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Published May 22, 2025  •  Last updated 12 hours ago  •  2 minute read British man Harry Jaggard, who runs a travel channel on YouTube, managed to enter North Korea for an international marathon in April. Photo by Harry Jaggard /YouTube A British man who runs a popular YouTube travel channel…

Asia Pacific | Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/world/asia/north-korea-destroyer-accident.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. He vows to punish as criminals those…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes to modernize his naval forces. It’s not common for North Korea to acknowledge military-related…

A new North Korean warship was damaged in a “serious accident” during a launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday in a rare admission of failure by the secretive nuclear-armed state. The 5,000-ton destroyer slid off a flatcar because of “inexperienced command and operational carelessness…