9 h. 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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50 h. 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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57 h. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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

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4 d. 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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5 d. 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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7 d. ago Trump hints at possible Kim Jong Un meeting as he begins Asia tour

Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to restore diplomacy with the North Korean dictator

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8 d. ago North Korea building museum to celebrate troops helping Russia fight Ukraine

North Korea is building a new memorial museum in Pyongyang to pay tribute to its army's military contributions to help "liberate" the Kursk region in Western Russia

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8 d. ago North Korea builds memorial to soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine

Kim Jong Un says alliance with Russia ‘now rising to historic peak’

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8 d. ago 'Considerable chance' Trump may meet North Korean tyrant Kim Jong

The American president is due to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in South Korea next week.

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9 d. ago North Korea fires 'new hypersonic missiles' capable of carrying nuclear warheads

Kim Jong Un's military is claimed by North Korea to have used a new hypersonic system to test fire missiles and has called it strategic implying they are designed to be armed with nuclear warheads

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9 d. ago What is South Korea’s ‘monster missile’, and what does it mean for relations with the North?

The Hyunmoo-5 ‘bunker’ buster’ missile can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deployment at the end of the yearSouth Korea has said it will begin deploying its largest ballistic missile yet at the end of the year – a projectile known as the “monster missile” by local media – marking a significant upgrade of its conventional arsenal as tensions rise with nuclear-armed North Korea.Defence minister Ahn Gyu-back recently told Yonhap News that South Korea must build a “considerable” number of the Hyunmoo-5 missiles in order to “achieve a balance of terror” in the face of the threat posed by the North, and that a next-generation missile with even greater power is needed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago North Korean women win world weightlifting championship thanks to 'short arms and legs'

Despite its controversial political climate, North Korea continues to shine as a weightlifting powerhouse, with Song Kuk Hyang and Park Hyejeong smashing records and dominating the world stage

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1 week ago The Latest: Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week

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1 week ago North Korea fires ballistic missiles days before Trump's visit to South Korea

North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles in its first such weapons test in five months, the South Korean military said, in a move that comes days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit the region.

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1 week ago Kim Jong Un channels 'Danny from Grease' in mad new images of tubby despot

The North Korean supreme leader took a mooch around the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm for the final stages of its development - but that was the least interesting part of the tour

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