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Kim Jong Un rants about ‘hostile’ US-South Korea exercises while inspecting North Korea’s largest warship

Kim says Western rivals want to ‘provoke war’, while the US and South Korea say their annual exercises are necessary in face of Pyongyang’s military expansion

The Independent UK

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly

The Independent UK

Trump Critics Should Stop Treating Diplomacy Like a Gift to America's Enemies

His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.

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‘Highly respected’: Donald Trump’s dictator fan club just got a new member

He likes dictators a bit too much.

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South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea

The Independent UK

South Korea President Vows To Build 'Military Trust' With North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust", a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul.

International Business Times

Putin Hails North Korean Troops As 'Heroic' In Letter To Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as "heroic" in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported Friday.

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South Korea’s president vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,268

Here are the key events on day 1,268 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s foreign aid cuts have ‘strengthened tyranny’ in Myanmar, rights groups say

USAID funding cuts have given Myanmar’s military rulers ‘carte blanche’ to escalate human rights abuses

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un’s sister denies North Korea has removed border loudspeakers

North Korean leader’s firebrand sister says Pyongyang has no intention of halting broadcasts or courting better ties with the South

The Independent UK

North Korea Denies Removing Border Loudspeakers

The powerful sister of North Korea's leader on Thursday denied reports by the South Korean military that Pyongyang has started removing loudspeakers used in tit-for-tat propaganda wars along their border.

International Business Times

North Korean leader’s sister says South Korea lying about thaw in ties

Kim Yo Jong denies claims that Pyongyang has removed propaganda-blaring loudspeakers at the inter-Korean border.

Al Jazeera

Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of frontline speakers

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border

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Inside Putin’s phone call with Kim Jong Un

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The Independent UK

Putin calls North Korea’s Kim to promise ‘closer contact’ ahead of Trump summit

Putin hails ‘heroism’ of North Korean soldiers deployed to support the Russian army in Kursk

Euronews

Kim Jong-un and Putin discuss alliance and war efforts against Ukraine

During the call on Tuesday, Putin praised the “bravery, heroism and self-sacrificing spirit” displayed by Pyongyang’s troops as they fought together with Russian forces, North Korea’s state-run media said.

International Business Times

Putin, North Korea's Kim Vow Stronger Ties Ahead Of US-Russia Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, days ahead of Putin's summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday.

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Al Jazeera

Putin lauds ‘heroism’ of North Koreans in liberating Kursk, Pyongyang says

Call between the two leaders comes days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska.

The Conversation

With new weapons, cash and battleground experience from Ukraine, North Korea has become much more formidable

The war between Russia and Ukraine is taking place in Europe, but its security implications are increasingly being felt in Asia, too.

The Independent UK

North Koreans ‘worked like slaves’ to make up for Russian losses in Ukraine – report

Defectors describe 18-hour shifts, violence from managers and round-the-clock surveillance as Moscow bypasses UN ban to bring in labourers

The Independent UK

South Korea claims North Korea has removed speakers from tense border

South Korea's military says North Korea has started removing some loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border

Fortune

North Korean IT worker infiltrations exploded 220% over the past 12 months, with gen AI weaponized at every stage of the hiring process

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike red-flags a new North Korean software development hire to clients about once a day.

The Independent UK

South Korea begins removing loud speakers blasting propaganda from border with North

South Korea says the move is an attempt to ease tensions between the warring nations

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Trump’s second act with North Korea is already facing a familiar problem as ‘denuclearization’ seems like a pipe dream

Where Trump sees "progress," North Korea only sees a giant black hole.

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