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SEOUL — North Korea has completed construction of a massive tourist zone on its east coast, state media reported on Thursday (June 26), a key project driven by leader Kim Jong Un for years to promote tourism. With "great satisfaction", Kim attended an inaugural ceremony for the Wonsan Kalma coastal…

SEOUL — Since beginning his second term earlier this year, President Trump has spoken optimistically about restarting denuclearization talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he met for a series of historic summits in 2018 and 2019 that ended without a deal. “I have a great relationship with Kim Jong…

A 2.5-metre-tall sculpture was placed in front of the Capitol building in Washington, titled Dictator Approved. Even Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is depicted on the statue with a praising sentence he said about US President Donald Trump. The names of the creators are still a mystery. PM Orbán on the “sculpture of dictators” in Washington According to  Blikk , the new sculpture was placed on the National…

A top Russian official says North Korea is sending 1,000 mine clearing specialists and 5,000 soldiers to Russia’s Kursk region near the Ukrainian border. Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, announced the deployment on Tuesday following his latest talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Ukraine has…

By Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region. He is a graduate of…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to “unconditionally support” Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine, state-run media reported Thursday. The announcement came during a meeting with Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim affirmed that North Korea would…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has detained four officials who it says are responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, which outside observers say was damaged much more than the country has disclosed. The detentions came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over Wednesday’s…

North Korea has arrested a senior official over the failed launch of Kim Jong Un’s new warship that has enraged the country's dictator. Ri Hyong-son, deputy director of the Workers' Party's Munitions Industry Department, is among four people detained so far for their alleged role in the “serious accident" last…

North Korea authorities have detained three shipyard officials over the recent failed launch of a naval destroyer, an incident that leader Kim Jong Un said was caused by criminal negligence, state media said Sunday. The 5,000-ton-class destroyer was damaged Wednesday when a transport cradle on the ship’s stern detached early…