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Kim Jong Un is pledging to "unconditionally support" whatever Russia does to fight Ukraine. That comes after a report from early July that he wants to send 30,000 troops to Ukraine. North Korea, meanwhile, is estimated by Seoul to have supplied 12 million artillery rounds to Russia. North Korean leader…

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" Moscow's every effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, state media reported on Sunday, as the two countries held high-level strategic talks. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (pictured in April at the White House) and the State Department announced sanctions on accused North Korean hacker Song Kum Hyok on Tuesday for his part in a notorious hacking group called Andariel. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) --…

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The Wonsan Kalma coastal resort zone is now open in North Korea, following nearly seven years of construction, according to state media reports on Thursday. It features 54 hotels, cinema, beer pubs among others. Kim Jong Un, more often seen overseeing missile tests, was seen promoting the destination alongside his…

We fear for the life of waterslide tourist who nearly soaked Kim Jong Un Luke Alsford Published June 26, 2025 12:12pm Updated June 26, 2025 4:41pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video There is nothing like a water…

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…