{
  "id": 18050461,
  "title": "N. Korea says dialogue with US option but not must for national interest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/n-korea-says-dialogue-with-us-option-but-not-must-for-national-18050461",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T01:42:03.000Z",
  "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-option-but-not-must-for-national-interest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, North Korea indicated that dialogue with the United States remains a possibility for peace, but stressed that it would not be a requirement for its national interests. Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made these comments, stating that Washington's persistent accusations of the regime's involvement in a major cryptocurrency heist served as evidence of the U.S. hostile stance toward Pyongyang. Kim's remarks, published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), suggested that the North is reevaluating the true nature of its relationship with the United States. This comes a day after the North 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. The regime had earlier labeled the accusation as a \"grave political provocation\" against North Korea.",
  "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."
}