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N. Korea Is Executing People for Watching Foreign Films

UN reports says executions have been stepped up since 2020

(Newser) - A new United Nations report finds North Korea is increasingly using the death penalty for ordinary citizens, including those caught watching or distributing foreign films and TV shows. The investigation, which drew on interviews with more than 300 people who escaped the country in recent years, says Kim Jong...

After Kim-Putin Talks End, the Cleaning Begins

Reports indicate both leaders' poop is collected on foreign trips

(Newser) - After a rare Beijing meeting with Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's team meticulously erased any sign of his presence, according to a Kremlin reporter. Video shared online showed aides cleaning the chair Kim used, scrubbing both the backrest and the armrests, and ensuring his drinking...

Putin, Xi Caught Chatting About Living to 150

Leaders muse on biotech breakthroughs during Beijing military parade

(Newser) - As world leaders gathered in Beijing for a military parade, a hot mic captured an unexpected conversation between Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping about organ transplants and the prospect of living to 150. As the leaders walked toward a viewing platform together with North Korea'...

Trump Sends China Warm Regards Paired With a Jab

As Xi, Putin, and Kim take in military parade

(Newser) - It was a big day in China on Wednesday as President Xi Jinping attended a sprawling military parade in Beijing flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and President Trump offered some not-exactly-well-wishes to mark the occasion. He wrote on Truth Social :
  • "May President Xi and the
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Kim Brought a Surprise Guest With Him to China

Daughter and likely successor Kim Ju Ae arrives in Beijing with a smile

(Newser) - Speculation continues to grow that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has privately chosen his middle child as his successor after Kim Ju Ae joined her father's entourage in China—her first known international trip. It's a step up for the girl, believed to be around 12, who'...

In China, a 'Show of Solidarity' Against the US

Putin hails dear friend Xi as North Korea's Kim arrives by train

(Newser) - Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping continued presenting a strong united front to the world—and seemingly to President Trump in particular—on Tuesday.
  • Putin, in China for a summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, praised Xi as his "dear friend" and said relations between
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Xi, Putin, and Kim Are Getting Together

Chinese leader stands to gain information of use ahead of negotiations with Washington

(Newser) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is making a bold diplomatic play as he prepares to host both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, which ended its occupation of regions of...

North Korea Flexes Ahead of US-South Korea Meeting

Kim oversees tests of two new air-defense missiles

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of new air-defense missiles, displaying his expanding military capabilities ahead of a summit between the leader of South Korea and President Trump, per the AP and Reuters . The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the test...

Kim Jong Un's Sister Shuts the Door on a US Hope

She dismissed US intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea's denuclearization

(Newser) - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed America's intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea's denuclearization, saying Tuesday the North flatly opposes any attempt to deny its position as a nuclear weapons state. Since beginning his second term in January, President Trump has repeatedly...

Kim Jong Un's Sister Shuts the Door on South Korea

Kim Yo Jong: 'There is neither a reason to meet nor an issue to be discussed with' the South

(Newser) - The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed an appeasement overture by South Korea's new liberal government, saying Monday that North Korea has no interest in talks with South Korea no matter what proposal its rival offers. Kim Yo Jong's comments suggest again that North...

North Korea's Beach Resort Shuts Out Foreign Tourists

New resort welcomed its first Russian visitors a few weeks ago

(Newser) - North Korea's much-hyped Wonsan beach resort has abruptly barred foreign visitors, just weeks after welcoming its first Russian tourists and promoting itself as a new international destination . The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, which opened on July 1, is a centerpiece of Kim Jong Un's efforts to...

Kim Jong Un Makes a Beachy Tourism Bet

The Wonsan Kalma resort had originally been due to open in 2019

(Newser) - North Korea has unveiled its latest attempt to boost its struggling economy: the Wonsan Kalma beach resort, a sprawling location on its eastern coast that opened Tuesday. The move highlights Kim Jong Un's ongoing bet on tourism as an economic lifeline amid strict international sanctions—though with a...

North Korea Takes Step Toward 'Tourist Culture'

Wonsan Kalma beach resort to welcome domestic tourists starting next month

(Newser) - North Korea is rolling out a new beach resort on its east coast, hoping to draw tourists—and much-needed revenue—into one of the world's most secretive nations. Leader Kim Jong Un hailed the Wonsan Kalma resort as one of the country's "greatest feats" of the...

North Korean Workers Will Help Rebuild Russian Region

North Korea will reportedly send 5K construction workers to Kursk region

(Newser) - In a striking show of deepening ties, North Korea is set to send 5,000 construction workers to help rebuild Russia's war-damaged Kursk region, reports the New York Times . Russian official Sergei Shoigu, a close Putin aide, made the announcement Tuesday following a meeting with North Korean leader...

Somehow, North Korea Righted Its Capsized Warship

Choe Hyun Class destroyer remains damaged, however, as repairs challenge local shipyard

(Newser) - North Korea has managed to return its damaged Choe Hyun Class destroyer to an upright position after a failed launch last month, according to analysts with 38 North . The 5,000-ton warship partially capsized on May 21 during a ceremony attended by Kim Jong Un, who reportedly called the...

Satellite Images Show North Korea's Ship Flop

Under that blue tarp is a naval destroyer lying sideways in the water

(Newser) - North Korea's newest warship was supposed to be sailing triumphantly in the waters near its homeland by now. Instead, new satellite images show the vessel lying on its side in the water, covered by blue tarps, reports the BBC . It's the result of a disastrous launch of the...

Kim Jong Un: Punishments Will Follow Failed Warship Launch

Destroyer ended up on its side after slipway accident

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un has vowed to punish the people responsible for a failed warship launch. The North Korean dictator said the accident was a "criminal act" that "severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant," the BBC reports. According to state media, Kim...

For First Time, North Korea Confirms Its Troops Are in Russia

Pyongyang did not confirm how many have been sent

(Newser) - North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, saying the deployment was meant to help Russia regain its Kursk region that Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion last year, the AP reports. US, South Korean, and Ukraine...

North Korea Has Expanded Its Troop Support for Russia

The South says an additional 3K troops have been sent

(Newser) - In a move that underscores their deepening alliance, North Korea has reportedly dispatched an additional 3,000 troops and more military hardware to bolster Russia's war effort in Ukraine. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the troops were added in January and February as were more missiles...

North Korea Reveals Nuclear-Powered Submarine

The sub appears capable of carrying 10 nuclear missiles

(Newser) - North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. The AP reports state media released photos on Saturday showing what it called "a nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine," as...

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