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Starmer’s resignation: A view from Russia

Keir Starmer’s departure is unlikely to alter London’s support for Kiev or its confrontational stance toward Moscow, the Kremlin has said ...

Lebanon should be Israel’s ‘playground’ – minister

Israel’s hawkish National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has rejected US and Iranian calls to...

Britain’s ‘first gay father’ and his husband charged with child sex offences

Millionaire football club owner Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and his spouse face 18 additional charges ...

North Korea intensifies Chinese mobile phone crackdown ahead of half-year performance review

Security agents in North Korea’s border regions have intensified efforts to catch people using...

Officers’ wives brawl over rations as money trumps rank in North Korea

A fistfight broke out between military officers’ wives waiting for food rations in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, exposing how money is reshaping the social...

To denuclearize North Korea, Xi must make Kim an offer he cannot refuse

Following his recent meetings with President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Pyongyang on 8-9 June, his first...

North Korea-China trade contacts surge as officials flock to Dandong

North Korean trade officials are streaming into Chinese border cities to meet businesspeople and negotiate import deals, marking a sharp rise in North Korea-China...

North Korea publicly executes two graduates over South Korean videos

North Korea publicly executed two young men in Haeju, South Hwanghae province, in late May 2026 after arresting them for distributing banned videos, including...

North Korea targets unlicensed home restaurants as cheap eateries multiply

North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on unlicensed home restaurants in Kaechon, South Pyongan province, ordering small food vendors to register their businesses...

Stop watching Kim Ju Ae and start watching North Korea-China ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea in June 2026 was no mere diplomatic ceremony. Timed to the 65th anniversary of the North...

Rice and corn prices hit record highs in North Korean markets

Rice and corn prices in North Korean markets have surged to record highs in June 2026, deepening food shortages as growing numbers of rural...

North Korea orders urgent re-vetting of children’s union anniversary delegates

North Korea’s ruling party issued an urgent order to re-vet every child selected to attend celebrations in Pyongyang for the Korean Children’s Union’s 80th...

Shorter shifts, stricter controls for North Korean women mobilized to farms

Members of North Korea’s official women’s organization are working four-hour shifts in the country’s 2026 weeding campaign, but authorities now demand written proof that...

Solar energy gap widens in North Korea as only the wealthy can afford the upfront cost

North Korean authorities are urging state institutions, enterprises, and neighborhood watch units to install solar power systems to offset chronic electricity shortages, but the...

Xi’s North Korea visit fuels Chinese tourism revival hopes

Chinese travel agencies began promoting North Korea tourism packages in June, capitalizing on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Pyongyang in seven years...

North Korea bans border gatherings, criminalizes talk of South Korea

North Korea has intensified controls on gatherings and private conversations in border areas, ordering that groups of three or more people be broken up...

North Koreans skip state mobilization to run private gold operations from their homes

North Korean people living near gold mines in North Pyongan province have converted their homes into makeshift processing operations, crushing and washing ore to...

Kim Jong Un saves air force commander’s nephew from execution, fueling anger over double standards

A nephew of North Korean Air Force commander Kim Gwang Hyok was spared from execution after leader Kim Jong Un issued a personal directive...

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