North Korea has stopped tourists from visiting, just weeks after the first Western tourists entered the country for the first time in five years. North Korea sealed itself off at…
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Ukraine: North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South’s spy agency says
North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed others to the frontline in the western Kursk region, according to South Korea’s intelligence agency. It said the exact number…
North Korea: How Yu Hyuk went from begging to K-pop
Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in North Korea, nestled along the northern border…
Ukraine: Zelensky says North Korean troops back on front line
Ukraine’s president says North Korean forces have returned to the front line in Russia’s western Kursk region, after reports they were withdrawn last month due to heavy casualties. In a…
Russia: Ukraine says North Korean may have pulled out of front line
Ukrainian special forces fighting in Russia’s western Kursk region have told the BBC they have not seen any North Korean troops there for the past three weeks. A spokesman said…
USA: Donald Trump says he plans to reach out to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
US President Donald Trump said he plans to reach out to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un following his return to the White House. Trump was asked about his plans…
North Korea: Pyongyang says new hypersonic missile will ‘contain’ rivals
North Korea has claimed it fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead which “will reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region”. The launch on Monday…
N Korea: Pyongyang fires first ballistic missile in two months – Seoul
North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile towards the sea to its east, South Korea’s military said, in what is Pyongyang’s first missile launch in…
N Korea: Hackers stole $1.3bn of crypto this year – report
A total of $2.2bn (£1.76bn) in cryptocurrencies has been stolen this year, with North Korean hackers accounting for more than half that figure, according to a new study. Research firm…
USA: Fourteen North Koreans indicted on extortion allegations
A federal court in St Louis has indicted 14 North Koreans for allegedly being part of a long-running conspiracy aimed at extorting funds from US companies and funneling money to…