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A street is decorated with the flags of China and North Korea in Pyongyang, June 8, 2026

North Korea / 8 June 2026

Xi and Kim set for talks in North Korea

8 June 2026

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Snippets of news from around the globe

People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, June 5, 2026

East Asia / 5 June 2026

Chinese leader Xi will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019

5 June 2026

In this photo provided on May 8, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a major munitions factory at an undisclosed location, North Korea, May 6, 2026

Round-up / 8 May 2026

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8 May 2026

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 11, 2025

The Koreas / 24 April 2026

Prosecutors call for 30-year prison term for ousted South Korean President Yoon

24 April 2026

Animal rights activists attempt to break into Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, April 18, 2026

Round-up / 19 April 2026

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19 April 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a parade with his daughter in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 25, 2026

Round-up / 6 April 2026

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6 April 2026

A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, February 26, 2026

North Korea / 10 March 2026

North Korean leader’s sister slams US-South Korea joint war games

10 March 2026

Uzbekistan's Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva (centre) battles for the ball with North Korea's Ri Hye Gyong (right) and Myong Yu Jong during the Women's Asia Cup soccer match between North Korea and Uzbekistan in Sydney, March 3, 2026

Women’s football / 3 March 2026

Hat-trick hero Myong leads North Korean revival at Women’s Asian Cup

3 March 2026

People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris

Round-up / 13 February 2026

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13 February 2026

Kim Jong Un, center, inspects test-flights of hypersonic missiles, in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 4, 2026

Round-up / 7 January 2026

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7 January 2026

Passers-by stand in the light of a fire department help point in Berlin, Germany, January 3, 2025, during a power cut in south-west Berlin after a fire on a cable bridge. Photo: Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP

World / 4 January 2026

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4 January 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the December 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea

East Asia / 3 December 2025

South Korean president considers an apology to North Korea over past leafletting and drone use

3 December 2025

Curious onlookers look on as military personnel stand guard near a school where explosions reportedly occurred, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

Round-up / 7 November 2025

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7 November 2025

Kim Jong Un (back, third left) stands in front of the coffin of Kim Yong Nam at an undisclosed location in North Korea, November 4, 2025

East Asia / 6 November 2025

North Korea slams US sanctions on cybercrimes

6 November 2025

This photo provided by North Korean government shows the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 9, 2025

North Korea / 10 October 2025

North Korea's Kim vows to build a 'socialist paradise'

10 October 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front right) shakes hands with Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 9, 2025

North Korea / 9 October 2025

North Korean Workers' Party celebrates 80th anniversary

9 October 2025

This photo provided on September 30, 2025, by the North Korean government, Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) meets with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 29, 2025

East Asia / 7 October 2025

China's PM to visit North Korea in highest level visit since 2019

7 October 2025

People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, northern Philippines as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area, September 22, 2025

Round-up / 22 September 2025

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22 September 2025

World / 24 August 2025

North Korea’s Kim oversees new missile defence test

24 August 2025

This photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during a national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on August 10, 2022. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

World / 28 July 2025

North Korea rejects overtures from new South Korean government

28 July 2025

A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025

Round-up / 18 July 2025

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18 July 2025

A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, (top left) and South Korean army soldiers (bottom right) are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June 12, 2025

East Asia / 4 July 2025

Unidentified man crosses fortified land border from North to South Korea, military says

4 July 2025

This frame grab from a video provided May 8, 2025, shows smoke rise following Israeli airstrikes that targeted hilltops near Nabatieh town, south Lebanon

Round-up / 8 May 2025

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8 May 2025

A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's missiles launch

World / 10 March 2025

North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the sea in response to South Korean and US war games

10 March 2025

South Korean military investigators examine the site where a

World / 6 March 2025

South Korean fighter jets injure 8 after accidentally bombing own civilians

6 March 2025

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows wh

World / 7 January 2025

North Korea tests new hypersonic intermediate-range missile

7 January 2025

A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean President Yoo

Features / 6 January 2025

After the failed coup: Korean crisis rumbles on

6 January 2025

Between military provocations against the DPRK and factional warfare at home, President Yoon’s martial law crisis continues to rock the South Korean state — and the US has to have known it was coming, writes KENNY COYLE

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a press b

World / 3 December 2024

South Korean parliament declares president's ‘emergency martial law’ invalid

3 December 2024

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) attends a meeting i

World / 18 November 2024

North Korean leader Kim calls for ‘limitless’ expansion of military nuclear programme

18 November 2024

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its l

World / 15 November 2024

North Korea's Kim views tests of exploding drones and calls for production to be stepped up

