68 h. ago Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans to check women for 'bourgeois' breast implants... and warns those with 'un

Authorities in the city of Sariwon have been ordered to conduct physical examinations of women suspected to have undergone breast augmentation surgery.

Events

3 d. ago Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout

Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday after Taliban authorities cut the fibre-optic network.The government began shutting down high-speed internet connections to some provinces earlier in the month to prevent “vice”, on the orders of the supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Continue reading...

Technology

4 d. ago Top diplomats of North Korea and China agree to deepen ties and push back at the United States

The foreign ministers of North Korea and China have agreed to deepen bilateral ties and resist hegemonism, a likely reference to pushing back against the United States

Politics

6 d. ago Keir Starmer's 'North Korean' digital ID card plans in tatters as two million Brits sign petition

A petition urging the Government to not implement digital ID cards has garnered over 1.5 million signatures in just a day after Sir Keir Starmer announced the plans on Friday

Politics

7 d. ago What will happen if Brits refuse to get the digital 'BritCard' – like the North Koreans

Brits might be required to carry a digital ID card with them at all times – initially described as 'voluntary', the card will be necessary if you want to get a job

Politics

7 d. ago North Korea developing intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching US, Seoul warns

South Korea’s Lee warns that Pyongyang is in the last stage of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the US with a nuclear weapon

Events

8 d. ago Britain joins the illustrious ranks of North Korea, China and Taliban

The 'Brit card' is a fresh attempt by Sir Keir Starmer to clamp down on illegal immigration, allowing the government to clearly verify a citizen's right to live and work in the UK.

Politics

1 week ago North Korean restaurant opens in Moscow – but you'll need your passport to dine

As North Korea's ties with Russia continues to blossom, a new restaurant showing the beauty of North Korean food has been opened, but punters can only enter on strict conditions

Politics

1 week ago North Korea’s Kim says he can talk to Trump, but on one condition

Kim Jong Un says he has ‘fond memories with Trump’

Politics

1 week ago Kim Jong Un says he has 'fond memories' of Trump and is open to future talks with the US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has 'fond memories' of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States - if he can keep his nukes.

Politics

1 week ago Kim Jong Un recalls ‘good memories’ with Trump as he issues US nuclear warning

North Korea has demonstrated weapons of various ranges designed to strike US allies in Asia and the US mainland

Events

2 w. ago Japan considering participation of North Korean athletes in 2026 Asian Games

North Korean athletes could participate in Asian Games next year alongside 45 member countries

Sport

2 w. ago 'Putin is ripping off Kim Jong Un' in Ukraine war deal: Russia has received nearly $10 billion in support while North Korea is getting $1billion in return and NO technological aid, report finds

While North Korea sent Russia weapons worth almost $10 billion, Russia's help to DPRK consists mainly of food, oil, air defense systems.

Economics

2 w. ago 'I went for a hike in South Korea and got mistaken for a spy

Stephen Low, 48, was celebrating the end of his first year teaching English in South Korea when he decided to go on a hike near the North-South border - but he got more than he bargained for

Politics

2 w. ago I was held at gunpoint and GRENADE point after being mistaken for a British spy while hiking through South Korea

Stephen Low, from Norwich, shared how he was mistaken for a spy and held at gunpoint whilst hiking along the North and South Korea border - after wandering into a restricted military testing zone. 

Politics

2 w. ago North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un bans conversations about hamburgers, ice cream and Karaoke

Tour guides welcoming holidaymakers to North Korea 's new Wonsan beach-side are advising using certain words that are popular in the West.

Politics

3 w. ago North Korea executes citizens who distribute foreign TV shows, UN finds

Human rights report highlights crackdown on personal freedoms in most restrictive country in worldNorth Korea has executed people for distributing foreign television shows, including popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a UN human rights report said on Friday.Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher – including the introduction of the death penalty for offences such as sharing foreign TV dramas, the report said. Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans caught watching foreign films to be EXECUTED

A government task force had increasingly been employed to raid houses in search of 'anti-socialist' materials. Those found consuming foreign media can now be executed

Events

3 w. ago Her name and age are unconfirmed, but she could be North Korea’s next Supreme Leader

Here’s what we know about the teen believed to be called Kim Ju Ae

Politics

3 w. ago Brazil’s supreme court finds former leader Bolsonaro guilty of plotting coup

Case against former hard-right president has divided the South American country

Politics