カテゴリー: North Korea
Naegohyang FC due to play Suwon FC in semi-final of Asian Women’s Champions League on WednesdayA North Korean women’s football club has arrived in South Korea for an AFC Women’s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the …
Western military may have targeted the Ursa Major, which went down after mysterious explosions, reports suggestA Russian cargo ship that suffered a series of mysterious explosions before eventually sinking off the south-east coast of Spain 17 months a…
Russian troops edge closer to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region; two people killed in Kherson after drone attack. What we know on day 1,530Russian troops are inching towards the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying to estab…
For Seoul, what to call the North is difficult when you view it as a rebel-held region awaiting reunificationOn a mild spring morning in central Seoul this week, a room of academics and lawyers gathered to debate a question: what should South Korea cal…
Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for RussiaKim Jong-un has praised North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up with grenades in order to avoid capture while fighting Ukrainian f…
Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO claimsNorth Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation…
Russian delegation visits Pyongyang; 16 killed in drone strikes across region; Zelenskyy accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over Chornobyl risks. What we know on day 1,524North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the troops from his country who foug…
Ukrainian leader said agreement related to military-industrial co-operation; Russia pounds city of Dnipro with missiles and drones. What we know on day 1,523Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed deals on security and energy cooperation with hi…
Washington reportedly limits satellite data after minister spoke publicly about suspected facility in North KoreaThe US has partly restricted intelligence sharing with South Korea after the country’s unification minister publicly identified a suspected…
Pyongyang making ‘very serious’ progress on producing weapons, with rapid rise in activity at main nuclear complexNorth Korea has made “very serious” progress in its ability to produce more nuclear weapons, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has war…
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict
‘Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,’ says president. What we know on day 1,500Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered on Thursday to provide Ukraine’s expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation i…
Kim Jong-un welcomed Alexander Lukashenko with lavish ceremony, including artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd North Korea and Belarus’s strongmen leaders signed a “friendship and cooperation” treaty on Thursday…
Kim Jong-un welcomed Alexander Lukashenko with lavish ceremony, including artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd North Korea and Belarus’s strongmen leaders signed a “friendship and cooperation” treaty on Thursday…
Projectile was fired toward the sea off North Korea’s east coast, the South Korean military said, days after Seoul and Washington launched major military drillsNorth Korea fired a projectile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, with…
Travel operators say Chinese and North Koreans can now buy tickets for services leaving this weekPassenger train services between China and North Korea are to resume this week, six years after their suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel o…