Did Jeffrey Epstein Kill Himself?

Magic mushrooms are the latest trendy drug. But are they the harmless path to self-discovery as they are portrayed? Find out in our main story. Did Jeffrey Epstein kill himself? Epstein is quickly becoming a major controversy for the Trump...

North Korean APT Hackers Target Ukrainian Government Agencies to Steal Login Credentials

North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) hackers, specifically the Konni group, have shifted their focus to Ukrainian government agencies in a targeted phishing campaign aimed at stealing login credentials and distributing malware. This...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Raising children and expectations at NJIT commencement

As we come to the end of June, many parents are breathing a sigh of relief: Their children graduated another year of school. For a smaller subset, it is even more exciting: Their children have graduated from a college or university, with either an...

North Korean abductees group protests gov't crackdown on balloon leafleting campaigns

Published: 16 Jun. 2025, 18:52 Choi Seong-ryong, head of the Families of Abductees to North Korea Association, second from left, speaks at a press conference in front of the Seoul Government Complex Seoul in Jongno District, central Seoul, on June...

25,000 North Korean Industrial Workers to Man Russia’s Fast Growing Drone Production Lines

<p >Tens of thousands of North Korean industrial workers are being dispatched to Russia to support the local defence sector’s ability to produce modern military drones, as part of expanding defence cooperation between the two states....

Kim Jong Un Meets Russian Minister of Culture and Enjoys Art Performances

Hits: 23 PYONGYANG, Jun. 30 (KCNA): The peoples of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation are meaningfully commemorating as a common auspicious event the first anniversary of the historic DPRK-Russia Pyongyang summit,...

(Yonhap Interview) N. Korean POWs in Ukraine should not be repatriated against will: U.N. official

By Park Boram SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia should not be repatriated against their will and should be allowed to make an informed decision for themselves, the chief of the...

Chairman Kim Jong Un’s Children: North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons

In the run-up to the historic first summit between the U.S. and North Korea on 12 June 2018, then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo, under President Donald Trump’s instruction, visited Pyongyang and met with Chairman Kim Jong Un. According to Pompeo, Kim...

North Korea suffered more than 6,000 casualties in Ukraine, UK intelligence says

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Kim Jong Un meets Russian culture minister amid growing ties

Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova (2nd row 2-L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd row C) attend a performance in Pyongyang on Sunday. Lyubimova is visiting on the first anniversary of the signing of a North Korea-Russia comprehensive...

Why North Korea Is Ignoring South Korea Again

Past left-leaning governments in South Korea have sought greater engagement with North Korea, of which the Sunshine Policy, initiated by Kim Dae-jung in 1998, is a prime example. The policy sought to achieve “peaceful coexistence” between the two...

Executions, forced labour and starvation persist in North Korea, UN official says

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Wealthy youth dominate N. Korea’s private transport business

In some areas of North Korea, running a personal vehicle transportation business has become a lucrative opportunity for young people. But with the sector dominated by children of the country’s wealthy entrepreneurial class, entry barriers remain...

7/10/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: At Least 2 Dead, City Engulfed in Smoke as Russia Pounds Kyiv in Ten-Hour Onslaught Putin, Undeterred by Trump’s Words, Escalates His War Against Ukraine...

Abdul Qadeer Khan created nuclear weapons for Pakistan and almost for Iran and North Korea.

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Locals accuse tourists of ‘turning England's most beautiful village into North Korea’

Locals in a postcard-perfect Cotswolds village have resorted to putting up ‘no drone zone’ signs to stop tourists from flying them over their homes. Tourists capturing videos on drones have reportedly become an increasing problem in Castle Combe...

The images of Kim mourning the fallen soldiers were broadcast as part of an event in Pyongyang attended by Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova

Kim Jong Un meets with Russian Culture Minister Lyubimova — news agency

SEOUL, June 30. /TASS/. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova on June 29, who arrived in Pyongyang on a working visit, the Korean Central News Agency reported. During the meeting, Kim Jong Un emphasized...

DPRK's top leader meets Russian culture minister

PYONGYANG/MOSCOW, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with visiting Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported...

Kim Jong Un's policies led to North Koreans dying of COVID

More than two years after the world was blighted by the outbreak of Covid-19, North Korea finally declared it had recorded its very first case of the virus. In reality, North Koreans had been suffering the effects of Covid since 2020 like everyone...