News from Oct 31, 2026 (UTC)
North Korea isTense
Worse than usualBelow usual for 3 days
Oct 18Oct 31
Why
Switzerland has opened a diplomatic mission in Pyongyang for the first time since 1974.
North Korea says sanctions do not work to deny its status as a nuclear weapons state.
What happened
- Statements19%
- Cooperation55%
- Criticism13%
- Protests0%
- Pressure9%
- Fighting4%
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