5 h. 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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51 h. ago Bizarre reason Alan Titchmarsh's jeans were blurred on North Korean TV

Alan Titchmarsh's BBC show Garden Secrets has been aired in North Korea since 2022, but when images of his censored jeans went viral Brits were left scratching their heads

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56 h. ago North Korea fires ballistic missile after US sanctions bankers in blow to hopes for Trump

Pyongyang denounces latest US sanctions as ‘threat and blackmail’ that go against prospect of bilateral dialogue

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58 h. ago World War 3 fears rise as North Korea fires ballistic missile at South Korea

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Friday, South Korea's military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled

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4 d. ago US sanctions bankers it says launder cybercrime money to pay for North Korea’s nuclear weapons

Washington accuses Pyongyang of using a network of bankers, financial institutions and shell companies to launder money gained through IT worker fraud, cryptocurrency heist and sanctions evasion

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4 d. ago US sanctions bankers accused of laundering money to fund North Korea’s nukes

A network of bankers, financial institutions and shell companies are accused of diverting more than US$3 billion

Economics

5 d. ago Putin unveils major border plans with China and North Korea setting February 1 deadline

Russian President Vladimir Putin is continuing to strengthen his ties with China and North Korea with major development plans along the borders of each county as a deadline for work has been set

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5 d. ago Kim Yong Nam: North Korea’s former top diplomat and ‘head of state’ who served all three Kims dies aged 97

Kim Yong Nam represented North Korea on the world stage for decades and will receive a grand state funeral later this week

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5 d. ago Pakistan hits back at Donald Trump after he accuses US ally of testing nuclear weapons

US president claims China, Russia, Pakistan and North Korea are all testing nuclear weapons

Events

8 d. ago Putin meets North Korea puppet for 'outcast handshake' as they're choked with sanctions

While Ukraine dominates global headlines, Russia's Mad Vlad quietly courts North Korea – building a friendship that could reshape sanctions and global power plays

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9 d. ago Standing on their own: Cricket World Cup highlights drive to reclaim public space for Indian women | Emma John

As India’s most popular sport, cricket offers a forum to help change attitudes – educating men and empowering womenIf there was any better sight than India’s cricketers celebrating victory over Australia on Thursday, it was that of their supporters doing the same. For several hours, the nerves of the 35,000 spectators in Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium – most wearing Indian blue – had jangled in sympathy. As the home team booked themselves into Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final, the TV cameras picked out the men and women in the stands caught up in the flood of delight and relief. It was more than a moment of triumph – it was a vision of solidarity.But let’s leave the stands, now, and head to the city streets of Indore, the largest city in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It’s here that a pair of Australia players were sexually harassed as they walked from their hotel to a nearby cafe, the morning after last week’s game against England. They reported the incident, there was an immediate invest...

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1 week ago Trump rates Xi meeting a ‘12’ out of 10 and brags about relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un: Live updates

Trump lowered tariffs on China in exchange for promises to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the US

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1 week ago Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy

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1 week ago Woman reveals what it's really like to visit North Korea after finding sneaky way to explore without a tour guide

Just last year, North Korea opened its borders back up to tourism for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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1 week ago Trump ‘sad’ as he concedes the Constitution is ‘pretty clear’ on running for a third term: Live updates

In a show of military force hours before Trump’s arrival, North Korea launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters

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1 week ago Trump predicts ‘good deal’ with China as he arrives for crucial trade talks in South Korea: Live updates

In a show of military force hours before Trump’s arrival, North Korea launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters

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1 week ago Trump lands in South Korea for meeting with China’s Xi Jinping as US government remains shut down: Latest

In a show of military force, North Korea launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters

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1 week ago Trump news live: North Korea fires test missiles ahead of president’s visit to South Korea

In a show of military force, North Korea launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters

Events

1 week ago Trump waits on response after latest request to meet with Kim Jong Un

So far, there has been no response from the North Korean leader

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1 week ago North Korea's top diplomat meets with Putin on a visit to Russia

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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