4 d. ago North Korea's 'plan to expand nuclear arsenal' shown in chilling satellite images

Pictures obtained by satellites have revealed North Korea could be expanding its nuclear arsenal – new excavations may reveal the country is increasing its ability to enrich uranium

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4 d. ago Brit YouTuber exposes North Korea's dystopian smarphones as fans fear his for safety

MrWhoseTheBoss – better known to his family as Arun Maini – is one of, if not the biggest tech YouTube personality in the UK, and now fans are fearing for his safety

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4 d. ago New satellite images show North Korea building secret uranium enrichment plant

Potential expansion appears in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s directive for ‘exponential growth’ of nuclear weapons

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4 d. ago Ukraine hopes to ride Trump’s carousel of chaos into a peace deal – but Putin is still in charge

The latest round of talks about peace may be drifting Ukraine’s way but Russia is still very active behind the scenes, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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5 d. ago Teams sending uncensored news into North Korea now face major crisis

Listeners of Free North Korea Radio and other outlets could be imprisoned for tuning in

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5 d. ago Russia dashes Trump’s hope of quick peace deal in Ukraine after rejecting European proposal

Kremlin says European counterproposal for Ukraine was not constructive

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6 d. ago Moscow dashes Trump’s hope of quick peace deal in Ukraine after rejecting European proposal

Kremlin says European counter-proposal for Ukraine was not constructive

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8 d. ago Trump brushes off Mamdani’s ‘fascist’ comments and declares incoming NYC mayor ‘can do a very good job’: Live updates

‘You’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor,’ Trump said with a smile at his Friday press conference with Mamdani

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8 d. ago North Korean footballers repeatedly PUNCH Japanese players as bizarre scenes force FIFA plea

North Korea and Japan met for an U17 World Cup match in Qatar this week, with the two sides skipping the usual handshakes during their pre-match greetings in incredibly strange scenes

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1 week ago North Korea executes 'big shot' couple with 'successful' business as public forced to watch

The pair were deemed 'arrogant' by locals unhappy with their business and were accused of violating the Rejection of Reactionary Thought and Culture Act by authorities

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1 week ago The two extraordinary young activists making me feel optimistic at Cop30

In today’s newsletter: Despite valid criticisms, the summits are filled with smart, passionate people dedicating their lives to fighting the climate crisis• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is easy to criticise the UN climate conferences. But unless you’ve been, there’s one wonderful, almost miraculous, thing that you may not be aware of: it is a beautiful gathering of humanity, people from virtually every country on Earth, all thrown together in common cause.What’s more, many are incredibly smart, passionate and dedicating their lives to fighting the climate crisis. The more of them you meet, the more your hope grows that global heating can be defeated.Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis findsTropical cyclone Fina intensifies to category two and could hit NT coast on FridayEngland’s Beth Mead: ‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘ Continue reading...

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1 week ago Japan government report expresses alarm at ‘new world order’ of these three ally nations

Japan warns of emerging security environment in ways not seen since the Cold War

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1 week ago North Korea executes 'big shot' couple who became 'arrogant' after the success of their business, accusing them of being 'anti

Hundreds of people are said to have been forced to witness the execution in an open space, including small children. This photograph is from a previous case.

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2 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump’s remarks hurtful but hopes they can make up

Congresswoman, a longtime Trump ally, pushes back on president’s remarks labeling her a traitor and a lunaticGeorgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday called Donald Trump’s remarks labeling her a traitor and a lunatic “hurtful” but said she hopes she and the US president can “make up”, despite stark differences over policy and the release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein.Greene, a longtime ally and fierce defender of Trump and the Make America Great Again (Maga) base, pushed back against his name-calling, in her first interview since Trump withdrew his support for her on Friday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nothing to see here: Trump press chief in full denial mode over Epstein

Karoline Leavitt defied the laws of moral physics to insist that the true wrongdoers were Biden and the DemocratsDonald Trump was described as “that dog that hasn’t barked” in email by Jeffrey Epstein. Don’t tell Kristi Noem, who has a way of dealing with troublesome hounds.The US president would love nothing more than to let sleeping dogs lie, but that hope was dashed on Wednesday when Democrats released emails suggesting that Trump was aware of Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors and had spent hours with one victim. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate

Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summitFear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire’s new position as “silly”, and the US president for his anti-climate stance.Trump, “the most corrupt president in American history”, was “badly damaging the US economy” by pulling away from renewable energy and promoting fossil fuels, the former US vice-president warned. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How World Cup expansion is driving Asia’s naturalisation arms race

As Asia’s allocation has now doubled, many nations look to foreign-born talent to push them towards qualificationWhen the United Arab Emirates line up against Iraq on Thursday for the fifth and final round of Asian qualification for next year’s World Cup, it is likely that over half of the home starting XI in Abu Dhabi will be foreign-born. The UAE are, however, merely another participant in a naturalisation arms race in the continent that has been boosted by the expansion of the World Cup from 32 teams to 48.Asia’s allocation has doubled from four automatic spots in Qatar to eight in North America, opening up the tournament to a new array of contenders desperate to play on the greatest stage of all. Japan, South Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Australia have historically dominated World Cup qualifying, with North Korea the most recent outlier in 2010. Those six are the only teams from the Asian Football Confederation to make more than one appearance at the tournament. Continue readin...

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2 w. ago South Korea’s ousted leader sent drones over Pyongyang to justify martial law

Prosecutors say Yoon Suk Yeol and aides flew drones over rival neighbour in deliberate attempt to stoke tensions

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3 w. ago North Korea opens first gaming cafe but they 'can't play with foreigners'

North Koreans will soon get to play some of the biggest video games, but they will likely be unable to chat with other players around the world due to strict Internet laws

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3 w. ago Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least seven

Volodymr Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Moscow after 45 missiles and 450 drones launched at UkraineRussia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least seven people and damaging energy infrastructure in three regions, according to Ukrainian officials.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia had launched more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, most of which were shot down. Continue reading...

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