10 h. ago North Korean runner claims gold as country stages first international marathon in six years

Some 200 overseas athletes run in race held as part of birthday celebration of country’s founder

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16 h. ago Camping in the wild heart of Italy – en suite rooms and fabulous restaurant optional

In the rugged Maiella national park, a secluded campsite offers everything from pitches to hotel-style rooms, guided walks to Abruzzo hospitalityThere was a shift in atmosphere as a pewter cloud rumbled overhead. As we approached the end of our walk in the Maiella national park, we stopped beside the remains of a second world war prison camp, deep in the park’s corn-coloured hills, and Lisa, our guide, told us a story as dramatic as the simmering sky. In 1943, a band of prisoners, including New Zealand corporal John Broad, fled the camp and spent seven bitter winter months hiding out in caves before eventually making it across British lines. That they survived was thanks to the kindness and bravery of local families, who risked their own safety, and hunger, to help them stay alive and avoid German patrols.Lisa told us that Broad later described the impoverished Abruzzesi as the country’s true gold, and the sun suddenly sliced through the cloud as though in d...

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61 h. ago North Korean defector recalls the harrowing moment he was forced to watch a public execution at just 11 years old

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Two-time North Korean defector Timothy Cho broke down in tears on LADbible TV as he recalled his tragic start in life.

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3 d. ago Rival gold miners in Bolivia fight using dynamite, leaving at least 6 dead

Bolivian police say that at least six people were killed in a clash between dynamite-bearing gold miners in the country's northwest, a rare instance of territorial disputes between the nation’s mining cooperatives turning fatal

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5 d. ago North Korean IT worker spies now targeting jobs across Europe, researchers warn

One agent operated ‘at least 12 personas’ across Europe and US, report says

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1 week ago North Korean ace wanted by Liverpool 'vanished for three years' after nuke test

Han Kwang-Song was tipped for the top after being courted by Liverpool, Manchester City and Juventus - but his career was derailed by Kim Jong-un

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1 week ago Why are there no Premier League matches being played this weekend?

The FA Cup takes centre stage this weekend as domestic football returns from the international break without the Premier League as the likes of Manchester City and Aston Villa eye progress

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1 week ago Kim Jong Un inflames WW3 tensions as he shows off new war plane capable of 'wiping out' enemies

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been pictured inspecting the country's new Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) war plane as it soars through the sky

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1 week ago Edinburgh International Festival: Scotsman critics on which shows to book tickets for

With tickets for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival now on sale, Scotsman critics Kelly Apter, Joyce McMillan, Fiona Shepherd and Ken Walton offer their first impressions of this year’s programme

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1 week ago Elon Musk 'super fan' releases 'North Korea propaganda' music video as people beg it's not real

An Elon Musk music video has gone viral with many doubting if it is real - one person wrote that the song resembles 'North Korean propaganda songs about Kim Jong Un'

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1 week ago Time is not on Tuchel’s side to raise England’s tempo before the World Cup | Jacob Steinberg

New head coach must find a way to focus Jude Bellingham and bring Premier League style to international stageThomas Tuchel does not have time on his side after opting not to oversee England’s Nations League games in November. He has looked to hit the ground running, just as he did when he won the Champions League four months after joining Chelsea, but building rhythm in international football is not easy. The players are not around for long and some games drift into irrelevance. Tuchel has started with two straightforward wins but neither set the pulse racing. The awkward reality is that qualification lacks jeopardy these days. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marcus Rashford receives stark England warning as Thomas Tuchel sets clear tone

Marcus Rashford returned to the international stage this month after receiving a call up by new England manager Thomas Tuchel

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2 w. ago Fresh headache for England star Kyle Walker as mistress Lauryn Goodman plans to release tell

Sources close to Ms Goodman, who has two children with the England international, say she is in the early stages of the book and has been hunting for a ghostwriter.

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2 w. ago Kim Jong Un will send more soldiers and arms to join Putin's war in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his unwavering support for Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday after he vowed to continue backing Russia amid its ongoing deadly invasion of Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Russian official thanks North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for Ukraine war support

In late February, South Korea's spy agency said North Korea appeared to have sent additional troops to Russia. South Korean media put the number of newly sent North Korean soldiers at about 1,000 to 3,000

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's behaviour has chilling echoes of North Korea as critics slam him for using kids as 'props'

President Donald Trump's decision to sign an executive order gutting the Department of Education has sparked outrage and drawn eerie comparisons to North Korean tactics

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2 w. ago Two men found guilty over £4.8m Oxfordshire gold toilet heist

Michael Jones convicted of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal propertyTwo men have been found guilty of the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from the Oxfordshire country house where Winston Churchill was born.Blenheim Palace’s 18-carat lavatory was stolen in September 2019 while it was featuring in an art exhibition and is believed to have been split up and disposed of. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Three North Koreans tied up and brutally executed in front of horrified villagers

Three North Korean men have been executed, each shot 90 times, before their bodies were burned in front of horrified spectators in Songjong-ri after they attempted to flee to South Korea

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3 w. ago North Korean soldiers sent in ‘suicidal attacks’ to soften up Ukraine troops for Putin’s final push in Kursk

As US negotiators arrive in Moscow for ceasefire talks, World affairs editor Sam Kiley looks at how Vladimir Putin’s forces fought back in Kursk

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3 w. ago Artists have the power to stand up for truth, says Edinburgh festival director

Performers can fight cynicism in age of Trump, says Nicola Benedetti as she announces 2025 programmeMusicians and artists should challenge disinformation and cynicism in global politics by standing up for fundamental truths, the violinist Nicola Benedetti has said.Benedetti, the director of the Edinburgh international festival, said the arts played an essential role during periods of turmoil by showing the best of human achievement. Continue reading...

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