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In a world of political tantrums, Türkiye and Russia speak like adults

Hakan Fidan’s Russia trip showed Ankara still sees Moscow as essential to any serious Black Sea, Ukraine and regional security settlement ...

One dead after freight train collision in Germany (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Two rail cars have plunged off a bridge in Munich just hours after another...

‘Albania is not for sale’: Inside the protests over a Trump family-linked resort

Demonstrators say the planned luxury development by Jared Kushner threatens protected land and raises...

The West is losing the diplomacy war and ASEAN is quietly winning it

This week’s summits exposed a world split between Western dysfunction and the Global Majority’s...

Before debating how Korea unifies, Seoul needs to decide what it wants

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung recently stated that South Korea would not pursue absorption unification with North Korea. The position is being interpreted as...

North Korea police caught singing banned songs and using slang, authorities crack down

North Korean authorities have launched a discipline crackdown on police officers caught singing songs of unknown or unauthorized origin and using crude slang, after...

Chinese language tutoring surges in North Korea as Pyongyang and Beijing restore ties

A surge in demand for private Chinese-language tutoring is sweeping North Korea in 2026, driven by rising public expectations that the restoration of North...

North Korea officials caught stealing and swapping school equipment in Sunchang township

Officials and enterprise managers in North Korea’s South Pyongan province have been caught in a school corruption scheme, stealing and swapping out electronics intended...

North Korea tightens watch on trade workers in China

North Korean trade workers in China are facing tighter surveillance as Pyongyang and Beijing look to expand trade following a recent summit between the...

North Korean ramen exports rise, but quality still lags

North Korean ramen exports to China are growing, adding to a food trade that already includes candy and beer. But Chinese shoppers say the...

North Korea train corruption scheme exposed after officer dispute

A North Korea train corruption scheme came to light on June 6, 2026, after two security officers clashed over a train compartment built to...

North Korean art students ordered to glorify troops sent to Russia

North Korea’s leading art universities ordered graduating students in early June 2026 to create works glorifying the heroism and sacrifice of troops deployed to...

North Korea’s new mining and farm housing turns vacant within years

Some newly built homes in North Korea’s coal mining and farming regions are being abandoned within two years of being occupied, with the empty...

North Korea’s pet boom puts new spotlight on wealth gap

A growing number of North Korean people are keeping pets, fueling rising sales of specialized dog food, clothing and other supplies in 2026. Pet...

North Korea demands detailed rice-planting reports from Hwanghae farms

North Korea’s central authorities ordered South and North Hwanghae provinces, the country’s leading rice-growing region, on June 9, 2026, to compile detailed rice-transplanting reports...

North Korea quietly softens foreign content penalties for officials’ families

North Korea secretly issued a seven-point directive on May 28, 2026, setting out revised enforcement guidelines for cases involving the consumption of foreign media...

Hyesan residents see hope for economic relief in Xi Jinping’s visit

Following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on June 8 and June 9, 2026, hopes are reportedly rising among the North Korean...

North Korea’s provincial firms need autonomy, not new specifications

North Korean authorities have been pushing provincial factories to update their product specifications to improve quality and lift flagging market demand — but updating...

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