North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says
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FILE - A North Korean flag flutters in the wind atop a tower in the North's Kijong-dong village near the truce village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea on Sept. 28, 2017. South Korea's spy agency said TJuly 16, 2024, that a North Korean diplomat based in Cuba
South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of defections by members of the North’s ruling elite in recent years.
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