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'Political housemaid': North Korea hurls misogynistic slurs at US envoy Julie Turner

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'Political housemaid': North Korea hurls misogynistic slurs at US envoy Julie Turner

Source: The News International


A newly appointed US special envoy to oversee North Korea's human rights issues was insulted by the country on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the two nations.

The country reportedly threatened the US with unspecified security repercussions if Washington kept criticising its human rights practices.

The statement published by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) called Julie Turner a "wicked woman" chosen by the Biden administration as a "political housemaid" to launch groundless attacks on the country's human rights record.

Click here to read the full article published by The News International on 02 August 2023.

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A newly appointed US special envoy to oversee North Korea's human rights issues was insulted by the country on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the two nations.

The country reportedly threatened the US with unspecified security repercussions if Washington kept criticising its human rights practices.

The statement published by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) called Julie Turner a "wicked woman" chosen by the Biden administration as a "political housemaid" to launch groundless attacks on the country's human rights record.

Click here to read the full article published by The News International on 02 August 2023.

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