30 h. ago Inside North Korea's huge new coastal resort that rest of the world is banned from visiting

North Korea has completed the construction of a major new coastal resort, the Wonsan Kalma tourist area, but it is not currently open to international visitors

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33 h. ago Inside North Korea’s vast new beach resort as Kim Jong Un bets on tourism

The Wonsan-Kalma beach resort is North Korea's biggest tourist site. Russia said Thursday it will send its first group of tourists to the site in July

Society

37 h. ago Brit tourist, 41, plunges off a wall to his death in Majorca after losing his balance

The 41-year-old lost his balance and plunged around 16ft to his death from the wall at the beautiful resort beach of Cala Aguila on the island's northeast coast.

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38 h. ago Brit killed in Majorca after losing his balance and plunging off 16ft wall

The 41-year-old Brit lost his balance and plunged around 16ft to his death from a wall at the beautiful resort beach of Cala Aguila on the Majorca's northeast coast

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53 h. ago Kim Jong Un watches swimmers use waterslide as North Korea opens huge beach resort to boost tourism

The retreat, on North Korea’s east coast, can accommodate up to 20,000 visitors, according to state media

Society

54 h. ago Kim Jong Un watches tourists use waterslide as North Korea opens huge beach resort to boost tourism

The retreat, on North Korea’s east coast, can accommodate up to 20,000 visitors, according to state media

Society

60 h. ago Kim Jong Un opens new beach resort in North Korea in 'proud first step' towards tourism drive

The Wonsan-Kalma resort in North Korea has hotels and other accommodation for nearly 20,000 guests

Society

62 h. ago North Korea to open huge coastal resort in planned tourism boost

According to state media, the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone includes hotels and various other accommodations

Politics

63 h. ago Kim Jong Un opens massive Wonsan beach resort as he bets on North Korea tourism boom

Leader says he will soon confirm major plan to develop more tourist hubs in reclusive country

Society

4 d. ago Why Trump’s bombing of Iran will only bolster North Korea’s nuclear resolve

For Kim Jong Un, America and Israel’s war on Iran is proof that half-measures invite war while full nuclear capability prevents it, Shweta Sharma writes

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7 d. ago Inside North Koreans' lives in Russia – 22hr days, brutal punishments and 'brainwashing'

Two North Korean men who escaped from Russia have revealed the brutal conditions faced by thousands of Kim Jong-un's men sent to work in Vladimir Putin's industries

Politics

9 d. ago How Kim Jong Un left North Koreans to die of COVID: Citizens left to 'fend for themselves', imprisoned for years if they defied lockdown rules and sent to labour camps for not wearing masks

More than two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, North Korea finally declared it had recorded its very first case of the virus. In reality, North Koreans had been suffering worse than anyone else

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1 week ago Katie Price sparks serious health concern as she films promo with Wayne Lineker

Katie Price is currently partying in Ibiza at Wayne Lineker's O Beach resort and her latest social media video prompted fans to raise concerns for her health

Politics

1 week ago Katie Price's wild Ibiza night out with Chloe Ferry after bankruptcy jokes

Katie Price has been making the most of her trip to Ibiza, partying at the popular Ocean Beach resort with the likes of Conor McGregor and Wayne Lineker in her downtime

Economics

1 week ago Russian media say top official is in Pyongyang again to meet North Korean leader

Russian state media has reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display of the countries’ deepening ties amid President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine

Politics

2 w. ago British tourist, 68, is found dead on beach at famous Greek island resort town

A British tourist has been found dead on a beach in a famous Greek island resort town. 

Society

2 w. ago North Korea says it has repaired its damaged destroyer and launched it in the water

North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it in the waters

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2 w. ago 'Demonised' Brits shun party hotspot Magaluf as once bustling beach resort now 'empty'

Majorca's Magaluf resort has been left empty and has instead been filled with French and Italian holidaymakers - according to the president of a nightclub association

Society

2 w. ago Tragedy as South Korean model Kim Jong Suk plunges to his death from apartment block aged 29 as family reveals he had lost life savings in an 'investment scam'

Kim Jong Suk, 29, passed away on June 4 amid reports that a man in his 20s plunged from atop a high-rise apartment block in the city of Hanam, Gyeonggi province

Society

2 w. ago North Korea moves warship from botched launch to dockyard for repairs

Satellite imagery shows new destroyer at Rajin dockyard in country’s northeast

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