53 h. ago Shocking moment North Korean soldier fighting for Putin in Ukraine is blown up by a landmine while sledging on the snow

THIS is the shocking moment a North Korean soldier triggered a landmine, blowing himself up. The man - sent to Russia to fight for Vladimir Putin - was blown backwards by the violent blast. In terrifying video footage, the soldier, deployed to the war zone by Kim Jong-un, can be seen sledging through the countryside...

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5 d. ago Kim Jong Un’s sister says South Korea’s ‘wild dreams’ about better ties with North ‘can never be realised’

Kim Yo Jong warns Seoul not to read too much into her muted reaction to an earlier incident involving a South Korean drone

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1 week ago South Korean leader compares himself and Kim Jong Un to ‘penguins’

Lee Jae Myung pushes to reset ties with North Korea after summit with Xi Jinping

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1 week ago North Korea leader Kim Jong Un drives pallet truck to plant tree at memorial service

Kim Jong Un paid a visit to a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers, where he delivered a tree for planting via a pallet truck.

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2 w. ago Kim Jong Un cites US threat in wake of Venezuela attack after North Korea tests hypersonic missiles

Analysts say Nicolas Maduro’s capture by US is reinforcing Pyongyang’s belief that ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons are essential to deter foreign intervention

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2 w. ago North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea hours before South Korean leader’s visit to China

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch, which follows Kim Jong-un calling for doubling of output of tactical guided weaponsNorth Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, just hours before South Korea’s president was due to leave for China for talks expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear program.South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region about 7.50am. It said the missiles flew about 900km (560 miles) and that South Korea and US authorities were analysing details of the launches. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Watch: Kim Jong Un’s daughter kisses father during rare public appearance

Kim Jong Un’s daughter has made a rare public appearance at a New Year’s Eve ceremony in Pyongyang.

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2 w. ago Kim Jong Un’s daughter and likely successor Kim Ju Ae makes first public visit to state mausoleum

Ju Ae has been making increasingly prominent appearances in state media over the past three years

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3 w. ago Kim Jong Un's' 'blood, life and death' New Years message to Putin over Ukraine war losses

Kim Jong Un has issued his annual New Year's message to his "friend" Russian leader Vladimir Putin to highlight the two countries joining forces in the trenches in Ukraine this year

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3 w. ago North Korean defector reveals 'strange' Christmas celebrations under Kim Jong

Il-yong Ju, who managed to escape North Korea, shared how his family marked Christmas in their village every year without realising the origins of it

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3 w. ago Putin shares 'special' New Years message to North Korea for his 'invincible' friendship

Putin has reportedly sent a friendship letter to his pen pal, Kim Jong-un, praising the North Korean soldiers for helping the Kremlin's efforts in Ukraine ahead of the new year

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3 w. ago North Korea reveals nuclear submarine progress as Kim Jong Un slams South Korea

Photos show largely completed hull of new submarine

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3 w. ago Kim Jong Un and daughter pictured visiting mountain resort, eating BBQ and testing beds in bizarre photoshoot

Opening of luxury resort continues North Korean leader’s tourism push

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