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North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia this year, says South Korea

Kim Jong-un's soldiers, who have been fighting in Russia's Kursk region against the Ukrainian army, are said to have suffered heavy losses.

Euronews

Putin’s troops say they’re close to retaking Kursk from Ukrainian forces – here’s why it matters

Russia has ramped up its attempts to try and push Ukrainian troops out of the region in the past week

The Independent UK

North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI

The US agency said it refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as ‘TraderTraitor’

The Guardian - AU

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Kim Jong-un is launching a crackdown on North Korea’s drinking culture

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently chaired a meeting of the Korean Worker’s Party Secretariat, the body responsible for prescribing correct behaviour and ensuring it’s adhered to by party members. The party’s official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported that this meeting was convened to address various shortcomings in discipline (tangnaegyuryurŭl ranp'ok)…

The Conversation

Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen

His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in return, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Delays, edits, and no Son Heung-min: how North Korea watches the Premier League

State TV has started broadcasting matches, albeit with heavy-handed intervention of Pyongyang regime’s censors

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un vows ongoing support for Russia’s ‘just cause’

North Korean leader also pledged further development of nuclear forces; UK foreign secretary says no imminent peace talks with Russia. What we know on day 1,082

The Guardian - AU

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North Korea: Kim Jong-un is sending a second wave of soldiers to Ukraine – here’s why

North Korea is believed to be preparing to send another group of soldiers to come to Vladimir Putin’s aid in the war in Ukraine, despite heavy combat losses already suffered by troops from the east Asian country.

The Conversation

‘Stolen’ missile plans and ‘smart guy’ Kim Jong-un: Trump’s wildest claims in Sean Hannity interview

President Trump made a raft of unsettling claims concerning his foreign adversaries in part two of his sit-down Fox News interview

The Independent UK

North Korea preparing to send more troops to Ukraine war, says South Korea

Pyongyang said to be planning to increase support despite high casualties among estimated 11,000 already sent

The Guardian - UK

'IKEA' Finally Opens In North Korea—But There's A Catch

North Korea flaunts fake IKEA store, defying sanctions. Likely selling counterfeit goods, the store serves as propaganda while exploiting Western brands.

International Business Times UK

Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?

Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors

The Guardian - AU

North Korea Outlaws Hot Dogs in Crackdown on 'Treasonous' American Food

North Korea's latest ban targets hot dogs, with serving or selling them now treasonous and punishable by labor camp sentences.

Latin Times

Cocksure Kim Jong-un is raising the nuclear stakes. Is it time for South Korea to follow suit?

Under Donald Trump, the US may become an unreliable ally. The case is getting stronger for Seoul to build its own deterrent

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: US grants $6bn in aid to Ukraine before Trump inauguration

Aid package includes weapons and economic assistance to pay for critical government services; Ukraine foreign minister visits Syria. What we know on day 1,042

The Guardian - UK

Forget Risk, play Fantasy Football for Fascists: grudge matches, foul play and violent conduct guaranteed

Leading FFF teams include Donald Trump’s Mad Angry Geezers Athletic (Maga) and Vladimir Putin’s Greater Russia United (GRU)

The Guardian - UK

Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea

First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports

The Guardian - AU

North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt

State media in neighbouring country that has been ruled by a dictatorial dynasty since 1948 breaks silence to criticise President Yoon’s ‘gangster nation’

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The Guardian - AU

Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the controversial South Korean president who tried and failed to impose martial law?

Conservative former prosecutor has taken a hardline stance on North Korea and says he is ‘anti-feminist’

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskyy comments about Russian-held territory ‘a major concession’, says ex-UK ambassador – as it happened

Former UK ambassador to Russia says Zelenskyy playing ‘sophisticated game’ in calling for Kyiv-controlled territories to come under Nato umbrella

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russia says military ties with North Korea ‘actively expanding’

Russian defence minister says on visit that cooperation between the countries growing ‘in all areas’ while Kim Jong-un vows North will ‘invariably support’ Moscow’s war. What we know on day 1,011

The Independent UK

Russian defence minister makes unannounced visit to North Korea to deepen military ties

Andrey Belousov lands in Pyongyang after Ukrainian defence minister meets South Korean president in Seoul

The Independent UK

Satellite images show North Korea breaking sanctions to get million barrels of oil from Russia

Pictures show North Korean tankers repeatedly loading oil at Russian port, report by UK group claims

The Independent UK

North Korean General becomes first high-ranking military official injured in Ukraine, says report

North Korean general injured as British Storm Shadow missiles hit Kursk in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Seoul says Russia sent air-defence missiles to North Korea in return for troops

Kremlin dispatched weapons as payment for 10,000 troops deployed to support war in Ukraine, says South Korean official

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