All news on the topic: North Korea

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Putin’s forces accused of burning faces of dead North Korean soldiers to conceal their presence
Russian forces are allegedly trying to burn the faces of dead North Korean troops to hide their presence on the battlefield.
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South Korean leader calls for action over North Korean troops spotted in Russia
President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a Ukrainian delegation as the North Korean troop deployment threatens to expand the war.
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North Koreans granted internet access for the first time already have questionable search histories
Thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to fight for Vladimir Putin have reportedly taken up a new hobby after being given unfiltered access to the internet.
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Chinese OTC trader has been connected to laundering millions for North Korean hackers
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT detailed how the Chinese trader had been helping Lazarus Group launder funds since 2022.
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Why Putin has summoned North Korean troops to the frontlines in Ukraine
A senior Ukrainian military intelligence official has warned Russia is bringing thousands of North Korean soldiers to fight on the Ukrainian frontline.
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WW3 fears escalate as South Korea responds to Kim Jong-un blowing up roads with gunfire
Seoul reported that it believed North Korea would blow the roads up on Monday to severe connections between the two, a prediction that came to pass when the North detonated on Tuesday
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Britain warned it ’has three years to prepare for World War 3 due to specific threat’
A possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan could spiral into a global conflict, or even WW3, that Britain’s army is not fully prepared for - a top UK general has warned
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Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South
A high-profile North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to the South, Seoul’s spy agency has confirmed to the BBC.
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North Korea: How Pyongyang has leveraged its "friendship" with Moscow for decades
Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea resulted in the signing of a strategic partnership treaty, along with joint statements about fighting “the United States’ aggressive colonial aspirations.”
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Putin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’
Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state.
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The unbreakable union of unfree states: an axis of dictatorships is supporting the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine
Public discussions following Vladimir Putin’s May visit to China largely focused on exports of obscure tubers and beef cartilage to Beijing.
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Kim Jong-un’s new draconian laws include phone police roaming streets and divorce banned
Kim Jong-un is trying to quash Western influence from his closed-off nation, with sources claiming two new draconian laws have been brought in to make lives more difficult
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North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians
On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv.
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Donald Trump's former advisor claims he said Hitler 'did some good things'
Former advisers have claimed Donald Trump often praised rulers with absolute power, including Adolf Hitler, allegedly saying the Nazi leader 'did some good things' for Germany
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Traveller documents life inside 'wild' North Korea after visiting twice
Gunnar Garfors, from Oslo, Norway, has offered his top tips for those hoping to visit the country - and more importantly, the strict rules tourists must follow to avoid punishment.
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South Korea issues chilling warning to Kim Jong-un as North Korea deploys weapon
The South Korean military has warned it is ready to "overwhelmingly" respond to any provocations from North Korea as Kim Jong-un's regime continues to ramp up its weapons tests
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Kim Jong-un spends £122k importing lingerie for North Korea's 'pleasure squad'
North Korean elite officials enjoy lives of relative luxury while the vast majority of the population are left to scrape a living with many starving to death
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North Korean defector's fears for sister who she believes will 'die in jail'
Kim Kyu-li, who now lives in Morden, south London, managed to escape across the border into China before eventually travelling across the globe to find her new home in the UK.
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Five chilling signs UK and US are heading for World War 3 amid global unrest
After Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned that we are now moving 'from a post-war to a pre-war world', we look at the warning signs that could mean WW3 is near
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Kim Jong-un admires new gun-toting 'Transformers' battle robot in new photoshoot
North Korea's Kim Jong-un looked impressed in his latest public appearance as he was shown the Transformer-like battle robot, which is armed with a gun and decorated with radiation hazard symbol
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Kim Jong-un to have 'low key' 40th birthday amid 'neck injections'
The North Korean Supreme Leader, who is understood to be turning 40 today, does not follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather by having a birthday holiday assigned to him
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North Korea’s Kim says military should 'thoroughly annihilate' US if provoked
North Korea has welcomed in the new year by issuing further military threats against its neighbours in the south and the United States, saying it is prepared for all-out war
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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to draw up plans for 'nuclear missile attack'
North Korean despot Kim Jong-un ordered his top military leaders to prepare plans to launch nuclear bombs against South Korea as he claims the US has stoked tensions in the region
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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to 'accelerate war preparations'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told the army to "get ready for war" as he claimed that they were facing an "unprecedented" threat from the United States and its allies
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What you need to know about six global wars, conflicts and risks in 2024
The Mirror's Defence and Security Editor Chris Hughes fears the Red Sea will be a new focus of trouble in 2024, due to Iran-backed Houthis attacking Western shipping, with conflict continuing in Israel and Ukraine