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North Korea's Kim Oversees Drone Test, Orders AI Development

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the technology, state media said Friday.

International Business Times

North Korea getting a raw deal on support for Russia’s war: Report

Moscow has gained up to $9.8bn worth of arms, plus troops; Pyongyang may have received less than $1bn.

Al Jazeera

South Korea wants people to stop using term ‘defectors’ for those who flee North Korean regime

South Korea says the current terminology for resettled North Koreans undermines social integration

The Independent UK

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Kim Seong-Min, defector whose radio broadcasts relayed foreign news to North Korea, dies at 63

Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public about the truth of their authoritarian government, has died

The Independent UK

Xi’s show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate China’s delicate diplomatic balance

If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on Sept. 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest its already working – just elsewhere.

The Conversation

Texas now restricts Chinese nationals from buying property. Is it alien land laws all over again?

Senate Bill 17 prohibits many people and businesses from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea from buying most types of real estate

The Guardian - US

US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise

The United States, South Korea and Japan have begun an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”

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From Seoul to Pyongyang: the secret remittance networks keeping North Korean families alive

The clandestine networks were almost decimated by Covid border closures and are now under threat from a crackdown in South Korea

The Guardian - AU

North Korea slams ‘dangerous’ drills by US, Japan, South Korea

Kim Jo Yong says the upcoming drills ‘will undoubtedly bring about negative consequences’ for Seoul and its allies.

Al Jazeera

North Korea executing people for distributing K-dramas, UN warns

Orphans and street children forced to work in coal mines and other environments, report warns

The Independent UK

North Korea executes people for sharing foreign films and TV: UN report

Mass surveillance tech has enabled world’s most restrictive state to exert ‘control in all parts of life’, report says.

Al Jazeera

North Korea executes more people for watching foreign films, UN report finds

North Korean escapees interviewed by the UN Human Rights Office expressed "a clear and strong desire for change".

Euronews

Her name and age are unconfirmed, but she could be North Korea’s next Supreme Leader

Here’s what we know about the teen believed to be called Kim Ju Ae

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim Oversees ICBM Engine Test: State Media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a solid-fuel engine used for long range nuclear missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, marking another key step in in a weapons programme Western powers have failed to stop.

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North Korea’s Kim heralds new ICBM rocket engine test as ‘significant’

Kim supervised test of new solid-fuel rocket engine for N Korea’s ICBMs, in latest development of his missile arsenal.

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un oversees ‘eye-opening’ test of new long-range nuclear missile

Kim has called for further advancements in North Korea’s long-range weapons

The Conversation

What we learned about North Korea at the summit in Beijing

China invited world leaders to its capital, Beijing, recently to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the second world war. Western leaders were notably absent. But despite the presence of many other leaders, such as Russian president Vladimir Putin, it was the arrival of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un…

The Guardian - UK

Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alike

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US Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians during botched mission: Report

US special forces killed several North Korean fishermen diving for shellfish after encountering them by accident.

Reason

Navy SEALs Reportedly Killed North Korean Fishermen and Mutilated Their Bodies To Hide a Failed Mission

It’s impossible to tell how many other times U.S. special operations failed and killed innocent bystanders in the process.

The Independent UK

Richard Tice stumbles in grilling over Keir Starmer and Kim Jong Un comparison

Richard Tice fumbled his words as he was grilled on why Sir Keir Starmer was like Kim Jong Un after both the deputy Reform UK leader and Nigel Farage compared the UK to North Korea.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Tells Xi Hopes To 'Steadily Develop' Ties: KCNA

North Korea's Kim Jong Un told China's President Xi Jinping that it was his "steadfast will" to "steadily develop" bilateral relations, state media said Friday, after the two leaders met in Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Kim, Xi hail bond as North Korea says it will protect China’s interests

Goodwill messages continued this week’s public display of diplomatic unity between Beijing, Pyongyang and Moscow.

The Conversation

How China uses second world war history in its bid to reshape the global order – podcast

With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world leaders watching, China’s president Xi Jinping made a muscular address to 50,000 people in Tiananmen Square marking 80 years since the end of the second world war. China is “never intimidated by bullies” and would “stand by the…

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Report says North Korea is also posting fake jobs to steal crypto — because using AI to get fake employees real jobs at US tech firms wasn't enough

North Korea is reportedly posting fake jobs in the cryptocurrency sector as part of a bid to steal applicants' crypto assets.

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