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January 21, 2026

North Korea produces enough nuclear material a year for 10 to 20 weapons: South Korean President

The Straits Times

Owner: Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government

The Straits Times

Owned By	Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government through Temasek Holdings, Cuscaden Peak Investments & SPH Media
Year Founded	1845
Website	www.straitstimes.com
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Access Type	paid
Publication Location	Singapore, Singapore
Owner Country	Singapore

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January 21, 2026

North Korea produces enough nuclear material a year for 10-20 weapons: South Korea president

The Economic Times

Owner: Sahu Jain Family

Economic Times

Center-right

Owned By	Sahu Jain Family through Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd
Year Founded	1961
Website	https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	India, Noida
Owner Country	India

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January 21, 2026

Australia's NATO envoy is returning home with a warning about North Korea

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Owner: Australian Government

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Neutral

Owned By	Australian Government
Year Founded	1932
Website	www.abc.net.au
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	Australia, Sydney
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January 21, 2026

Defections from North Korea fall further as regime tightens grip

Channel News Asia

Owner: Singaporean Government

Channel News Asia

Pro-Government

Owned By	Singaporean Government through Mediacorp, Temasek Holdings
Year Founded	1999
Website	www.channelnewsasia.com
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Singapore, Singapore
Owner Country	Singapore

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January 21, 2026

Private actor’s drone incursions into North Korea risk derailing Lee’s tension-easing efforts

The Hankyoreh

Owner: Hankyoreh Newspaper Corp.

Hankyoreh

Indeterminate

Owned By	Hankyoreh Newspaper Corp. (62,000 shareholders)
Year Founded	1988
Website	www.hani.co.kr
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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President prioritizes 'peaceful coexistence' over unification with North Korea

The Korea Times

Owner: Myung-Ho Seung & Seung Family

The Korea Times

Center-left

Owned By	Myung-Ho Seung & Seung Family through Dongwha Enterprise
Year Founded	1950
Website	www.koreatimes.co.kr
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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January 21, 2026

Lee condemns civilian drone incursion into North Korea as ‘akin to starting a war’

The Hankyoreh

Owner: Hankyoreh Newspaper Corp.

Hankyoreh

Indeterminate

Owned By	Hankyoreh Newspaper Corp. (62,000 shareholders)
Year Founded	1988
Website	www.hani.co.kr
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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January 21, 2026

South Korea raids suspects’ homes, offices over drone flights into North Korea

The Straits Times

Owner: Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government

The Straits Times

Pro-Government

Owned By	Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government through Temasek Holdings, Cuscaden Peak Investments & SPH Media
Year Founded	1845
Website	www.straitstimes.com
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Access Type	paid
Publication Location	Singapore, Singapore
Owner Country	Singapore

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January 21, 2026

North Korea says it built fewer rural houses in 2025 despite wealth gap problem

NK News

Owner: Chad O’Carroll

NK News

Neutral

Owned By	Chad O’Carroll through NK Consulting Inc. through Korea Risk Group
Year Founded	2011
Website	www.nknews.org
Domain Registration Year	2010
Access Type	paid
Publication Location	United States, Delaware, Wilmington
Owner Country	United States

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January 21, 2026

Seoul warns North Korea’s nuclear weapons will soon go ‘abroad’, posing ‘global danger’

South China Morning Post

Owner: Alibaba Group

South China Morning Post

Indeterminate

Owned By	Joseph Tsai is the chairman of Alibaba Group
Year Founded	1903
Website	www.scmp.com
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Owner Country	Hong Kong

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January 21, 2026

Homes, offices of 3 suspects raided over alleged drone flights to North Korea

Korea JoungAng Daily

Owner: Hong Family

Korea JoongAng Daily

Center-right

Owned By	Hong Family through JoongAng Group
Year Founded	2000
Website	https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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January 21, 2026

North Korea’s Kim fires vice premier, calls him ‘a goat yoked to pull an ox cart’

CNN

Owner: Warner Bros. Discovery

CNN

Neutral

Owned By	Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (Vanguard Group, Newhouse Broadcasting Corp, State Street Corporation & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1980
Website	cnn.com
Domain Registration Year	1993
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Owner Country	United States

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January 21, 2026

North Korea's Kim Jong-un praises rebuilt Onpho hot spring resort

Korea JoungAng Daily

Owner: Hong Family

Korea JoongAng Daily

Center-right

Owned By	Hong Family through JoongAng Group
Year Founded	2000
Website	https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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January 21, 2026

Lee vows efforts to restart US–North Korea talks 'as early as possible' at New Year's press conference

Korea Herald

Owner: Jeon Chang-hyeop

Korea Herald

Neutral

Owned By	Jeon Chang-hyeop through Herald Corporation
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.koreaherald.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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Anthropic CEO: Selling H200s to China is like giving nukes to North Korea

The Register

Owner: Richart Goddard, Drew Cullen, Linus John Birtles

The Register

Neutral

Owned By	Richart Goddard, Drew Cullen, Linus John Birtles through Situation Publishing
Year Founded	1994
Website	www.theregister.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United Kingdom,
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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January 20, 2026

North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Developers via Malicious VS Code Projects

The Hacker News

Owner: Mohit Kumar

The Hacker News

Indeterminate

Owned By	Mohit Kumar
Year Founded	2010
Website	thehackernews.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	India, Delhi
Owner Country	India

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South Koreans demand end to joint US military drills and provocative policy against North Korea

Press TV

Owner: Iranian Government

Press TV

Gov't Propaganda

Owned By	Iranian Government through Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
Year Founded	2007
Website	https://www.presstv.ir/
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	Iran, Islamic Republic of, Tehran
Owner Country	Iran, Islamic Republic of

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January 20, 2026

North Korea's Kim sacks vice premier, hits 'incompetence'

The Manila Times

Owner: Dante Ang

The Manila Times

Indeterminate

Owned By	Dante Ang
Year Founded	1898
Website	https://www.manilatimes.net/
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	Philippines, Manila
Owner Country	Philippines

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January 20, 2026

Factory Modernization Failure in North Korea Highlights Risks of Politicized Production

Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin

Owner: Rich Reiff,Tom Lynch & Xometry

Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin

Indeterminate

Owned By	Rich Reiff,Tom Lynch through Rich Media Group through Industrial Media & Xometry through Thomas Publishing Company LLC through Industrial Media
Year Founded	1993
Website	https://www.ien.com/
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Wisconsin, Madison
Owner Country	United States

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January 20, 2026

Selling AI chips to China is like ‘selling nuclear weapons to North Korea,’ warns Anthropic CEO

New York Post

Owner: Murdoch Family

New York Post

Right-wing

Owned By	Murdoch Family through Murdoch Family Trust & News Corp.
Year Founded	1801
Website	www.nypost.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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