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Biden lashes out at Zelensky in new memoir

The former US president echoed his successor in accusing the Ukrainian leader of being ungrateful for American assistance Former US President Joe Biden has accused Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky of being stubborn and insufficiently grateful for Washington’s support during the conflict with Russia, according to…

The EU’s poorest state is done taking orders. Can it make Brussels listen?

Bulgaria’s new leadership has a mandate to defend national interests, setting the stage for tougher negotiations over energy, money, and migration The decisive victory of sovereigntist forces, led by Iliana Iotova, in Bulgaria’s November presidential election has clearly exposed a fundamental rift brewing within the…

Iran targets US military assets in Bahrain (VIDEOS)

Six drones struck a US radar facility at the Al-Riffa military heliport, the IRGC claims, warning the US against further attacks on Iranian civilian areas Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it struck a US air defense radar site in Bahrain with drones, warning…

French TV crew mugged while covering protests (VIDEOS)

A BFMTV cameraman was attacked near a burning barricade after the channel faced accusations of right-wing bias A cameraman for French news channel BFMTV was chased and beaten by protesters in Lyon, who smashed and stole his equipment, according to local reports and footage from…

North Korean teachers ordered to cram English for language contest

Education authorities in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province have ordered teachers to compete in a “multilingual contest” in 2026. Teachers in Chongjin say it...

North Korean women spend on leisure amid currency fears

Small groups of North Korean women with a little money to spare are embracing domestic tourism this fall. Leisure trips of this kind were...

North Korean rice prices top 50,000 won for first time

Rice prices in North Korean markets topped 50,000 North Korean won per kilogram for the first time in late October 2026. The record comes...

Hamhung sellers push pricey “export” health supplements

Private sellers in Hamhung, North Korea, are aggressively pushing pricey health supplements on local people in 2026. They claim the products come from North...

North Korean journalists trade reporting for ideology drills

North Korea has launched a sweeping ideological campaign targeting its own journalists in October 2026, timed to the 80th anniversary of the Korean Journalists’...

For some North Koreans, harvest duty becomes a picnic

North Korea’s 2026 fall harvest mobilization looks very different depending on where people work. At some well-funded state agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan...

Hoeryong lectures target Chinese phone users

North Korean intelligence officers in North Hamgyong province used neighborhood lectures in mid-October 2026 to attack secret users of Chinese mobile phones. Visiting towns...

Pyongyang ties loyalty to Kim mausoleum donations

Pyongyang authorities have launched a Kumsusan Palace of the Sun fundraising drive that runs through the end of 2026. Officials call the campaign voluntary,...

North Korean teen defies mother to join army

A widowed mother in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has begged her son’s school to keep him off North Korea’s 2026 conscription rolls. The teenager,...

North Korea screens young single women for factory jobs in China

North Korea has begun final screening of unmarried female workers in their 20s bound for jobs in China, and they could start work at...

Smuggling ban drives North Korean units to cheap Chinese work

North Korea’s foreign currency-earning units are scrambling for low-paying contract manufacturing work from China in October 2026. A prolonged crackdown on cross-border smuggling has...

Satellite imagery maps 23 towers at North Korea’s Voice of Korea transmitter site

Satellite imagery of a shortwave radio transmitter site in Hyangsan county, Jagang province, shows 23 large steel towers spread across four zones. The towers...

Why is North Korea opening bulgogi restaurants when meat is so scarce?

North Korea has opened a string of state-run bulgogi restaurants across the country since September 2026. The glossy venues offer a striking display of...

North Korea uses DMZ landmine blast to step up student military drills

North Korean authorities are using last month’s DMZ landmine explosion to justify tougher military drills for high school students. In anti-South Korea lectures, officials...

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