa May resigns premiership amid Brexit deadlock
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Trump says war would lead to ‘end’ of Iran
President Donald Trump says Iran would face its ‘official end’ if a war broke out between the two countries.
State Department orders nonemergency staff to leave Iraq amid escalating tensions with Iran
U.S. military put its forces in Iraq on highalert andthe State Dept.orders all nonemergency staff to leave the country right away.
Iran says Trump playing ‘very dangerous game,’ risking ‘devastating war’
Iran’s ambassador to the U.K. called the Trump administration’s military deployment because of unspecified Iranian threats a “serious miscalculation.”
Sweden prosecutors reopen Julian Assange rape probe, seek extradition
Swedish prosecutors reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange.