17 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

19 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

19 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

28 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

38 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

45 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

50 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

52 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

62 h. 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 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

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

4 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,...

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5 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 .

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6 d. ago WW3 fears spike as North Korea reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Putin his “unconditional support” on his Ukraine bloodbath

Events

7 d. ago Kim renews North Korea’s support for Russia over Ukraine, state media reports

Kim Jong Un vows full backing for Russia’s war in Ukraine as Lavrov visits Pyongyang to cement growing military alliance

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7 d. ago Russia's Sergei Lavrov hugs Kim Jong Un as he thanks North Korea for sending troops to Ukraine war

Relations between North Korea and Russia have flourished in recent years with Kim Jong Un suppling troops and ammunition to Ukraine's frontlines in return for economic and military help.

Events

9 d. ago WW3 fears as South Korea, US and Japan hold military drills to warn Putin and Kim Jong

Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers have urged North Korea to halt unlawful activities as the three nations flew advanced warplanes for a joint exercise in a show of force

Events

1 week ago Defector ‘tortured’ in North Korean detention facility to sue Kim Jong Un

Choi Min Kyung says she suffered physical and sexual abuse in North Korean detention after being repatriated from China

Politics

1 week ago Russian foreign minister to visit North Korea this week in latest sign of expanding ties

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to North Korea in the latest sign of the countries’ deepening ties during Russia’s war in Ukraine

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1 week ago South Korea sends back North Koreans who drifted on wooden boats across border

North Koreans sent back across their sea border after ‘failed efforts to contact Pyongyang’

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