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Is Israel trying to start a proxy war in Syria?

Airstrikes near Turkish-linked sites could make the country an arena for two rival regional visions ...

D-Day for Iran, Meta on trial, Russia takes on the UK: RT stories that shaped the week

RT’s essential stories of the past seven days also included a new threat to...

Zelensky chief of staff drawn into widening corruption scandal

Kirill Budanov has been linked to efforts to raise bail for an ex-minister implicated...

People-to-people ties ‘core strength’ of India-Russia ties – envoy

Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar notes the enthusiasm at ‘India Day 2026’ and lists the...

N. Korea’s rising exchange rates are due to greater autonomy in the trade sector

Exchange rates are on the rise in North Korea’s markets. The trend is related to the government’s new “20×10 regional development policy,” which has...

N. Korean grain prices rise to same level as before last year’s harvest

Grain prices in North Korean markets have climbed across the board following the exhaustion of food stocks at state-run grain shops. According to Daily NK’s...

The dark side of N. Korea’s efforts to speedily complete housing projects

North Korea is accelerating its housing construction projects by forcing people to work long hours of intensive labor. The emphasis on speed has led...

A Human Rights Challenge in Access to Education in North Korea: Contradiction Between Laws and Reality

This report, produced in collaboration with Unification Academy, and supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), features interviews with North Koreans inside the DPRK...

Mixed-gender soccer match held in Chongjin on International Women’s Day

A mixed-gender soccer match was held in the Ranam district of Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, on International Women’s Day. The female athletes, who showed...

Pyongyang family banished from city after startling revelation

A family in the Sosong District of Pyongyang was banished from the city in early March after it came out that a family member...

Much fewer N. Korean soldiers will participate in live-fire drills this year

The North Korean military recently distributed a rubric for assessing the winter exercises, which will be concluding at the end of this month. But...

N. Korean farmers show mixed reactions to tractors gifted by Kim Jong Un

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent tractors to towns and counties in Yanggang Province to boost potato production, there have been mixed...

Some N. Korean women delighted – and others hurt – on International Women’s Day

North Korean husbands showered their wives with affection on International Women’s Day, bringing a congenial mood to many households in the central districts of...

N. Korea silences dissent about efforts to erase concept of “national reunification”

As North Korea accelerates efforts to erase the concept of “national reunification” from its propaganda, the regime has ordered organizations nationwide to silence any...

N. Korea orders Russia-based companies to restrict workers’ contact with S. Koreans

The North Korean authorities have ordered its companies in Russia to tightly restrict workers’ contact with South Koreans, Daily NK has learned. According to a...

N. Korean soldier exiled after striking officer who didn’t think he was “party member material”

A North Korean soldier was recently sent to a reeducation camp after striking an officer in his unit who did not think the soldier...

What we know about Kim Ju Ae’s chances for succession so far

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by his young daughter Kim Ju Ae at several public events, including the opening of a...

N. Korea tightens security around weapons factories to prevent information leaks

North Korea has tightened security around major weapons factories to keep information about the facilities from leaking to the outside world. Speaking on condition of...

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