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Viral phrase mocks North Korea’s untouchable wealthy class

A satirical phrase mocking North Korea’s wealthy class has been making the rounds in Ryanggang province marketplaces, blending lyrics from two well-known songs into a sharp jibe at the...

Pro-Palestinian activists call for protest at former Nazi concentration camp

The ‘Keffiyehs in Buchenwald’ campaign accused the memorial site of spreading Israeli propaganda ...

Macron asks Trump to lift sanctions on EU officials

The French president has condemned the “erroneous” restrictions placed on the bloc’s former tech...

Elite Pyongyang defense unit hit with secrets scandal

North Korea’s 91st Capital Defense Corps, known as Training Camp 91, is facing fresh...

Two Covid cases confirmed after $17,000-a-seat jet lands from Omicron-hit South Africa

Passengers travelling on a private flight from South Africa to Moscow have tested positive for coronavirus, Russia’s health watchdog has announced, raising fears the...

Russian figure skater says it’s ‘easier’ for young stars as she backs increased age limit

Russian figure skater Anastasia Guliakova has backed calls for an increase to the age limit in senior women’s competition, saying young stars find it...

‘Alternative’ Russiagate report to be published

The Department of Justice is seeking to publish an “alternative” report written by aides of special counsel Robert Mueller, which purportedly disagreed with his...

Ukraine’s oligarchs know no borders

While Ukraine’s growing row with Russia has scarcely been out of headlines around the world in recent days, two news stories closer to home...

Biden claims he was Israel ‘liaison’ when he was really in law school

US President Joe Biden claimed that he met with former Israeli PM Golda Meir during the Six-Day War – a time before she held...

Berlin keeps nightclubs open, but bans dancing

No more dancing will be allowed in the German capital's nightclubs starting next Wednesday, as the city's authorities tighten the screws over the rise...

US on the brink of default, think tank projects

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) said on Friday the US federal government is likely to run out of borrowing room and breach the debt...

Anti-vaxxer tries bizarre stunt to avoid Covid jab

An Italian man is facing a fine after a bizarre stunt in which he tried to avoid getting the Covid vaccine but still obtain...

The Epstein ‘madam’ trial: What to know

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal trial is underway in New York. She is accused of child trafficking, as well as grooming and recruiting underage...

Soviet plan to beat back Nazis declassified

A trove of newly declassified documents has revealed how the Red Army war machine turned the tide on Adolf Hitler’s fascist forces in a...

Chinese govt summons Evergrande boss as firm’s debts mount

Chinese authorities have summoned the founder of Evergrande, once China's top-selling developer which is now on brink of default, after the firm announced earlier...

NATO member says American troops won’t be sent to Russian border

The new government of Norway, a NATO member state, has said that it is planning to phase out the US-led military bloc’s forces stationed...

Real number of Covid-19 cases in Germany estimated

The head of Germany’s disease control and prevention authority, the Robert Koch Institute, has warned the real number of Germans infected with Covid could...

‘I’m better than you’: Kyrgios reveals frustration at playing with Serena Williams

Tennis motor mouth Nick Kyrgios has spoken on playing with Serena Williams, branding it an "uncomfortable experience" and saying he is better than the...

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