Smiling workers and victorious soldiers: North Korean propaganda reaches Moscow

For those accustomed to Russian propaganda, North Korean agitprop is a breath of fresh air in Moscow’s art galleries. The All-Russian Decorative Art Museum is currently hosting the exhibition DPRK: Country of Great People, a showcase of the arts...

OpenAI Banned ChatGPT Accounts Used by Chinese and North Korean Hackers to Develop Malware

OpenAI announced it has banned a series of ChatGPT accounts linked to Chinese state-affiliated hacking groups that used the AI models to refine malware and create phishing content. The October 2025 report details the disruption of several...

Two North Korean women face being sent to labour camps for 'unsocialist' breast implants

OpenAI Disrupts Russian, North Korean, and Chinese Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Cyberattacks

OpenAI on Tuesday said it disrupted three activity clusters for misusing its ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) tool to facilitate malware development. This includes a Russian‑language threat actor, who is said to have used the chatbot to help...

Grace on ice: Global skaters dazzle in North Korea

Dubai: Figure skaters from Russia, China, and North Korea dazzled audiences at the Pyongyang International Figure Skating Festival, held to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The event, staged in the North Korean...

FORCES: Russian NATO Arms Race

October 8, 2025: Russia and NATO have been engaged in an arms race since shortly after the end of World War II in 1945. To help with that, NATO was founded in 1949 as a coalition of European nations, plus the United States and Canada, to defend...

Weightlifting-North Korea's Song sets three records to take world championships gold

(Reuters) -North Korea's Song Kuk-hyang won her second World Weightlifting Championships gold medal with a dominant performance, lifting a record total of 270 kg to claim the women's 69 kg title in Forde, Norway, on Tuesday. Song, an Asian Games...

North Korean Hackers Have Stolen Over $2 Billion This Year: Elliptic

North Korea-linked hacking groups have stolen more than $2 billion worth of crypto assets so far this year, according to a new analysis from blockchain forensics firm Elliptic, the largest annual total ever recorded, and with three months of 2025...

Morning Brief: Gulf War Illness Finally Recognized, Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas Attack, China’s Premier to Visit North Korea

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The CDC finally recognized Gulf War illness after 30 years, giving veterans long-sought validation. In Washington, Trump weighs Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk missiles but vows not to escalate with...

China Hacked South Korea’s Government, But Was It Really North Korea?

“It was by accident,” Saber told The Diplomat when asked how the white hat hacker and their partner cyb0rg discovered what appears to be one of the most comprehensive known penetrations of the South Korean government’s digital infrastructure in...

Kim Jong-un's starving North Koreans 'cook up tigers and badgers' in desperation

Tigers are on the menu in North Korea (stock)(Image: Getty Images) North Koreans are serving up tigers and badgers in desperation after years of famine and the collapse of state systems push culinary boundaries. As Kim Jong-un gets the finer...

New Jersey Tells Women: Don’t Leave the State, Stay Here and Kill Your Baby

The state of New Jersey continues to push for access to abortion without limits – even beyond its state border. The New Jersey legislature has passed a bill issuing a “reproductive health travel advisory” for New Jersey women seeking abortions in...

Chinese premier to make highest-level visit in years for North Korea military parade

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Chinese premier to make highest-level visit to North Korea in years for military parade

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China's Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea in highest-level visit since 2019

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Enter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture

Hear the words Korean music and one’s mind inevitably goes to K-pop. But, lurking beneath Korea’s most lucrative export is a musical underground infused with imports: gabber raves in jimjibang saunas, MPC hip-hop jams in local BBQ joints, and...

Desperate North Koreans are eating tigers and badgers to survive, study finds

By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:45 EDT, 6 October 2025 | Updated: 21:42 EDT, 6 October 2025 Starving North Koreans are being forced to hunt, sell and eat tigers and badgers in order to survive, a new study has claimed....

Dennis Rodman on the biggest misconception about the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: "He was very gentle"

Kim Jong Un is one of the most divisive figures in the world. Meanwhile, one NBA legend who can undoubtedly relate to being a polarizing character is Dennis Rodman. Although he was a two-time winner of the prestigious Defensive Player of the Year...

From Somalia to North Korea: The Countries Where Bible Access Is Most Restricted

Millions of Christians are facing "extreme" or "severe" restrictions on accessing the Bible in nearly three-dozen countries, according to a recent report by the Bible Access Initiative. Bible Access List (BAL), a project by Open Doors...

7 Things: Foreign spending and illegal immigrant healthcare extend shutdown; Reed makes excuses in Montgomery while Ivey acts; and more …

7. In news that should surprise no one, gambling leads to corruption, and an audit has revealed Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison misspent $4.97 million in bingo funds on undocumented payments, including $3.16 million to employees and $2.16...