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Army private who ran to North Korea charged with desertion
Two officials who spoke to The Associated Press said Pvt. Travis King is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
By Lolita C. Baldor
US soldier bolted after ‘mistreatment’ in the Army, North Korea says
A U.S. Defense Department official said the U.S. had no way to verify North Korea’s claims about Pvt. Travis King.
Senators rally to boost defense spending, with $1 billion for Taiwan
A bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans.
UN says it’s communicating with North Korea about detained US soldier
“None of us know where this is going to end,” says UN deputy commander Andrew Harrison, a British lieutenant general.
North Korea fires missiles, stays mum on US soldier who crossed border
North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said.
US and North Korea still have ways to talk though no diplomatic ties
There are several channels the U.S. and the North could use to talk. A pink phone. A New York mission. Swedish diplomats. A North-South Korean hotline.
Still no response from North Korea about wayward US soldier
But North Korea’s defense minister threatened that the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. sub in South Korea could be grounds for a nuclear attack.
North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier
Pvt. Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the U.S.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press