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‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war

News that troops from North Korea could be joining Russians on the battlefield in Ukraine has caused deep concern in Seoul

The Guardian - AU

US says North Korean troops ‘fair game’ if deployed to fight in Ukraine

White House spokesperson John Kirby says North Korean troops were transported to Russia by ship

The Independent UK

North Korean Troops Sent To Russia, Pentagon Confirms

North Korean troops sent to Russia for training, raising global defense concerns. South Korea and Ukraine monitoring closely.

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The Guardian view on North Korea’s competing calendars: arranging the days of our lives

Editorial: Pyongyang may be moving away from its Juche dating system, but others cling to their own kinds of time despite the Gregorian supremacy

The Guardian - UK

North Korea fires barrage of missiles towards Sea of Japan

Launch comes just days after Pyongyang’s latest attempt to put a second spy satellite into orbit ended in failure

The Independent UK

South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment

Seoul demands immediate withdrawal of elite soldiers reportedly helping Russia in its war against Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Why are North Koreans troops in Ukraine? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un’s soldiers joining Putin’s war

US warns Pyongyang’s troops fighting inside Putin’s ‘meat grinder’ war would be legitimate targets

The Independent UK

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North Korean troops for Russia’s war in Ukraine: what we know so far

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has backed reports that Pyongyang is sending large numbers of personnel to help Putin

The Guardian - UK

North Korea blows up roads linking it with South, prompting warning shots at border

Roads have long been unused but destroying them sends clear message Pyongyang does not want to negotiate with Seoul, experts say

The Guardian - UK

North Korea has accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital – what is going on?

Pyongyang has reacted to an apparent flyover with furious rhetoric, ordering artillery units at its border with South Korea to ‘get fully ready to open fire’. What happened and how worrying is it?

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says North Korea providing personnel to Russia’s army

Increasing alliance between Russia and North Korea goes beyond transferring weapons, Ukraine leader says; Belarusian president says Putin’s nuclear weapons threat will ‘cool the ardour’ of Western adversaries. What we know on day 964

The Guardian - AU

North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say

Engineers said to be supporting missile launches and reports of North Koreans killed near Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

How to Survive a Dictator: North Korea review – can ‘28 years in hell’ really be a laughing matter?

Munya Chawawa pits his trademark raps and skits against interviews with a man denounced as ‘human scum’ – and a defector who ended up in a detention centre for decades. What emerges, against the odds, is witty and very well done

The Guardian - UK

Munya Chawawa: ‘The end of the world is hurtling towards us like a truck!’

The ‘fastest man on the internet’ has a new show about North Korea. He talks brainwashing, how we’re all suffering from apocalypse anxiety – and why the west is the real ‘big bad wolf’

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Trump’s nine weirdest nicknames for his political rivals, from Wacky Jacky to Tampon Tim

There’s the good, there’s the bad, and then there’s the plain ugly. Donald Trump is known for branding his political allies and enemies alike with a nickname. James Liddell takes us through his most memorable monikers

The Guardian - UK

How to Survive a Dictator: North Korea – Munya Chawawa might just make Channel 4 cool again

With this charming documentary-sketch mashup, it is clear that Chawawa has bossed the move from ‘internet’s favourite joker’ to bona fide television star

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Trump Accuses Harris Of Hating Israel, Weak On National Security

Vice President Harris refutes anti-Israel claims, criticizes Trump's foreign policy decisions, highlighting contrasting views on national security.

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The Guardian - UK

Elton John: Donald Trump’s Rocket Man nickname for Kim Jong-un was ‘brilliant’ and ‘hilarious’

Speaking at Toronto film festival, John thanks Trump for support but does not endorse either candidate for November’s US election

The Independent UK

Elton John says Trump’s ‘Little Rocket Man’ nickname for Kim Jong-un was ‘brilliant’

‘I just thought, ‘Good on you, Donald’’

The Guardian - UK

North Korea may have executed officials over flood response, reports say

South Korea’s intelligence service says it has ‘detected signs’ Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officials

The Guardian - AU

North Korean table tennis players may be punished for Olympic podium selfie with rivals from South

Kim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik reportedly placed under ‘ideological scrutiny’ and could face punishment if they fail to criticise inappropriate behaviour

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin ‘gifts Kim Jong-un 24 purebred horses in exchange for artillery shells used in Ukraine war’

New reported consignment of Orlov Trotters signals two leaders’ increasingly close bond

The Guardian - US

Harris’s interview: Democrats swoon while Republicans grimace

Liberals said the vice-president came across as competent if unexciting, while conservatives struggled for a line of attack

The Guardian - AU

North Korea is reopening to tourists after almost five years, but will anyone go?

After the isolated country closed its borders to keep out Covid-19, tour companies are celebrating the resumption of travel

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