2 h. 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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48 h. 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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63 h. ago Russian train crash blocks vital line carrrying North Korean weapons to frontline

A vital route carrying weapons from North Korea for Vladimir Putin's troops in Ukraine has been blocked after a major train crash on the Transbaikal railway

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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea before South Korean leader’s visit to China

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch hours before Lee Jae Myung was due to head to Beijing North Korea launched ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, just hours before South Korea’s president was due to leave for talks in China expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear programme.South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that they detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region at about 7.50am local time. They said the missiles flew about 560 miles (900km) and that South Korea and US authorities were analysing details of the launches. Continue reading...

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Russian 'ghost ship' sank while smuggling nuclear parts was likely on its way to North Korea

A Russian cargo ship sank in December 2024, with Spanish investigators concluding that it was actually smuggling nuclear reactor parts to North Korea

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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 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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2 w. ago Rob and Michele Reiner died minutes after attack, says death certificate, as children announce memorial

Two of the couple’s children have said they are planning a memorial service for their parents, as further details are released about their cause of death earlier this monthNew details have emerged about the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered on Sunday 14 December in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.Their death certificates have been released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by TMZ and reported by multiple US outlets. They record that Rob Reiner’s body was found at 15.45, and Singer Reiner’s at 15.46. The cause of death for both is given as “multiple sharp force injuries” with the circumstances described as “homicide” and “with knife, by another”. Continue reading...

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2 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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2 w. ago Rob and Michele Reiner's children announce memorial service for murdered parents

Jake and Romy Reiner announced that a memorial will be held for their parents. Their brother, Nick Reiner, is charged with their murders.

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2 w. ago North Korea warns Japan’s nuclear ambitions must be ‘prevented at any cost’

The statement comes after an official at Japan’s prime minister’s office said Tokyo should ‘possess nuclear weapons’

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3 w. ago North Korea admits sending 'loyal' troops to hunt mines for Putin in rare confession

Dictator Kim Jong Un was seen smiling with injured soldiers who came back from helping his friend Vladimir Putin, on the frontline of his illegal invasion of Ukraine, in wheelchairs

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3 w. ago Freddy Brazier reveals he has reconnected with estranged grandmother Jackiey Budden after claiming she 'lied to him'

Freddy, 21, reveals the pair attended Albin's memorial service in remembrance of his mother, Jade Goody - who is also the late daughter of Jackiey.

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3 w. ago Hundreds of foreigners to run inside restricted North Korea for marathon 'like no other'

North Korea will welcome hundreds of international runners for the 2026 Pyongyang International Marathon on April 5, marking the second year in a row the secretive nation has opened its borders

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4 w. ago North Korea building 'super palaces' for world leaders like Putin and Trump

North Korea is racing to build three lavish palaces in its capital city of Pyongyang, each the size of two football pitches, amid reports they could be for Vladimir Putin

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4 w. ago Quentin Tarantino needs to stop criticising films and start making them again | Peter Bradshaw

Trolling wokesters, disparaging Paul Thomas Anderson, insulting Paul Dano the controversial director plays to type with his list of the top 20 best films of the 21st centuryDid Quentin Tarantino just put Paul Dano into the alpha league of the world’s most loved and admired movie actors?His recent insults aimed at Dano counterprovoked a flood of defensive praise, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Dano’s costar in There Will Be Blood, publicly endorsing it. But was Tarantino’s pronouncement just bluster and flex? Will he end up casting Dano in his next film – a turnaround like Donald Trump making nice with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after pretty much threatening him with nuclear war? Or are we witnessing a kind of midlife emotional crisis in the heart of one of the most brilliant directors of his generation? I speak as a superfan with reservations. Continue reading...

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