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Beyond hereditary rule: The remaking of Kim Jong Un’s system

North Korea analysts have long viewed Kim Jong Un’s government through a familiar lens: a third-generation hereditary dictatorship sustained by the same tools of terror and ideology that kept...

North Korea courts Chinese private investors for Pyongyang commercial complex

North Korea is pushing to develop a large commercial complex in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district...

North Korea shifts education costs onto the public with new funding law

North Korea has formalized a system requiring institutions, enterprises, and ordinary citizens to financially...

Built by Pyongyang: The North Korean company behind Africa’s most iconic monuments

North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the...

Ruble plummets to record low

Currency crashes as US bans imports of Russian energy products ...

Russia drops gold tax to encourage savers to dump dollars

Individuals no longer have to pay 20% VAT ...

Russian broadcaster responds after English Premier League pulls plug

The Premier League has suspended broadcasts in Russia in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine ...

Moscow calls for strengthening bioweapons treaty

Mandatory international inspections could keep US labs in check, Russia suggested ...

Cost of Russia sanctions for UK citizens revealed

Economic measures imposed on Moscow are set to cut UK living standards by £2,500 per household in 2022 ...

French rapper cuts ties with Puma over sanctions

Elie Yaffa, professionally known as Booba, announced his move as a popular brand decided to leave Russia ...

Norway reveals whether it can increase gas exports to Europe

The Scandinavian country supplies around 20% of European natural gas, compared to Russia’s 45% ...

Russian goal king Ovechkin registers new NHL milestone

Alexander Ovechkin continues his ascent up the all-time NHL scoring charts ...

Russia to ban foreign trade of certain commodities & raw materials

The list of products and states that fall under restrictions will be revealed in two days ...

China to boost stakes in Russian companies – media

Investors eye energy giant Gazprom and aluminum producer Rusal ...

Banning Russian oil would grind Germany to a halt – Berlin

Germany depends on Russian energy, and will not follow the US and UK in banning imports, top diplomat says ...

World’s largest music corp. closes shop in Russia

Universal Music Group says the move is in keeping with international sanctions imposed on Russia ...

British MoD bans personnel from going to Ukraine

The restriction comes amid allegations that some soldiers might have joined the conflict ...

FIFA hands Poland walkover as Russian hopes rest on legal bid

FIFA issued a statement regarding the World Cup qualifying hopes of Russia, Poland and Ukraine ...

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