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Militants burn church and homes as 20 killed in northeast Nigeria

The raids left 11 people dead in Borno State and nine more in neighboring Adamawa, local officials have confirmed ...

Trump shares letter calling India and China ‘hellholes’

The US president has reposted a podcaster’s message describing immigrants from the two countries...

North Korean farm officials lease state land for double profits as food prices surge

Farm officials in North Korea’s Jagang province are leasing portions of state-owned agricultural land...

Ship seizures by Iran don’t breach truce – White House (VIDEO) 

The comment follows footage released by Tehran showing its forces boarding two vessels ...

N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside past leaders

North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...

N. Korea’s markets continue to see rise in food prices

Grain prices at North Korean marketplaces continue to rise. North Korean food prices are even higher than in May 2023, when cereal prices peaked...

North Koreans seek out cold noodles as weather heats up

An increasing number of market goers have been seeking out Chongsu naengmyeon (cold noodles) in some North Korean cities, Daily NK has learned. “Chongsu naengmyeon...

N. Korean scientist executed in 2021 for COVID-19 research

In September 2021, a researcher at a bioengineering laboratory under the North Korean State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang examined samples taken from a...

Hyesan resident arrested after delivering money to defector’s family in Hamhung

A Hyesan resident was recently arrested by North Korean state security agents after he delivered money to a defector’s family in Hamhung on the...

Young N. Koreans want to watch hit S. Korean movie “Exhuma”

A growing number of North Korean youths in Hoeryong City, North Hamgyong Province, are inquiring about the South Korean movie “Exhuma,” which was released...

S. Korean cosmetics find their way into North Pyongan Province

South Korean cosmetics are being secretly distributed in North Pyongan Province in the border area with North Korea, Daily NK has learned. But some...

N. Korea builds horse-riding tracks on former Myohyangsan Airfield

North Korean authorities have demolished Kim Jong Un’s private airfield near Mt. Myohyang and replaced it with horse-riding tracks. Daily NK confirmed through Maxar satellite...

N. Korea orders officials who fall ill or become injured to be removed from posts

North Korea has issued instructions to tighten its personnel management regulations, ordering that officials who become ill, injured or disabled on the job be...

Serious misconduct in Kim Jong Un’s personal guard unit leads to personnel reshuffle

Serious misconduct has led to a major personnel reshuffle in a guard unit at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s seaside villa in Kyongsong...

Uzbek arrested by Russian government for helping N. Koreans defect

The Russian government has arrested an Uzbek religious worker who had been helping extract North Korean defectors from the Russian Far East. As Russia...

Kim Jong Un orders stable electricity supply to Pyongyang’s Rimhung Street

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given orders to stabilize the power supply on Rimhung Street in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district, where a large...

N. Korean importers complain about long inspection periods

North Korean importers are complaining that inspections of goods at Hyesan’s customs house are taking too long, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

The truth behind Kim Jong Un’s “anti-reunification” policy

In January 2024, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a major shift in state ideology. Since the division of the Korean peninsula in...

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