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Missing US nuclear lab worker found dead

At least ten American experts linked to classified advanced research have died or gone missing in recent years ...

Why is Ukraine so eager to start a new war?

Why Kiev is reviving fears of a northern front despite little evidence of military...

North Korean soldiers in Ukraine face forced return — a civilian delegation went to fight for them

The sky over Kyiv hung heavy and gray during the days I spent in...

Russia blacklists five UK nationals for peddling disinfo

A group of journalists, experts, and leaders of pro-Ukrainian NGOs has been placed on...

North Korean soldiers in Ukraine face forced return — a civilian delegation went to fight for them

The sky over Kyiv hung heavy and gray during the days I spent in Ukraine’s capital. Standing before the outer wall of a prisoner...

North Korea’s donju hand over rice and cash to the state — and call it insurance

North Korean authorities are pressuring wealthy private traders known as donju — loosely translated as “masters of money,” referring to a class of entrepreneurs...

Mass livestock deaths at Kim Jong Un’s model farm trigger political crisis in Kangwon province

Hundreds of pigs, goats, and rabbits have died at a state breeding farm in North Korea’s Sepho district, and authorities have dispatched a high-level...

North Korea makes parents pay to feed students forced into rice planting labor

Parents across North Korea are being pressured to supply food for their children mobilized for rice planting season, bearing costs the state is unwilling...

Young North Koreans turn to flexible 8·3 labor as state wages fail to cover basic needs

Young workers in North Korea are increasingly using a practice known as “8·3 labor” — paying a fee to their state-assigned workplace in exchange...

North Korea uses Russia’s Victory Day to push war readiness doctrine

North Korea used its military’s participation in Russia’s Victory Day parade to conduct ideological indoctrination sessions targeting security officials, in what reflects Pyongyang’s effort...

North Korea grain prices fall across markets as imported supply increases

Grain prices at North Korean markets fell across the board in late May 2026, reversing a sustained period of increases, according to Daily NK’s...

North Korean women no longer want to marry police officers. Here’s why.

A telling story has been circulating in South Pyongan province. A daughter of a local People’s Committee official was urged by her parents to...

Counterfeit Russian rubles flood Rason market as North Korea-Russia trade expands

Counterfeit Russian rubles have been circulating in Rason, North Korea’s special economic zone on the China-Russia border, prompting authorities to dispatch a special inspection...

North Korea’s AFC women’s title sparks curiosity about South Korea at home

News of North Korea’s Naegohyang women’s football club winning the AFC Women’s Champions League on South Korean soil has become a major talking point...

North Koreans split on Xi Jinping visit rumors as border trade hangs in balance

Rumors of a possible visit to North Korea by Chinese President Xi Jinping are spreading inside the country, stirring a mix of hope and...

North Korea orders shoot-to-kill at border, coordinates defector tracking with China

North Korea’s State Information Bureau, the country’s primary domestic intelligence agency formerly known as the Ministry of State Security, has issued sweeping new directives...

North Korea expands rice-paddy fish farming drive, farm workers push back

North Korea has been pushing rice-paddy fish farming as an organic, low-cost method to boost grain output and supplement the food supply, but farmers...

North Korea ramps up Chinese medical equipment imports amid healthcare modernization push

North Korea is importing a growing volume of Chinese medical equipment as authorities push to modernize healthcare facilities nationwide, with demand for pharmaceutical packaging...

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