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Ukraine war – live: ‘Desperate’ Putin about to buy ‘millions’ of North Korean shells, rockets

Russia’s purchase from North Korea ‘indication of how desperate Putin’s becoming’, says US

The Independent UK

U.S.: Russia could be about to buy 'millions' of North Korean shells, rockets

Russia could be about to buy "literally millions" of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said on Tuesday, calling this further evidence of Moscow's "desperation" amid supply shortages for its war in Ukraine.

Reuters

US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea

A newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says the Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets an artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine

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Activist floats balloons again despite North Korea's warning

An activist said he has again flown huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items and an anti-North Korea placard across the tense inter-Korean border, despite the North’s recent warning of a deadly attack over his activities

The Independent UK

Sakie Yokota: 'I want to see Megumi at least once'

Sept. 17 marks 20 years since the first Japan-North Korea summit meeting, during which Pyongyang admitted to abducting Japanese citizens.

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U.S, Japan, S.Korea officials to meet on Sept. 7 to discuss N.Korea

Senior officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet next week to discuss North Korean issues, the Japanese government said on Friday, amid signs the North has completed preparations to conduct its first nuclear test since 2017.

Reuters

North Korea Says UN Human Rights Expert is 'US Puppet'

Pyongyang on Friday accused the newly appointed UN special rapporteur on North Korean human rights of being a "puppet of the US" and making "unpardonable reckless remarks" against the regime. The accusations came as the new rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmon, visited Seoul on her first trip since being appointed to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN chief says North Korea has increased repression of rights

The U.N. chief says in a new report that North Korea has increased its repression of the rights and freedoms of its people and the U.N. Security Council should consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

N. Korea calls UN monitor on its rights issue 'puppet' of US

North Korea has called the U.N.’s top expert on the country’s human rights situation “a puppet” of the United States

The Independent UK

N.Korea denounces new U.N. human rights expert as 'biased'

North Korea's foreign ministry criticised a new United Nations human rights expert as "biased", saying the country will not tolerate what it called U.S.-led efforts to topple the isolated regime, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

S.Korea official: no soft response in case of N.Korea nuclear test

South Korea's national security adviser has said he and his counterparts from the United States and Japan have agreed there will be no soft response if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

S. Korea: China, Russia Hold Key to North's Denuclearization

China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen UN sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal, a top South Korean official said Thursday, as the North remains ready to conduct its first nuclear test in five years. China and Russia, which both have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S. Korea: China, Russia hold key to North's denuclearization

A top South Korean official says that China and Russia’s reluctance to toughen U.N. sanctions on North Korea is “the biggest challenge” facing international efforts to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal

The Independent UK

N. Korea may send workers to Russian-occupied east Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country’s east

The Independent UK

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South Korean Cybersecurity Experts Play Cat-and-Mouse With the North’s Hackers

Kim Jong Un’s regime has about 6,000 hackers spreading malware from both inside and outside North Korea.

Reuters

Residents complain of noise, danger as U.S. troops practice in S.Korea

South Korea and the United States have vowed to step up joint military training to deter North Korea, but for residents outside the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex and other training grounds, that means more noise and possibly more security fears.

Reuters

North Korea's COVID restrictions intensify human rights violations - U.N.

North Korea's coronavirus curbs have aggravated the country's human rights violations, a United Nations report said on Thursday, citing extra restrictions on access to information, tighter border security and heightened digital surveillance.

Reuters

U.S., S.Korean troops practice war with eye on N.Korea and 'near-peer' enemies

Tanks and howitzers sent smoke and shockwaves through the air less than 20 miles from the fortified border with North Korea on Wednesday, as more than 1,000 South Korean and U.S. troops held a major live-fire exercise in stepped up practice for war.

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Pope says will visit N.Korea if he receives invitation -S. Korean broadcaster

Pope Francis has asked for invitation from North Korea to visit the isolated country, South Korean broadcaster KBS reported.

Reuters

North Korea says fever cases in locked-down province were flu

North Korea said on Friday it had confirmed that cases of unknown fever reported near its border with China were patients with the flu, state media reported.

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un plot to build eight mansions 'so assassins won't know where to strike'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is building eight new luxury mansions in his "Forbidden City" so that assassins won't know where he is sleeping, according to a study

The Independent UK

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19

North Korea says the latest fever cases detected in its border region with China were tested to be influenza, not coronavirus infections as initially feared

The Independent UK

Four ‘fever cases’ announced by North Korea weeks after declaring victory from Covid

North Korean leader had declared victory against Covid-19 on 10 August

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon orders update of war plans over North Korea's threats

South Korea's president Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday ordered an update of the military's operational plans to address North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, his office said.

Reuters

N.Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies COVID

North Korea's state media said on Thursday that a fever outbreak of unknown origin has emerged in a region bordering China, but it was not the novel coronavirus over which the country declared victory this month.

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