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Two officers, civilian injured in Montreal shooting – police

An armed suspect has been ‘neutralized’ by police in central Montreal ...

AI ‘months away’ from taking down governments – intelligence group

Five Eyes cyber agencies have warned that frontier models could soon transform offensive hacking...

North Korea’s local factory policy failing to reach rural store shelves, students discover

Students from the North Korean city of Sinuiju who were sent to support agricultural...

How Iran learned to stop worrying and live with war

Tehran’s new approach suggests the old rules of regional conflict are collapsing ...

North Korea’s local factory policy failing to reach rural store shelves, students discover

Students from the North Korean city of Sinuiju who were sent to support agricultural work in rural areas have returned home shocked by the...

North Korea tightens ideological grip on border areas ahead of China trade expansion

North Korea issued coordinated directives to party organizations, mass worker groups, and security agencies in border areas in June 2026, ordering them to tighten...

Behind Pyongyang’s showcase streets, satellite images reveal neighborhoods left behind

High-resolution satellite imagery analyzed in 2026 reveals the true condition of two long-neglected neighborhoods in central Pyongyang: Tungme-dong in Sonkyo district and Worrhyang-dong in...

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...

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