{
  "id": 18043248,
  "title": "N. Korea says dialogue with U.S. an option but not a must for national interest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/n-korea-says-dialogue-with-u-s-an-option-but-not-a-must-for-national",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T00:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261104/n-korea-says-dialogue-with-us-an-option-but-not-a-must-for-national-interest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea maintained on Wednesday that ongoing dialogue with the United States remains an option for peace, though it emphasized that this would not be essential to its national interests. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, made these remarks, suggesting that persistent hostile signals from Washington were prompting the regime to reassess the true nature of U.S. intentions. As reported by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim asserted in a statement, \"The choice for peace includes dialogue of course, but this is not surely equated with national interests for us.\" This statement came a day after the regime rejected the FBI's findings that it was responsible for the theft of over US$6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Kim had earlier labeled the accusation a \"grave political provocation\" against the North. The regime's assertion regarding the cryptocurrency hacking case appears to be dismissed.",
  "summary": "North Korea said Wednesday that dialogue with the United States remains an option for peace, but that it would not be necessary for its own interest while again stressing the U.S.' accusation of its involvement in a major cryptocurrency theft as a sign of Washington's hostility toward Pyongyang. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks, saying the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim Yo-jong says dialogue with U.S. remains option for peace but suggests must serve Pyongyang's national interest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/urgent-n-koreas-kim-yo-jong-says-dialogue-with-u-s-remains-option-for",
        "published": "2026-11-03T21:28:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}