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The Latest Breaking News from Kim Jongun

What does North Korea stand to gain from sending troops to Russia to fight Ukraine?

A lot is at stake for North Korea’s leader as he sends young, inexperienced recruits to join Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

North Korea launches barrage of ballistic missiles on eve of US election

At least seven short-rang missiles covered a range of 400km before dropping outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

The Independent UK

Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine

Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat before

The Guardian - AU

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North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme

Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Ukraine: the west must give Zelenskyy free rein now North Korea has joined the war

By promising troops to Russia, Kim Jong-un has internationalised the conflict, adding to instability around the world

The Guardian - UK

South Korea imposes sanctions on North Korean officials after latest missile test

North Korean foreign minister claims US and South Korea are plotting a nuclear strike

The Independent UK

North Korea conducts longest test of intercontinental ballistic missile yet

Missile reportedly flew a distance of 1,000km in 87 minutes

The Independent UK

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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira deserves 17 years in jail, argue prosecutors

Serviceman put classified information about Ukraine war on Discord; US and South Korea call for Kim Jong-un to withdraw troops. What we know on day 981

The Guardian - AU

North Korea beefs up Kim Jong-un’s security due to assassination threat

North Korean leader’s public appearances have sharply increased this year

The Independent UK

‘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

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The Guardian - 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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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

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The Guardian - AU

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 - UK

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’

The Independent UK

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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