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Looking for a beach escape? North Korea just opened one.
Published: 02 Jul. 2025, 10:51 Updated: 02 Jul. 2025, 13:48 Visitors play at the new Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist zone that opened on July 1, North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun reported July 2. [RODONG SINMUN/NEWS1] For years, foreign tourists have...

Pyongyang shows footage of North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine for first time
North Korean soldiers killed in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Photo: The Korea Herald North Korean state-run media have released footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mourning his soldiers who were reported to have been killed in Russia's war...

North Korea Showed Photos Of Military Men Eliminated In The War Against Ukraine
9 Footage shows the DPRK dictator "mourning" the soldiers. For the first time, North Korea has recognized and shown the military personnel liquidated in the war against Ukraine. This is reported by Yonhap. Photos showing North Korean leader Kim...

Tearful Kim Jong Un seen mourning North Korean troops killed fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine
In a state media-run special, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is seen weeping over a casket draped with the insular nation's flag. (Credit: Reuters) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Footage aired on state media Monday showed dictator...

North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un weeps over coffins of troops he sent to die in Putin’s meatgrinder war in Ukraine
KIM Jong-un wept as he watched himself back draping flags over the coffins of North Korean troops he sent to die on Putin's front-line in Ukraine. Around 12,000 North Koreans were shipped over to fight for Russia - but they were ill-prepared for...

North Korea state TV airs program honoring soldiers killed in Russia
North Korea's state television has aired footage of leader Kim Jong Un viewing, together with a delegation from Russia, an art performance honoring soldiers. A program broadcast on Monday by Korean Central Television featured Kim watching the...

Korean sports body begins preparations for inter-Korean athletic exchanges
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) has begun groundwork for potential inter-Korean sports exchanges, signaling a proactive stance as the Lee Jae Myung administration continues to express openness to renewed dialogue with the North....
North Koreans swim and play at a beach resort touted as a boost for tourism
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Koreans swam, rode water park slides and enjoyed other water activities at a newly opened mammoth beach resort, state media reported Wednesday, as the country largely maintains a ban on the entry of foreign...

Pyongyang police crackdown on teen mobile payments
Police in Pyongyang have started an emergency crackdown after discovering that high school students in the capital’s central districts made over 150 mobile payments in just six months. Authorities worry that easy access to electronic payments is...

Emotional Kim Jong Un throws himself on coffin of North Korean soldier killed fighting for Russia in bizarre TV show
Diminutive North Korean leader Kim Jong un was shown throwing himself on a coffin of a soldier who was killed fighting for Russia in a bizarre patriotic TV show on state media Monday. The program showed North Korean and Russian officials weeping...

North Koreans take to the streets in rare protest against 'US imperialism' as WW3 fears escalate
North Koreans have taken to the streets in protest – but not against their despotic leader. Kim Jong-un rules the isolated nation with an iron fist, and shuns the outside world. Subsequently, his country is known for having people try to flee to...

North Korea, Russia Boosting Cultural and Arts Cooperation
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - North Korea and Russia discussed ways to boost culture and arts cooperation between the two countries, state media reported. The agreement was reached during a meeting between North Korean President Kim Jong Un and Russian...
North Korea's Kim seen draping coffins with flag at Russia treaty anniversary
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's state media showed on Monday leader Kim Jong Un draping coffins with the national flag in what appeared to be the repatriation of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine, as the countries marked a...

North Korea releases emotional footage of Kim Jong-un mourning soldier who fell in Kursk
Published: 30 Jun. 2025, 19:20 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sheds tears while in front of a coffin of a soldier who was dispatched to the Kursk region, during a ceremony held on June 29 at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North...

Georgia Today: Ga. Power freezes rates; Alleged North Korean scheme; Museum will display space rock
Orlando Montoya: Hello and welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, Georgia Power and the State Public Service Commission agree on a plan to freeze the utility's rates....

N. Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets With Russian Culture Minister
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250630/n-koreas-kim-jong-un-meets-with-russian-culture-minister-1122365863.html N. Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets With Russian Culture Minister N. Korea's Kim Jong Un Meets With Russian Culture Minister Sputnik International...

North Korea to boost cooperation with Russia in arts and culture
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly met with Russia's culture minister and expressed the importance of cultural exchanges between the two countries to deepen mutual understanding and ties. Monday's edition of the ruling Workers' Party...

N. Korea executes 23 defense workers in brutal crackdown
North Korea’s state security department has taken an ultra-hardline stance against “counterrevolutionary acts” at munitions factories in Jagang province earlier this year. Families of security officers at munitions factories circulated a report...

Jasper Sleet: North Korean remote IT workers’ evolving tactics to infiltrate organizations
Since 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed remote information technology (IT) workers deployed by North Korea leveraging AI to improve the scale and sophistication of their operations, steal data, and generate revenue for the...

North Korea, Russia Forge Stronger Cultural Collaboration
(MENAFN) North Korea and Russia have agreed to bolster their collaboration in the cultural and artistic realms, according to state media reports on Monday. The accord was reached during a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian...