32 h. ago Kim Jong Un has brought his daughter to Beijing. What to know about the possible North Korean heir

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his young daughter on a significant trip to China, marking her first known overseas appearance

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68 h. ago North Korea's Kim Jong Un to watch Beijing military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to Beijing by train to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that could demonstrate their potential three-way unity against the United States

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9 d. ago Christian Pulisic returns but Weston McKennie left off USMNT roster for friendlies

Pulisic will be back with the US after asking out of summer games22 players named to roster, with a 23rd expectedChristian Pulisic will return to the US men’s national team for the first time since his self-imposed absence from the team’s summer slate, having been named to the team’s roster for two friendlies against South Korea and Japan in the upcoming international window. However, in a surprise move, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie was not named among head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.Pochettino named 22 players for the friendlies, with US Soccer adding that a 23rd player is expected to be rostered at a later time. The federation did not elaborate as to whether this player could be McKennie, a US regular who came on as a sub for Juventus over the weekend, or some other player. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Doctor accidentally severs man's penis during enlargement surgery

A doctor performing a penis enlargement surgery on a fella in South Korea is said to have produced the opposite of the desired effect by severing his todger

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9 d. ago Handshakes and hope but little progress: a short history of Trump

US president is keen for a fourth meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but has little to show from the previous three encountersDonald Trump’s unshakeable belief in his ability as a peacemaker has raised the prospect of another attempt to solve one of the world’s most implacable crises: North Korea’s continuing development of nuclear weapons.During an occasionally fractious meeting with Lee Jae Myung in the White House on Monday, Trump did at least agree with South Korea’s liberal president on the need to engage with the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump's fearful moment when 'everyone went crazy' and 'rifles were pointing at him'

During a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump recounted a story from his time in office when he crossed the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea

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1 week ago Trump puts South Korea's leader on the spot about mysterious 'purge' going on in his country in uncomfortable Oval Office moment

President Donald Trump met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday and raised concerns about reports of ongoing violence in the country during their meeting in the Oval Office.

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1 week ago South Korea’s president heads into Trump talks on troops, trade and Pyongyang

Leftwing leader Lee Jae Myung will seek to dispel reputation as anti-American and pro-China at White House summit

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1 week ago North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test-firing of two types of new antiair missiles displaying his expanding military capabilities as the South Korean and U.S. militaries carry out joint drills

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1 week ago KPopped: the bizarre musical duel where South Korea’s hottest stars make the Spice Girls look like dead weight

This battle of the bands-style show teams western pop artists with K-pop stars to retool their songs. And it isn’t exactly flattering to the likes of Boy George, Vanilla Ice and TLCI would like to understand K-pop better, as I believe it is very popular with the kids. That sentence is a hard-working one: it introduces the information that I have spent this week watching the new Apple TV+ show KPopped (from Friday 29 August), while suggesting I am too old to have any hope of success. But it’s nowhere near as hard-working as a Korean pop star.This battle of the bands-style show aims to raise awareness of K-pop in the west like it’s lymphatic filariasis or something. The format reminds me of PE lessons. You know how gym teachers split groups of friends up, so they concentrate? Here, Korean boy and girl groups such as JO1 and Blackswan are split in half. Each half works with a famous western pop artist, re-tooling their best-known song in K-pop mode. The resulting performances are voted...

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1 week ago North Korea accuses South Korea of ‘deliberate provocation’ after warning shots fired at soldiers on border

Seoul says military fired warning shots on Tuesday after troops from the North briefly crossed borderSouth Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said on Saturday, after Pyongyang accused it of a “deliberate provocation” that risks “uncontrollable” tensions.South Korea’s new leader Lee Jae Myung has sought warmer ties with the nuclear-armed North and vowed to build “military trust”, but Pyongyang has said it has no interest in improving relations with Seoul. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kim Kardashian's bizarre beauty treatments in South Korea spark concern among fans

Kim Kardashian has sparked concern among her followers with a recent Instagram post, showcasing photos of unusual beauty treatments she underwent during her South Korea trip

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1 week ago Kim Jong Un's sister claims South Korea is 'stinky' in childish rant

Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, also declared that South Korea's dream of reconciliation was a 'pipedream' and that they were still the 'faithful dog' of Trump's America

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2 w. ago UK metals firms threaten to sue government over tariffs on steel imports from Asia

Companies send letter to business secretary complaining new rules were imposed with 24 hours’ noticeBusiness live – latest updatesUK metals companies have threatened to take legal action against the government over tariffs on raw steel imports from Asia which they claim have caused a “tsunami” of problems for the industry.Earlier this summer, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, reduced the amount of raw steel from Vietnam and South Korea that can be imported tariff-free in a move designed to protect UK raw steel makers, which face competition from cheap imports. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago My Cultural Awakening: Years & Years helped me accept my bisexual identity

Olly Alexander’s stage presence and his band’s lyrics pulled together the two sides of my nature, and accept my desire for menI first discovered Olly Alexander, of Years & Years, by accident. I was teaching English as a foreign language in South Korea, and I showed a video of a BBC Glastonbury roundup on the projector as part of the lesson. I remember glimpsing an incredibly cute blond guy on stage, and being transfixed. I knew immediately that he was gay because the way he moved was unashamedly fluid and graceful. He was doing a pirouette.The clip was so short there wasn’t even a mention of the name of the band, so I had to do some detective work. I Googled something ridiculous like “bleached hair gay man Glastonbury 2015” and trawled through hundreds of search results until I found him. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Korean president urges Japan to confront its colonial history in Liberation Day address

President Lee Jae Myung called on Tokyo to face its history in his Liberation Day address

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3 w. ago Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of frontline speakers

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border

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3 w. ago Oasis fans travel across the globe for Gallagher brothers final Scottish show

Thousands have headed through to the capital tonight, including fans from Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Columbia to hear their favourite tunes.

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3 w. ago Boy, 13, tragically dies after being 'thrown into river over £40 debt'

Abdou Ngom, 13, from Verduno, in the north of Italy is claimed to have been thrown into the Tanaro River by another teenager over a debt despite not knowing how to swim

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3 w. ago ‘They have 24 months to milk the hell out of it’: will Son signing open up Asia for MLS?

The South Korean superstar is one of the most beloved players on his home continent, giving MLS a valuable chance to raise its profileSouth Korean baseball fans have long been accustomed to organizing their weekends around MLB schedules – now it is time for the country’s soccer supporters to do the same with MLS.Son Heung-min has started his two-year contract with Los Angeles FC, coming just after the attacker helped Tottenham Hotspur become the biggest club in his homeland (even if claims of close to 13 million fans are surely wildly overexaggerated) and one of the biggest in his home continent. Now it is the time to see what he can do in Los Angeles on the field and what the club can do off it. Continue reading...

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