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North Korea has declared war on decadent, Western-style love
Pyongyang has identified a new threat to the integrity of its socialist utopia, one so insidious and corrupting that it must be purged from the populace with the full force of the state. It’s not a new South Korean military exercise, a rebellious...

North Korea tests new air defense missiles under Kim’s direct supervision
State media reports and independent analysis indicate that, along with Kim Jong Un’s guidance, North Korea has conducted a test of its newly developed air defense systems. This test indicates North Korea’s expanding modernization of its military...

(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim says its military should become 'invincible' entity
(ATTN: CHANGES photos throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the armed forces to continue to develop into an "invincible" entity at a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of...

North Korean Hackers Having Another Record-Setting Year With $2 Billion in Stolen Crypto
North Korean hackers have once again smashed annual records for stolen crypto and are in stat-padding time at this point, having already racked up $2 billion for 2025 (according to a study by Elliptic). North Korea has made stolen crypto a major...

N. Korea appears to have begun military parade to mark 80th anniversary of ruling party's creation
North Korea appears to have kicked off a military parade in Pyongyang on Friday to mark the 80th founding anniversary of its ruling party, an informed source said. The nighttime military parade marks the first such event in two years, following a...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to build a 'socialist paradise' ahead of a likely military parade
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded what he called his country's fight against a U.S.-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world," as he addressed state anniversary...

North Korean military parade appears under way in capital, South Korea’s Yonhap
(Reuters) -North Korea appears to have begun a military parade in its capital Pyongyang to mark the 80th anniversary of the creation of its ruling party, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by...

FO° Talks: How Impeachments, Scandals and Corruption Shaped South Korea’s Politics
Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and academic & author David Tizzard explore South Korea’s turbulent political landscape, its regional alignments and the social and cultural issues shaping the country. Tizzard stresses that while South Korea is often in...

(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim says its military should become 'invincible' entity
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, background throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the armed forces to continue to develop into an "invincible" entity at a military parade marking the...

North Korean Military Equipment Achievements Very Significant - Medvedev
"The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has demonstrated all its capabilities: and the consolidation of the people living here, because a large number of Pyongyang residents took part in them [commemoration events]. And, of course, the armed...

TV Celebrity Dewi Sukarno Visits North Korea
Newsfrom Japan World Oct 10, 2025 18:26 (JST) Seoul, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)--Television celebrity Dewi Sukarno, who was the third wife of then Indonesian President Sukarno, has visited North Korea, the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency...

Foreign Minister Sugiono to visit North Korea
oreign Minister Sugiono is set to visit North Korea for a bilateral meeting with his counterpart over the weekend, marking the first visit from a high-ranking Indonesian official to the country in 12 years. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yvonne...

North Korea Turns 80 This Week as Kim Jong Un Promises to Continue the Nightmare of Socialism on the Population
(stephan), CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons On the TV show Archer, when North Korean agents capture the main character, international spy Sterling Archer, they announce, “We take you back to glorious Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”...
North Korean military parade appears under way in capital, South Korea's Yonhap
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[PHOTOS] North Korea's military parade marks party's 80th anniversary

(URGENT) N. Korea stages military parade Friday to mark 80th founding anniv. of ruling party: KCNA

Hamas and other groups reject ‘Foreign rule’ in Gaza, say governance is a ‘Palestinian Matter’
Amid the implementation of the first phase of the Gaza peace plan brokered by US President Donald Trump, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued a joint statement rejecting any form of “foreign rule” in...

Fish-slapping dance saved Palin in Venezuela and North Korea
When Sir Michael Palin was made to stop filming in Venezuela by paramilitaries and held at gunpoint, his freedom was won thanks to two pilchards and a perch. Palin, 82, who was filming his Channel 5 documentary in the troubled South American...

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now
Talented North Korean coders and developers have, for years, been getting hired for remote jobs at Western tech firms. Thousands of these so-called IT workers have earned billions for North Korea’s authoritarian regime by developing apps, working...

North Korea’s Kim pledges to build ‘affluent paradise’ on 80th anniversary of party founding
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to turn the country into an “affluent” socialist “paradise” during an event celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea, state media reported on Friday. Kim issued the...