15 November 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets North Korean Foreign

World / 6 November 2024

Russia ratifies mutual military assistance treaty with North Korea

6 November 2024

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry press ser

World / 1 November 2024

North Korea vows to back Russia until victory

1 November 2024

A TV screen shows an image of soldiers believed to be from N

World / 21 October 2024

South Korea demands North Korea pulls its troops out of Russia immediately

21 October 2024

A TV screen reports North Korea has blown up parts of northe

World / 15 October 2024

North Korea blows up unused roads linking to South Korea

15 October 2024

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to the media a

World / 14 October 2024

Ukraine's Zelensky accuses North Korea of sending troops to aid Russia

14 October 2024

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missiles lau

World / 18 September 2024

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into the sea

18 September 2024

Mpox vaccine MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish comp

World / 5 September 2024

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5 September 2024

A balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen in a paddy

World / 11 August 2024

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11 August 2024

Russian Emergency paramedics roll a stretcher with a residen

World / 11 August 2024

Russian drone strike kills two people in Kiev as Ukraine continues border attack

11 August 2024

World / 5 August 2024

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5 August 2024

Vietnamese President To Lam delivers a speech during a news

World / 4 August 2024

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4 August 2024

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, peopl

World / 29 July 2024

Thousands rescued after flooding hits North Korea

29 July 2024

South Korean army soldiers collect the trash from a balloon

World / 24 July 2024

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24 July 2024

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fenc

World / 19 July 2024

South Korea restarts blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea

19 July 2024

A U.S. Army's armoured vehicle moves during an exercise in P

World / 1 July 2024

North Korea test-fires missiles in response to first ‘multi-domain’ trilateral manoeuvres by US, Japan and South Korea

1 July 2024

Visitors use binoculars to see the North Korean side from th

World / 25 June 2024

South Korea threatens to restart border broadcasts in response to North's rubbish balloons

25 June 2024

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jo

World / 21 June 2024

South Korea summons Russian ambassador to protest against the country’s new defence pact with the North

21 June 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Vietnamese Presi

World / 20 June 2024

Putin signs a dozen deals with Vietnamese counterpart in latest Asia trip

20 June 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korea's le

World / 19 June 2024

Putin and Kim sign agreement against ‘aggression’ from Western nations

19 June 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and North Korea's l

World / 18 June 2024

Putin says Russia and North Korea can beat Western sanctions ahead of meeting

18 June 2024

South Korean soldiers dismantle loudspeakers that set up for

World / 9 June 2024

South Korea set to resume anti North loudspeaker broadcasts in border regions

9 June 2024

South Korean residents living near the border with North Kor

World / 4 June 2024

South Korea suspends military agreement with North Korea amid rising tensions

4 June 2024

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows wha

World / 27 May 2024

North Korea accused of planning to put second spy satellite into orbit

27 May 2024

World / 20 May 2024

World in brief: May 20, 2024

20 May 2024

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile laun

World / 18 March 2024

North Korea launches missile test, in response to South Korean-US war games

18 March 2024

World / 21 January 2024

North Korea stresses strong alignment with Russia

21 January 2024

Demonstrators take part in a lie-in at the Norwegian Parliam

World / 19 January 2024

World in brief: January 19, 2024

19 January 2024

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, left, sails with South

World / 17 January 2024

Tensions deepen with North Korea as the US and it’s ‘stooges’ conduct naval drills

17 January 2024

Package tour in the Kumgang mountains, 2013

Books / 16 January 2024

Normal life in North Korea

16 January 2024

Given the prevalence of negative propaganda, KEITH BENNETT welcomes a rare picture book of the DPRK that seeks to present rather than sensationalise

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's military exe

World / 7 January 2024

Row in Korea as South claims North has been firing at sea border

7 January 2024

In this image from video provided by SpaceX, South Korea lau

World / 4 December 2023

Pyongyang slams US double standards after South Korea launches spy satellite from US soil

4 December 2023

The Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang, North Korea.

World / 28 November 2023

Amnesty condemns South Korea for jailing man who wrote poem in praise of North

28 November 2023

Transporting goods on the Ho Chi Minh Trail from North Vietn

Books / 4 August 2023

Many Vietnams

4 August 2023

GAVIN O’TOOLE recommends an account of the post WWII global movement that allied socialist countries against US imperialism

DISHONOUR AND HONOUR: (L to R) A US Lockheed F-80C Shooting

Features / 27 July 2023

Britain's fatal junior-partner relationship with the US

27 July 2023

On the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice, JOHN ELLISON looks at a moment in time when the US almost resorted to its nuclear arsenal and Britain nearly ended up colluding