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Haley's new New Hampshire ad features mother of US student who died after North Korean imprisonment
Read full article: Haley's new New Hampshire ad features mother of US student who died after North Korean imprisonmentRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is making part of her closing argument to New Hampshire before Tuesdayโs primary with supportive words from the mother of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died in 2017 after being imprisoned by North Korea.
US worried about well-being of American soldier who ran across border as North Korea remains silent
Read full article: US worried about well-being of American soldier who ran across border as North Korea remains silentThe White House is deeply concerned about the well-being of a U.S. soldier who bolted across the heavily armed North Korea border earlier this week.
US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead
Read full article: US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed deadTensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran amid President Donald Trump's maximalist pressure campaign over Tehran's nuclear program. In a ruling dated Thursday, the U.S. District Court in Washington found Iran owed Levinson's family $1.35 billion in punitive damages and $107 million in compensatory damages for his kidnapping. The court cited the case of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died in 2017 shortly after being freed from captivity in North Korea, in deciding to award the massive amount of punitive damages to Levinson's family. In a statement, Levinson's family called the court's award โthe first step in the pursuit of justice.โโUntil now, Iran has faced no consequences for its actions,โ the family said. In December 2013, the AP revealed Levinson in fact had been on a mission for CIA analysts who had no authority to run spy operations.
Australian student expelled from North Korea
Read full article: Australian student expelled from North KoreaCopyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Alek Sigley, the Australian student who was detained in North Korea, was deported for spreading anti-government sentiment, the country's state media has said. His family said in a statement that he first visited North Korea in 2012 and is fluent in Korean and Mandarin. Alongside his studies, Sigley has written about his experiences in North Korea for the news site NK News. He also founded Tongil Tours, a business specializing in educational visits to North Korea. Sweden is one of the few Western countries with an embassy in North Korea and often acts as an intermediary for foreign governments and Pyongyang.