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Steep Dandong-Sinuiju shipping costs leave traders with little profit

Shipping a single container from Dandong to Sinuiju now costs up to 8,000 yuan despite the three-kilometer journey, leaving traders with almost no profit. These fees far exceed those...

Chinese goods flow back into Hyesan as customs ends holiday shutdown

The Hyesan customs office in North Korea’s Ryanggang province reopened on Oct. 12, 2026,...

North Korea searches fishing boats for hidden radios along its Yellow Sea coast

North Korea has launched a sweeping inspection of fishing boats along the Yellow Sea...

North Korea pushes Russian classes in schools but lacks teachers to run them

North Korea is expanding Russian-language classes in schools in 2026 as its alliance with...

Send murderers directly to front lines – Ukraine’s justice minister

Those who have already killed would make more effective soldiers than those who haven’t, Denis Malyuska argues ...

Blinken reveals US stance on Israel’s invasion of Rafah

A major offensive would have “terrible consequences,” the US Secretary of State has said ...

Musk weighs in on Israel’s strike on Iran

US tax dollars were used to help West Jerusalem target Tehran’s American-made F-14 fighter jets, the SpaceX CEO says ...

Russians fear losing jobs to AI – poll 

Employees in banking and finance are particularly concerned about being replaced by innovative technology ...

Israel downgraded by another rating agency

The country’s confrontation with Iran has raised geopolitical risks, S&P has said ...

Israel targeted Iranian airbase – NYT

Both Tehran and West Jerusalem have downplayed the event ...

Biden condemned for cannibalism comments

Papua New Guinean tribes are unlikely to have eaten the US president’s uncle, an academic has told The Guardian ...

Experts hail world’s biggest ‘festival of democracy’ as Indians go to the polls 

Around 970 million people, more than 10% of the world’s population, are casting votes  ...

Apple removes popular messaging apps in China

The tech giant claims it was ordered by Beijing to pull WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from the local AppStore ...

Paris slams expulsion of diplomats from African state

Burkina Faso’s charges against the officials are unfounded, the French Foreign Ministry says ...

Russian MOD outlines long-range strikes on Ukraine

A total of 34 such operations were conducted over the past week, the military has said ...

Ukraine could be defeated this year – CIA chief

Kiev urgently needs a new US aid package or it will likely break under Russian pressure, William Burns says ...

Oil prices spike after Israel strikes Iran

Escalation of conflict in the Middle East will send energy prices skyrocketing, analysts have warned ...

India delivers BrahMos missiles to Philippines

The contract for supersonic missiles co-developed with Russia was signed by the two Asian nations in 2022 ...

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