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Anthropic pulls access to its most advanced AI models

The company cited a US export-control order which came days after it revealed previously hidden Fable 5 safeguards ...

US says ‘narcoterrorist’ cartel boss killed in Venezuela strike (VIDEO)

The Pentagon said the operation to hunt down the leader of the Tren de...

No return to pre-war status for Strait of Hormuz – Iran’s top diplomat

Abbas Araghchi said Tehran will collect transit fees and jointly administer the waterway with...

Georgia clashes with EU over Russia sanctions and visa-free travel (VIDEO)

RT’s Marina Kosareva breaks down the bloc’s pressure campaign against the small post-Soviet nation ...

Economic collapse forces parents to advise daughters against marriage

A North Korean woman died as a homeless beggar on the streets of Hyesan in Ryanggang province after her parents and siblings refused to...

State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh by hand

As farmers around North Korea wrap up the fall harvest, most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because...

Homeroom teachers compete over student bribes as class ceremonies become status symbols

North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of “graduation parties,” leaving parents who must now prepare...

Bag inspections and struggle sessions fail to stop Pyongyang students from celebrating South Korean custom

South Korea’s unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in Pyongyang. Aware of this, the...

Farm labor shortages force North Korea to trap discharged soldiers in rural hometowns

A North Korean couple from different parts of the country—the man from the interior and the woman from the border—may have to call off...

Elderly N. Koreans long for Kim Jong Il era as markets wither and smuggling ends

Amid persistent economic hardship, it is becoming more common for elderly North Koreans to long for the days of Kim Jong Il, as an...

N. Korea bans trade officials from carrying cash abroad as foreign currency controls tighten

The North Korean authorities have intensified controls on trade officials who carry out or bring in foreign exchange, such as dollars or Chinese yuan,...

Forest rangers and desperate villagers clash as N. Korea’s reforestation push meets winter fuel crisis

Frequent fights are erupting between North Korea’s rural residents who illegally fell trees out of desperation to secure firewood for the winter and the...

Marketing revolution: N. Korean companies pitch privacy protection and free installation via text

Text message ads sent through smartphones are booming in North Korea, with users receiving over 10 commercial messages a day as companies compete to...

North Korea launches multi-child family inspection campaign as officials visit homes to renew certificates

North Korea’s Central Committee has ordered provincial party committees to pay special attention to families with multiple children, dispatching “visitation teams” to homes to...

Soldiers and civilians profit from “time of opportunity” as North Korea collects military rice

With the authorities collecting military rice supplies in agricultural communities throughout North Korea, the age-old practice of pilfering supplies on the ground is repeating...

Pyongyang’s calculated silence: Why North Korea won’t celebrate RFA’s shutdown

Radio Free Asia (RFA) may have suspended the production and broadcasting of programs into North Korea, but Pyongyang is keeping quiet about it, including...

North Korean security agents raid homes of past Chinese phone users in border regions

North Korean state security agents in border regions are raiding the homes of people with records of having used Chinese-made mobile phones in the...

Satellite thermal imaging confirms North Korea running South Korean factories without authorization

On Nov. 5, the South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency reported in a closed-door audit by the National Assembly’s Intelligence Committee that North Korea is...

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