25 h. ago North Korea holds sick 'sweet meat' dog festival as top chefs descend on Pyongyang

Hundreds of chefs took part in the grim festival at Food Festival House on Ryomyong Stree, Pyongyang, despite the public's lack of interest in the eating of dog meat

Politics

27 h. ago North Korea holds national dog meat cooking competition with contestants from across the country

North Korea has held a national dog meat cooking competition in Pyongyang this week, state media revealed, with around 200 chefs from across the country.

Politics

27 h. ago Mystery cave found in North Korea as experts baffled by what's inside 'backbone' mountain

A team of experts from Kim Il Sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology, the National Authority for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and the State Academy of Sciences are baffled

Science

36 h. ago North Korea bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort

North Korea halts foreigners’ access to Wonsan-Kalma tourism zone, citing temporary suspension of official tourism

Politics

47 h. ago North Korea BANS foreign tourists from its glitzy new beach resort

The abrupt reversal comes only days after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the site on July 12, where he was hosted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Society

53 h. ago North Korea bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort days after Lavrov visit

North Korea halts foreigners’ access to Wonsan-Kalma tourism zone, citing temporary suspension of official tourism

Politics

59 h. ago North Korea abruptly bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort days after Lavrov visit

North Korea halts foreigners’ access to Wonsan-Kalma tourism zone, citing temporary suspension of official tourism

Politics

60 h. ago North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

North Korea says it is suspending the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex

Society

61 h. ago Brit drivers with phone holders in their cars issued urgent warning

Drivers up and down the nation have been warned over using phone holders in their car during the coming weeks, or risk causing severe damage to their vehicles and devices

Events

2 d. ago Russia's new top ally in Ukraine conflict is 'more important than China or Iran'

North Korea has emerged as a key ally to Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin's failed invasion of Ukraine, with Kim Jong-Un throwing his full support behind the Kremlin

Events

3 d. ago New favourite emerges in race to replace John Torode on BBC's MasterChef

It comes after the Australian chef (pictured), 59, was axed from the cooking competition in an announcement from the broadcaster on Tuesday afternoon.

Politics

3 d. ago Satellite imagery reveals changes at North Korea’s rocket launch site

The Sohae Satellite Launching Station has previously been used to put a satellite in orbit and also to test various missile components

Events

3 d. ago Thugs hacked at an XL Bully with a meat cleaver and knife while screaming 'chop it, chop it' after saying it attacked their dog

The attack in Lanarkshire, Scotland occurred in January last year and left two dogs - an American Bully called Karma and an XL Bully called Bronson - with serious injuries.

Events

4 d. ago MasterChef judge reveals what it was REALLY like on BBC set with John Torode and Gregg Wallace after working with TV duo for 20 years

The judge has been a regular on the cooking competition (pictured, file photo) for around 20 years, as an extra judge who comes in for the quarter final episodes.

Events

4 d. ago Revealed: The new favourite to become next MasterChef host after BBC sacks 'heartbroken' John Torode

The Australian chef (pictured), 59, was axed from the cooking competition in an announcement from the broadcaster on Tuesday afternoon.

Politics

4 d. ago Democracies around world must form new alliance to counter China, says Sunak

The US must realise no single country can face down an ‘axis of authoritarian states’ including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, Rishi Sunak said.

Politics

5 d. ago Can Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?

Twenty-five years since Olympic glory, the perennial underachievers try again with a last-eight clash with ItalyThe perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. How can a side packed with some of the world’s finest players continually make early exits at tournaments, fail to look cohesive and even endure a chastening 8-0 defeat against England at Euro 2022? How can great talents such as Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Chelsea’s Guro Reiten and the Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg not thrive together in their national-team kit?Stop there. Hold that thought. Something is stirring. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Is this the summer when Norway will deliver on their potential, offered not just by Graham Hansen, Reiten and Hegerberg but Arsenal’s Frida Maanum and players from Manchester United, Atlético Madrid and Lyon? And with an English head coac...

Politics

5 d. ago Will Norway finally fulfil potential and end long wait for success at Euro 2025?

Twenty-five years since Olympic glory, the perennial underachievers try again with a last-eight clash with ItalyThe perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. How can a side packed with some of the world’s finest players continually make early exits at tournaments, fail to look cohesive and even endure a chastening 8-0 defeat against England at Euro 2022? How can great talents such as Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Chelsea’s Guro Reiten and the Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg not thrive together in their national-team kit?Stop there. Hold that thought. Something is stirring. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Is this the summer when Norway will deliver on their potential, offered not just by Graham Hansen, Reiten and Hegerberg but Arsenal’s Frida Maanum and players from Manchester United, Atlético Madrid and Lyon? And with an English head coac...

Politics

5 d. ago CIA historian Tim Weiner: ‘Trump has put national security in the hands of crackpots and fools’

The longtime chronicler of the spy agency on his Legacy of Ashes follow-up and what keeps him up at nightIt may seem perverse to pity the Central Intelligence Agency. The powerful spy organization’s history is rich with failures and abuses – from the Cuban missile crisis to the post-9/11 torture program to its role in the overthrow of a long string of democratically elected leaders. But among the many consequences of Donald Trump’s open hostility toward America’s intelligence community is that no less a CIA critic than Tim Weiner now sounds like a defender.To understand why, Weiner – author of the unsparing history of the agency, the 2007 bestseller Legacy of Ashes – suggested a thought experiment in a recent interview: imagine spending years as an intelligence officer, working diligently to subvert the Kremlin, only to watch the US stand with Russia, Iran and North Korea, as it did in February when it voted against a UN resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine. In that moment,...

Politics

6 d. ago Kim Jong Un's military has 'hugely improved' and is now a much greater threat to South Korea and US troops based there after six months of fighting against Ukraine

North Korea has used the conflict as a testing ground to refine its combat strategies, according to an intelligence assessment shared with The Times .

Events