Coverage dated August 3, 2023

US weighs whether to designate US Army soldier in North Korea a POW -

Headline from KVIA El Paso

The Biden administration is debating whether to designate Travis King, the US Army soldier who crossed into North Korea, as a prisoner of war.

KVIA El Paso's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    US declines to declare Army Pvt. Travis King a prisoner of war while held in North Korea: report (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. has decided not to invoke prisoner of war status for Army Pvt. Travis King after he bolted into North Korea last month.

  2. Just the News

    U.S. has not classified Travis King as a prisoner of war (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    He crossed into North Korea after fleeing a South Korean airport and did so in civilian clothes.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    US weighs whether to designate US Army soldier in North Korea a POW - (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    The Biden administration is debating whether to designate Travis King, the US Army soldier who crossed into North Korea, as a prisoner of war.

  4. CNN

    US weighs whether to designate US Army soldier in North Korea a POW (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Biden administration is debating whether to designate Travis King, the US Army soldier who crossed into North Korea last month, as a prisoner of war, defense officials told CNN.

  5. New York Post

    US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for North Korean defector Travis King (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US has declined to classify Army Private Travis King as a prisoner of war, despite his being taken into North Korean custody after he crossed into the country last month, four U.S. officials to…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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