The Latest Breaking News from Kim Jongun

OPINION - Putin now has two dangerous bedfellows supplying arms for his war in Ukraine

This is a marriage of necessity more than romance

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Isolated Putin and Kim posture over ‘sacred fight’ with West as they talk arms for Moscow’s war machine

Between bombastic language and a long handshake, Putin offers support to North Korea to build military satellites

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

First Thing: Kim Jong-un pledges to support Russia ‘in fight against imperialism’

North Korea’s ‘first priority’ is its relationship with Russia, Kim tells Putin during meeting at remote Russian space base. Plus, why is the US addicted to laxatives?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin

In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: conflict is most ‘acute threat’ to international order, says Blinken – as it happened

US secretary of state says ‘Russia’s war of aggression’ threatens order ‘enshrined in UN charter’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2023

Kim Jong-un offers Putin ‘full support’ in Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ with west

North Korean leader backs Moscow in ‘protecting its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces’ that oppose it

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2023

Legal action against Trump shows ‘rottenness’ of US politics, says Putin

Russian leader claims indictments of former president are political persecution

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Pink leather armchairs and bomb-proof floors: inside Kim Jong-un’s armoured train

The North Korean leader’s preferred mode of transport is slow-moving but luxuriously appointed

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: G7 condemns ‘sham elections’ held by Russia on Ukrainian territory – as it happened

Foreign ministers condemn ‘elections’ held in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea, where electoral competition was limited

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

First Thing: World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds

Campaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges. Plus, the rapid descent of Tucker Carlson

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023