A US Soldier Escaped to North Korea

A US soldier under disciplinary action has fled to North Korea across the border with South Korea, Reuters reported, citing US officials.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concern about the soldier, who the US military in Korea said joined an orientation tour of the North-South Joint Security Area and "deliberately and without authorization crossed the military demarcation line into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)".

The US Army has identified the soldier as Private Second Class Travis T....