2 h. ago How Kim Jong Un left North Koreans to die of COVID: Citizens left to 'fend for themselves', imprisoned for years if they defied lockdown rules and sent to labour camps for not wearing masks

More than two years after the outbreak of Covid-19, North Korea finally declared it had recorded its very first case of the virus. In reality, North Koreans had been suffering worse than anyone else

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14 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia can defend itself, says Putin, as North Korea sends more soldiers

Death toll rises to 28 after Russian attack on Kyiv apartments; Zelenskyy planning to attend Nato summit in The Hague. What we know on day 1,212Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy but only during a “final phase” of negotiations “so as not to sit there and divide things up endlessly, but to put an end to it”. Putin made his customary false accusation that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine’s legitimate president.In a round-table interview in St Petersburg with international news agencies, Putin said on Nato: “We do not consider any Nato rearmament to be a threat to the Russian Federation, because we are self-sufficient in terms of ensuring our security.” Russia has brought in thousands of North Korean soldiers to help defend Kursk; and has relied on a flood of arms and ammunition from North Korea as well as Iranian drones and missiles to wage war on Ukraine; while also receiving suspected help from China to continue arming a “spec...

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26 h. ago North Korea will send 5,000 military construction workers to Russia, Kremlin says

Sergei Shoigu says North Korean workers will help repair damage from Ukrainian incursion in Kursk

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51 h. ago Oxford Street pedestrianisation is going ahead after 'North Korean' levels of support, says Sadiq Khan

Two-thirds of responses to City Hall consultation backed mayor’s plans

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3 d. ago North Korea suffered more than 6,000 casualties in Ukraine, UK intelligence says

North Korea’s total casualties amount to more than half of the approximately 11,000 DPRK troops initially deployed to Kursk, says UK

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4 d. ago Protests across US as Trump’s military parade concludes; some rallies thwarted by violence and threats – live

Millions show up to thousands of anti-Trump demonstrations as Virginia and San Francisco report vehicles driving into crowdsMillions across US turn out for anti-Trump protestsTanks roll through Washington as Trump hosts paradeIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump’s military parade under way amid mass protests across US; some rallies thwarted by violence and threats

Millions show up to thousands of anti-Trump demonstrations despite killings in Minnesota; Virginia and San Francisco report vehicles driving into crowdsFull report: Millions across US turn out for anti-Trump protestsTanks to roll through Washington as Trump hosts US military paradeIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else...

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4 d. ago Minnesota police urge public to avoid ‘No Kings’ protest after Democratic lawmakers shot – live

Minnesota state patrol says ‘No Kings’ flyers were found in the shooting suspect’s vehicleDemocratic lawmaker killed in Minnesota in ‘politically motivated’ attacksIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump’s military parade taps an ancient tradition of power: from Mesopotamia to Maga

Critics see echoes of authoritarianism, a break from the US’s usual restraint on military displayTo Donald Trump, the inspiration is the pomp and pageantry of Bastille Day, France’s annual celebration of the 1789 revolution.For his critics, it is redolent of the authoritarian militarism proudly projected by autocracies like Russia, China and North Korea. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago North Korea says it has repaired its damaged destroyer and launched it in the water

North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it in the waters

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8 d. ago White House slams 'fake news' report Trump has big plans to send 9,000 migrants to notorious terrorist detention center

In February, Trump deployed members of the Armed Forces to expand the capacity of a detention facility at the Cuba base.

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8 d. ago Trump to send 9,000 migrants to notorious terrorist detention center as mass deportation plan ramps up

In February, Trump deployed members of the Armed Forces to expand the capacity of a detention facility at the Cuba base.

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8 d. ago The Latest: Trump defends National Guard deployment as protests spread to other cities

President Donald Trump is defending his decision to send Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to Los Angeles, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests

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9 d. ago Chinese man living illegally in US pleads guilty to smuggling weapons to North Korea

Authorities say illegal shipments included firearms, ammunition and military technology

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9 d. ago North Korea moves warship from botched launch to dockyard for repairs

Satellite imagery shows new destroyer at Rajin dockyard in country’s northeast

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9 d. ago Passenger trains between Russia and North Korea set to resume

The direct train service has been on hold since 2020

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1 week ago Katie Price forced to send Harvey back to college early after he smashes her £3,000 TV as she admits 'I'm knackered'

The former glamour model, 46, was sending her eldest son back to college early due to his outburst after he became frustrated and smashed the screen of the £3,000 TV.

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1 week ago ‘The stuff of dictatorships’: Trump admin threat to deploy military to LA protest met with angry reactions

The White House on Saturday said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to make arrests as anti-ICE protests entered their second day.

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1 week ago ‘Internal cause’ suspected after North Korea hit by major internet outage

Reclusive country’s entire internet infrastructure wasn’t showing up on monitoring systems for several hours before it started coming back slowly around midday

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1 week ago North Korea says it refloated capsized warship after botched launch

North Korea says ‘perfect restoration of destroyer will be completed without fail’ before end of month

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