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Who is the Ukrainian oligarch allegedly targeted in the Monaco bombing?

Vadim Ermolaev, suspected of running a major scam network, was reportedly injured alongside his wife and teenage son ...

French politician blames US for deadly heatwave

Audrey Pulvar has hit back at Americans mocking France’s limited use of air conditioning ...

Students abducted during exams in Nigeria

Ten of those abducted from the Government Day Secondary School in Lassa by suspected...

Vice Foreign Minister Ger welcomes Palau agriculture minister

Vice Foreign Minister Ger Bau-shuan received Steven Victor, Palau’s minister of agriculture, fisheries and...

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...

North Korea quietly softens foreign content penalties for officials’ families

North Korea secretly issued a seven-point directive on May 28, 2026, setting out revised enforcement guidelines for cases involving the consumption of foreign media...

Hyesan residents see hope for economic relief in Xi Jinping’s visit

Following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on June 8 and June 9, 2026, hopes are reportedly rising among the North Korean...

North Korea’s provincial firms need autonomy, not new specifications

North Korean authorities have been pushing provincial factories to update their product specifications to improve quality and lift flagging market demand — but updating...

North Korea cracks down on moonshine as grain prices spike

North Korean authorities in Hyesan city have intensified a crackdown on home-brewed liquor production during the annual lean season, arguing that using grain to...

Pyongyang felt the heat as early as late May, satellite imagery reveals

Thermal infrared satellite data collected in late May 2026 confirms that significant heat stress had already taken hold in both Pyongyang and Seoul well...

North Korea tightens grip on China trade by requiring traders to report their partners’ identities

North Korea has tightened controls over cross-border trade with China by requiring traders to report the identities of their Chinese business partners to state...

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